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What's the Best Way to Adapt AI Methods for 3D Shapes?

Computer processing of three-dimensional shapes still raises many fundamental questions. In particular, machine learning methods are much less developed than for two-dimensional images. Maks Ovsjanikov, a researcher at the Computer Science Laboratory of the École Polytechnique (LIX*), is tackling t…

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When artificial intelligence helps tell the story of old manuscripts

Mathieu Aubry, a researcher at the Gaspard Monge Computer Science Laboratory (LIGM*) at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC), is working on tools which can extract “visual structures” of historical documents and study them on a large scale. Focus on his work at the occasion of AI, Scie…

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When bacteria become resistant

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem today. At the crossroads of human, animal and ecosystem health, it needs to be tackled in a global way (One Health), and calls for a different approach to research, also involving civil society players. This is what the Institut Polytechnique d…

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When Brownian motion helps trapping particles

Brownian motion is associated with the idea of constant motion of particles on a liquid surface. However, a team involving researchers from the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*) has shown that in the presence of a cylindrical obstacle, an undisturbed zone is formed into which Brownian motion can s…

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When the code changes...

Stefano Zacchiroli is a full Professor at the Information Processing and Communication Laboratory (LTCI*) at Télécom Paris, and co-founder of the Software Heritage project. Drawing on this global archive of open source software, he offers tools that can be used to trace the evolution of the code us…

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Why pursue a PhD at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris? Emil Garnell shares his thoughts and experience

As a postgraduate degree whose excellence is recognised worldwide and designates a very high level of expertise, a PhD degree opens doors to highly qualified jobs in the public and private sectors. In addition to the academic world, a PhD paves the way for major long-term careers. From 2017 to 2020…

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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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Winston Maxwell, member of the French Academy of Technologies

At the end of December 2025, Winston Maxwell, professor of law at the I3 laboratory at Télécom Paris, was one of 18 new members elected to the French Academy of Technologies. The induction ceremony took place on March 10, 2026, at the Sorbonne. Winston Maxwell is recognized for his exceptional care…

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Workshop Biology of Cancer Cells 2024

Participate in the next Workshop "Biology of Cancer Cells" of the Structural Biology of the Cell Laboratory (École Polytechnique, CNRS).Registration:Registration required only for people outside the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.Register hereInformation required for identification at the entrance…

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Workshop Biology of Cancer Cells 2025

Participate in the next Workshop "Biology of Cancer Cells" of the Structural Biology of the Cell Laboratory (École Polytechnique, CNRS).LocationÉcole polytechnique, PalaiseauAmphitheater BecquerelRegistration:Registration required only for people outside Institut Polytechnique de Paris.Register her…

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Writing a popular science book during one's thesis, interview with Arthur Touati

Arthur Touati, a doctoral student in mathematics at the Laurent Schwartz Mathematics Centre, has co-written a popular science book on the theory of relativity. He talks about this project, as well as his research conducted at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

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X-Gustave Roussy Seminar

We are pleased to invite you to the École polytechnique–Gustave Roussy Seminar, which will take place on Wednesday, May 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., in the Gay Lussac Auditorium at École Polytechnique.This seminar aims to connect researchers from our institutes with the goal of expanding our co…