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PhD student

The PhD student community at a glance

  • 950 PhD students
  • 230 post-doctoral fellows

Candidates

By pooling the disciplinary expertise and research facilities of its five founding schools, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers ideal conditions for researchers and future researchers. Pursuing a PhD at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris means benefitting from optimal support to innovate and expand the frontiers of knowledge. The internationally-recognized doctoral degree opens up high-level career opportunities in both the public and private sector.

PhD Students

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Swarm Rescue Challenge Final 2025–2026: save lives by controlling a swarm of drones

On 19 March 2026, the final of the 2025–2026 edition of the Swarm Rescue Challenge took place. Organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS) and the Ministerial Agency for Defence Artificial Intelligence (AMIAD), with...
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CIEDS 2026 Operation: enhancing the security and safety of telecommunications, a cyber defence issue

Confrontation in cyberspace is now a reality. The volume and intensity of attacks are increasing exponentially, whether for financial gain, data theft, the manipulation of public opinion to destabilise institutions, or the paralysis of private and public...
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Margherita Castellano will represent IP Paris in the national finals of the MT 180 competition

Margherita Castellano impressed the judges at the regional finals of the MT 180 competition on Thursday, April 16, at La Terrasse in Gif-sur-Yvette. The contestant, who took the stage alongside two other doctoral students from the Institut Polytechnique...
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M4S - Workshop "Materials and Device Engineering"

Le Centre Interdisciplinaire Materials for Society (M4S) vous donne rendez-vous le mercredi 6 mai de 9h00 à 12h30, à l'Ecole polytechnique (Amphi du X-NOVATION Center), Palaiseau, pour venir découvrir les expertises développées au sein d'IP Paris dans le...
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Les entretiens du CIEDS, episode 5 : Raphaël Danino-Perraud, Associate research fellow at IRSEM

In the fifth episode of the video podcast series “Les entretiens du CIEDS”, dedicated to defence innovation, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Defence and Security invites you to meet Raphaël Danino-Perraud, Associate Research Fellow at the...
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Event

Winners of the 1st Edition of the IP Paris PhD Call for Projects

Launched in December 2025, this call aims at encouraging second-year PhD students to envision the impact of their thesis by 2040 thanks to a forward-looking innovation approach based on design fiction.
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MT 180 2026 Competition: Date Set for the Regional Final

On Thursday, April 16, 2026, La Terrasse in Gif-sur-Yvette will host the Île-de-France regional final of the “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” (MT180) competition. A must-attend event to discover, in record time, the richness and diversity of doctoral research...
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Event

Visit & Talk | Nina Meizner, Editor-in-chief of Nature Reviews Physics

On March 19, we will have the pleasure of welcoming Nina Meinzer, Editor-in-Chief of Nature Reviews Physics, who will discuss current editorial practices. Her presentation will take place at 4:30pm in the Painlevé amphitheater at École Polytechnique. To...
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MT 180 2026: the jury and audience have chosen the winners of the IP Paris

Ten contestants took to the stage at the final of the IP Paris My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Ten doctoral students from the laboratories of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris took on a daunting challenge: to present...
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Operation CIEDS 2026: the IP Paris ecosystem mobilises for defence innovation

The Institut Polytechnique Paris (IP Paris), the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS), and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Seas and Ocean (CIMO) are delighted to invite you to a refreshed edition of this unmissable event...
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Here are the 10 finalists of the IP Paris 2026 My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition

On Thursday, March 12, 2026, ten young researchers will present their thesis topics in the local final of the My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition organized by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. The audience attending this flagship science communication...
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INNOV’NIGHT 2026: A Night to Turn Your Ideas into Projects

Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is organizing its fourth edition of INNOV'NIGHT, the immersive student and PhD student innovathon addressing the 21st century issues. The event will take place from Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM to Friday...
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