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Moyen
21.02.23
Optimizing the shape of shoe soles
As runners and walkers know, every stride generates shock and vibration. For their comfort, sports shoe manufacturers are particularly interested in reducing these vibrations. That is the challenge Antoni Joubert took up in his research in the framework of the Arkema Chair "Design and modeling of innovative materials".
Chairs, Research
Facile
16.02.23
Closing and award ceremony for the GenHack2 challenge
The closing ceremony of the second edition of the GenHack student challenge, organised by the "Stress Test, Risk management and Financial Steering" chair, was held on Thursday 2 February 2023 in the presence of the five winning teams.
Education
09.12.22
École Polytechnique tops again Le Figaro ranking of the best French Engineering Schools
École Polytechnique heads once again the top engineering school in the 2023 ranking released by the newspaper Le Figaro, which has published the names and scores of the top ten schools. Three other schools of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which X is a founding member, appear in this list of the top 10 French Engineering Schools: Télécom Paris, ENSAE Paris and ENSTA Paris.
Education
05.12.22
Companies Day at the Computer Science Department of École polytechnique
On December 5th, École Polytechnique's Computer Science Department (DIX) organized a companies day for its students. The event allowed the School's computer science students to meet with a panel of companies, most of which are partners of the Department and its Laboratory (LIX). The companies presented their activities as well as the major operational and research challenges they face.
Research
16.11.22
Nikhil Desai and Sébastien Michelin awarded for their research on microswimmers
The researchers receive the François Frenkiel Award from the American Physical Society for their work at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory on the modelling of active drops moving in a fluid.
Campus, Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation
24.10.22
RunBlind : Specialist in Augmented Audio applied to universal guidance
THE ENTREPRENEUR AND THE START-UP. Philippe Le Borgne, co-founder and CEO of RunBlind, has a multi entrepreneurial background in different fields such...
Campus, Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation
26.09.22
Synaplus : Democratize and accelerate AI adoption
Michel Bastide, CEO of the start-up Synaplus worked in transformation through IT (or by IT) for over 30 years before joining Synaplus in 2018 specializing in artificial intelligence technology. He shares his entrepreneurial experience, challenges, goals and ambitions.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
13.09.22
Amphitrite : Innovative, reliable and accurate ocean data to make the right decisions at sea.
To create a strong European company in the field of oceantech and AI. This is the ambition of the team behind the start-up Amphitrite. We had the pleasure to interview the Co-founder and CEO of Amphitrite: Alexandre Stegner. Continue reading to know everything about the project !
International, Chairs, Education, Research
01.09.22
The "Data Science & Industrial Processes" Chair renewed
During its first period of activity, the "Data Science & Industrial Processes" Chair notably allowed for the creation of a training course in data science for students at EMINES, Morocco. The positive outcome led to its renewal for five years in the summer of 2022.
Institution
29.07.22
Memorial to Pierre Berest
Pierre Berest, former researcher at the Solid Mechanics Laboratory, which he headed from 1990 to 2001, and professor at the Department of Mechanics, member of the High College of the École Polytechnique, has left us. Andrei Constantinescu, CNRS research director and director of the LMS honors him.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
05.07.22
InSpek : chemical detection system based on optical microchips.
A revolution is taking place in the integrated optics sector, a market that will experience strong growth in the coming years. The start-up InSpek is contributing to it. We had the chance to interview the CEO and co-founder of InSpek: Jérome Michon, a young PhD turned entrepreneur.
Research
01.07.22
Hamed Merdji and Marta Fajardo recognised for their research collaboration
The French Academy of Sciences awarded the Mariano Gago International Prize to Hamed Merdji, research director at Ecole Polytechnique, and Marta Fajardo, professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa, in recognition of their scientific collaboration between France and Portugal.