flux RSS de l'actualité https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/en en FAQ Piratage Université Paris-Saclay https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/faq-piratage-universite-paris-saclay <span>FAQ Hacking Université Paris-Saclay</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Tue, 08/27/2024 - 10:09</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The University of Paris-Saclay has suffered a massive cyber attack that has had a major impact on its digital services, affecting all its internal servers.</p> <p>In particular, a number of services such as email, the intranet, shared spaces and certain business applications are unavailable. Since then, teams from the Information Systems Department (DSI), supported by the French National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI), have been working to gradually restore these services.</p> <ul><li><a href="https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/piratage/" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Find out more about the FAQ of the University of Paris-Saclay</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/Universite_Paris-Saclay/2020_UPSACLAY_Actu.jpg" width="988" height="650" alt="Université Paris-Saclay logo" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/12" hreflang="en">Event</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/42" hreflang="en">Université Paris-Saclay</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/partner" hreflang="en">Partner</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Une cyberattaque par rançongiciel a touché l’Université Paris-Saclay le 11/08/2024.</div> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:07:31 +0000 margaux.bobet 10259 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr L’Université Paris-Saclay met fin à son activité sur le réseau social X https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/luniversite-paris-saclay-met-fin-son-activite-sur-le-reseau-social-x <span>Université Paris-Saclay ceases activity on the social media platform X</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Thu, 12/19/2024 - 14:16</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>It comes following changes to the platform’s content policy, which is no longer in compliance with the European Union’s Code of Practice on Disinformation, making the platform incompatible with the universal values that the university and its community share. </p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/en/presse">Read the University of Paris-Saclay press release.</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/Evenements/Fermeture_X_Actu.jpg" width="790" height="540" alt="Université Paris-Saclay ceases activity on the social media platform X" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">secretariat.presidence</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>Présidence)</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/555" hreflang="fr">École</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/31" hreflang="en">School</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/partner" hreflang="en">Partner</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/business" hreflang="en">Business</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/media" hreflang="en">Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Université Paris-Saclay, in concertation with its academic community, has decided to cease its activity on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. This decision will be put into place on Thursday 19 December 2024 by the university’s five faculties, three university technical institutes (IUTs), its engineering school (Polytech Paris-Saclay), four grandes écoles (AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay and IOGS), and the associate member institution, Université Évry Paris-Saclay. </div> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:02:20 +0000 sylvie.kemenovic 10515 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Bonnes fêtes de fin d'année 2024 ! https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/bonnes-fetes-de-fin-dannee-2024 <span>Happy Holidays 2024! </span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Wed, 12/18/2024 - 14:31</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p class="text-align-right"><sup>ENS Paris-Saclay building - Photo credits: Michel Denancé (RPWD)</sup></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/Evenements/2024_12_Bonnes_fetes.jpg" width="790" height="540" alt="ENS Paris-Saclay building - Photo credits: Michel Denancé (RPWD)" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">communication</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>ENS Paris-Saclay)</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/555" hreflang="fr">École</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/31" hreflang="en">School</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/partner" hreflang="en">Partner</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/business" hreflang="en">Business</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/resumption-studies" hreflang="en">Resumption of studies</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/media" hreflang="en">Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">ENS Paris-Saclay will be closed from Friday December 20, 2024 to Sunday January 5, 2025 inclusive.<br /> We wish you a very happy holiday season. We&#039;ll be back on Monday, January 6, 2025.</div> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:27:27 +0000 sylvie.kemenovic 10510 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Nouvelle brochure : lutter contre les violences sexistes et sexuelles (VSS) https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/nouvelle-brochure-lutter-contre-les-violences-sexistes-et-sexuelles-vss <span>New brochure: combating gender-based and sexual violence (VSS)</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Wed, 12/11/2024 - 18:32</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="blue-box"> <ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/SUPPORTS_COM/Brochure_VSS_FR.pdf" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Téléchargez la brochure contre les VSS (format PDF).</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>Who should I contact?</h2> <p>We guarantee that the confidentiality of your testimony will be respected.<br /> Normalien.ne or staff member, victim or witness,<br /> if you are a victim or witness of VSS, do not hesitate to contact :</p> <ul><li><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">mission.egalite</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (Claire LAMBARD)</span></span>, equality referent</li> <li><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">polemedical</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (The health and well-being centre)</span></span></li> </ul><p>ENS Paris-Saclay has also set up an internal reporting platform, enabling victims and witnesses of sexist and sexual violence, whether students or staff, to report incidents online, anonymously or otherwise.</p> <ul><li><a href="http://intranet.ens-paris-saclay.fr/version-francaise/prevention-sante-et-securite/violences-sexistes-et-sexuelles/" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">The link to this platform is available on the intranet.</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/ECOLE/Ecole_engagee/Brochure_lutte_VSS_EN_Actu.jpg" width="790" height="540" alt="New brochure: combating gender-based and sexual violence (VSS)" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">mission.egalite</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>Equality referent)</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/555" hreflang="fr">École</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/31" hreflang="en">School</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/media" hreflang="en">Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">ENS Paris-Saclay is committed to the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. As such, the School has a duty to inform and raise awareness, as well as to receive and hear those who are victims or witnesses of such violence, and to put a stop to prohibited behaviour.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-links field--type-link field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/en/school/citizenship-and-diversity/combating-gender-based-and-sexual-violence-vss" target="_blank">Combating gender-based and sexual violence (VSS)</a></div> </div> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:13:25 +0000 sylvie.kemenovic 10507 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Les projets d'engagement des normaliens et normaliennes (ASPEN) https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/les-projets-dengagement-des-normaliens-et-normaliennes-aspen <span>Projects for normaliens and normaliennes (ASPEN) </span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Tue, 12/10/2024 - 18:06</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>The projects</h2> <h3>Lucas JACQUIER: protecting large birds of prey</h3> <div class="row two-col-left"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sidebar"> <p><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="51b9cb9f-f044-4f3b-af05-e45b01a70045" height="1080" src="/sites/default/files/Portraits/Eleves/Lucas_Jacquier_INSTA.jpg" width="1080" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-main"> <p>Lucas Jacquier is in the Biology teaching and research department (DER).<br /> He presented his “Interventions sur la biodiversité” project (lectures and workshops) aimed at schoolchildren and students.<br /> “<em>Now I want to get more directly involved by going out into the field! .... It's no surprise to anyone that biodiversity has suffered in recent decades.</em>”</p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/lucas-jacquier-entre-condors-et-moineaux" target="_blank">Find out more about Lucas Jacquier's project.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/condors_et_moineaux/" target="_blank">Follow his project on his Instagram page Condors &amp; Moineaux </a></li> </ul></div> </div> <ul></ul><h3>Édith TURPYN: health for general practitioners</h3> <div class="row two-col-left"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sidebar"> <p><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c00adfcc-d20f-4ef1-be26-73a298cb8561" height="1080" src="/sites/default/files/Portraits/Eleves/Edith_Turpyn_INSTA.jpg" width="1080" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-main"> <p>Édith Turpyn is in the Biology teaching and research department (DER).<br /> She produces podcasts for the ARC Foundation, designed for general practitioners to provide concrete answers to their questions about advances in research.<br /> “<em>I'm delighted to be wrapping up this diploma as a Normalienne with a commitment that makes sense, putting to good use the years of training I received at ENS Paris-Saclay.</em>”</p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/edith-turpyn-sengage-la-fondation-arc" target="_blank">Find out more about Édith Turpyn's project</a></li> <li><a href="Youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw_Dhu8LIl6ALdgGsO92484lq4vTIqDroou" target="_blank">Listen to the podcast “Hippocrate dans le lab” on Youtube </a></li> <li><a href="https://smartlink.ausha.co/hippocrate-dans-le-lab" target="_blank">Listen to the “Hippocrate in the lab” podcast via a music platform</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <ul></ul><h3>Margot DEL-VALLE--LEZIER: understanding our health in comics</h3> <div class="row two-col-left"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sidebar"> <p><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7a46d076-eb51-475c-b2d9-1eae78d4d9af" height="1080" src="/sites/default/files/Portraits/Eleves/Margot_DEL-VaLLE-LEZIER_INSTA.jpg" width="1080" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-main"> <p>Margot Del-Valle--Lezier is in the Biology teaching and research department (DER).<br /> She has published her first comics, “Comprendre notre santé en BD” (Understanding our health in comics), produced with INSERM.<br /> “<em>Having a particular attraction for drawing and the transmission of knowledge, I chose to devote myself within the framework of a specific year of commitment normalien (ASPEN) to the dissemination of knowledge in medical biology using comics as a communication tool.</em>”</p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/temoignages-deleves/margot-del-valle-lezier-der-biologie" target="_blank">Read Margot's portrait.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/m.dvl.bd/" target="_blank">Follow her project on her Instagram page.</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <ul></ul><h3>Bastien PERROT: training public players in biodiversity issues</h3> <div class="row two-col-left"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sidebar"> <p><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ffe8bf83-bcc1-492a-8bea-7dd3c121eef3" height="1080" src="/sites/default/files/Portraits/Eleves/Bastien_Perrot_Insta.jpg" width="1080" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-main"> <p>Bastien Perrotest is in the Biology teaching and research department (DER).<br /> In 2024, he is preparing a project on “Training public officials, elected representatives and future senior civil servants in biodiversity issues” at the French Biodiversity Office.<br /> “<em>I want my professional life and my commitments as a citizen to contribute to the protection of biodiversity. My project during the normalien engagement year (ASPEN) will enable me to get involved in a concrete way and right now in a mission that makes sense to me</em>.”</p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/temoignages-deleves/bastien-perrot-der-biologie" target="_blank">Read Bastien Perrot's portrait.</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <ul></ul><h3>Marie TCHENG: the place of women in scientific subjects</h3> <div class="row two-col-left"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sidebar"> <p><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="21e56b56-2c1d-4872-a4e0-ab14c5933f11" height="1080" src="/sites/default/files/Portraits/Eleves/Marie_TCHENG_INSTA.jpg" width="1080" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-main"> <p>Marie Tcheng is a member of the Computer Science teaching and research department (DER).<br /> In 2024, she is working with the Femmes et Mathématiques (Women and Mathematics) association and Agence Phare on the issue of women's place in scientific subjects, particularly mathematics.<br /> “Women are not absent from scientific subjects because of a 'genetic' lack of interest in them, but because of social mechanisms that push them out at all ages. As a student, it has always been important for me to take an active interest in these subjects.”</p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/temoignages-deleves/marie-tcheng-der-informatique" target="_blank">See Marie Tcheng's portrait.</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <ul></ul><h3>Paul DASQUIÉ: a mediation project for firefighters working with Sdis</h3> <div class="row two-col-left"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sidebar"> <p><img alt="" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5130e5b7-0e35-4e36-b6aa-e0d53ebe7610" height="280" src="/sites/default/files/Ecole/Membres_CA/Silhouette.jpg" width="280" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="col-md-9 col-main"> <p>Paul Dasquié is a member of the Department of Teaching and Research (DER) Human and Social Sciences (SHS).<br /> In 2024-2025, he is carrying out a specific Year of Normalian Commitment (ASPEN) with the Eure departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS).<br /> “<em>The year will revolve around a commitment as a volunteer firefighter and awareness-raising and mediation work with firefighters involved with the SDIS. This project also fits in with my current research work on the sociology of commitment, work and social classes, and with my commitment as a volunteer fireman for over a year.</em>”</p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/temoignages-deleves/paul-dasquie-der-shs" target="_blank">See Paul Dasquié's portrait.</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <ul></ul><div class="blue-box">The ASPEN year<br />   <ul><li>Would you like to carry out a project focusing on humanitarian aid and solidarity, the transmission of scientific knowledge through outreach activities, or a commitment to sustainable development? <a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/formations/nos-autres-diplomes/annee-aspen-activites-dengagement-normaliennes">Read all about the ASPEN year.</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/ETUDES/Autres_diplomes/ASPEN/2024_ASPEN_Eleves_ACTU.jpg" width="790" height="540" alt="Students in the specific year of the “Engagement Normalien” program, ASPEN" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">caroline.de-sa</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>Référente Engagement normalien : Caroline DE SA)</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/25" hreflang="en">Tuition</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/33" hreflang="en">Education</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">The École is sensitive to the commitment of its students to humanitarian action and solidarity, to the transmission of scientific knowledge through popularization activities, and to sustainable development. Against this backdrop, the École normale supérieure has set up the ASPEN program, a specific year-long program for Normaliens to promote these types of initiatives.<br /> Here&#039;s a look back at Normalien&#039;s commitment projects since 2023.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-links field--type-link field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/formations/nos-autres-diplomes/annee-aspen-activites-dengagement-normaliennes" target="_blank">L&#039;année ASPEN : activités d’engagement normaliennes </a></div> </div> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:11:35 +0000 sylvie.kemenovic 10478 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Gilles Dowek, médaillé 2023 et 2024 par l’Académie des sciences https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/gilles-dowek-medaille-2023-et-2024-par-lacademie-des-sciences <span>Gilles Dowek, awarded the 2023 and 2024 medals by the French Academy of Sciences</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Tue, 12/10/2024 - 17:36</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="row quotebox"> <div class="row quote"> <div>I am honoured by these awards. They reward my research, which encompasses three dimensions: social, epistemological and ethical.</div> </div> </div> <h2>Profile</h2> <p>Already in high school, he was a member of the Société des amis du Palais de la découverte and the Association nationale sciences techniques jeunesse (now Planète Sciences). His “Mastermind” game program won him the Philips Science Prize for Young People in 1982, and he represented France at the European Philips contest for young scientists and inventors in 1983, the year of his baccalauréat.</p> <p>After two years of preparatory classes, Gilles Dowek entered the École polytechnique (promotion X1985), followed by a master's degree in computer science at the Université Paris VII (now Université Paris Cité).<br /> In 1991, he defended a doctoral thesis at Université Paris 7 entitled “Démonstration automatique dans le calcul des constructions”, under the supervision of Gérard Huet. “My ambition was to become a researcher in a computer science laboratory, and it was with this determination that I directed all my studies.”<br /> After defending his thesis, the researcher undertook a post-doctorate in the USA, first at Carnegie Mellon University, then at Computational Logic Inc. a company specializing in formal mathematical demonstration.</p> <h3>Developing universal logical frameworks</h3> <p>In 1993, Gilles Dowek returned to the Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria) as a researcher, working on the Formel project. Noting the multiplicity of proof systems and the lack of equivalence between them, he set about developing universal logical frameworks. “I felt that this way of organizing research was not optimal, with small teams scattered all over the world and competing with each other. In this context, a few years later he founded and led the Deducteam project-team, dedicated to the design of languages and tools for formal demonstration, in order to unify approaches and facilitate exchanges between different systems.</p> <h3>Teaching IT differently</h3> <p>From 2002 to 2010, Gilles Dowek was Professor of Computer Science at the École Polytechnique. In 2015, he joined the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay as an adjunct professor, with a particular focus on master's level teaching.<br /> He is interested in pedagogy and proposes a new teaching method, notably that of the “flipped classroom”, which consists of sending video lectures to devote face-to-face hours to discussion and exchange. “I've observed that those who are motivated by a project understand better what is required of them during their studies, and this helps them to succeed.</p> <p>Since 2005, he has published a series of articles on the subject. “Learning computers is a bit like learning to read: you can't start with the basics in the morning and tackle complex texts in the afternoon, it goes too fast.” To this analysis, he adds, among other things, a criticism that pedagogical approaches should not be centered on a single concept: “It's important to have a balanced approach between the different concepts of computer science, such as algorithm, language, computer or information.” His commitment led him to become a member of the Group of Experts set up by the French Minister of Education to propose the programs for the Computer Science and Digital Science speciality in the S final year, which resulted in the program published in the Bulletin Officiel in October 2011.<br /> He is co-author</p> <h3>Passionate about logic at the crossroads of mathematics, philosophy and computer science</h3> <p>In parallel with his research and teaching activities, Gilles Dowek is engaged in philosophical reflection on the nature and foundations of computer science. In 1993, after completing his post-doctorate, he published his first book, La Logique, an introduction to logic as a field of thought (Ed. Le Pommier). “Logic was first a branch of philosophy, then of mathematics, and today it is becoming a part of computer science, while remaining practiced by mathematicians and philosophers.”</p> <p>In 2007, Gilles Dowek published Les Métamorphoses du Calcul, in which he analyzes the transformation of mathematics in the XXᵉ century, marked by the integration of the notion of calculation. “Until the twentieth century, the notion of demonstration dominates, at the expense of that of calculation.” He questions the reasons for calculus' bad reputation - illustrated, for example, when someone is pejoratively referred to as a “calculator”. The researcher then traces how calculus is regaining its central place, notably through systems for verifying demonstrations. This work earned him the Grand Prix de philosophie de l'Académie française.<br /> In 2019, he publishes Ce dont on ne peut parler, il faut l'écrire (Le Pommier ed., Essai Coll.), devoted to the notion of language. “We may only be on the cusp of a time when the thoughtful construction of languages, freeing ourselves from the limitations of languages, will increase our faculties of expression tenfold” (p.210). To languages</p> <h3>Towards more ethics in digital business</h3> <p>Finally, Gilles Dowek is involved in ethical issues related to computer science. He took part in the creation of the Commission de réflexion sur l'éthique de la recherche en sciences et technologies de numérique d'Allistene (Cerna) (CEA, CNRS, CDEFI, France Universités, IMT, Inria). The aim of this committee is to submit initial contributions on the ethics of digital science and artificial intelligence, and to determine the appropriate balance for organizing the debate on the ethics of digital science and technology and artificial intelligence.</p> <p>It looks at the management of personal data in the digital world, and in particular at the question of proper names, and proposes alternatives for managing name changes in databases.</p> <h2>Prix et distinctions</h2> <ul><li>2024: History of science and epistemology medal - Académie des sciences</li> <li>2023: Grand prix Inria - Académie des sciences ;</li> <li>2007: Grand prix de philosophie de l'Académie Française: “Les métamorphoses du calcul” (“The metamorphoses of calculation”)</li> <li>1982: Philips Youth Science Prize</li> </ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/Portraits/Chercheurs/2023-03-06_Gilles-Dowek_ACTU.jpg" width="790" height="540" alt="Gilles Dowek" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">gilles.dowek</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>Gilles DOWEK)</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/10" hreflang="en">Honours - Awards</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/business" hreflang="en">Business</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/media" hreflang="en">Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">A researcher at INRIA and professor at ENS Paris-Saclay, Gilles Dowek is a member of the Deducteam of the Formal Methods Laboratory (LMF).<br /> He was awarded the Grand Prix Inria 2023 and the Histoire des sciences et épistémologie 2024 medal by the Académie des sciences.<br /> His research in computer science is at the crossroads of logic, philosophy, pedagogy, epistemology and digital ethics. <br /> Portrait of a highly committed personality. </div> <div class="field field--name-field-links field--type-link field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/gilles-dowek-laureat-2023-du-grand-prix-inria-academie-des-sciences" target="_blank"> Gilles DOWEK, lauréat 2023 du &quot;Grand prix Inria - Académie des sciences&quot; </a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/gilles-dowek-nomme-au-conseil-superieur-des-programmes" target="_blank"> Gilles Dowek nommé au Conseil Supérieur des programmes </a></div> </div> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:00:16 +0000 sylvie.kemenovic 10503 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Campagne de suivi de l'engagement décennal 2024 https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/campagne-de-suivi-de-lengagement-decennal-2024 <span>Launch of the 20243 ten-year commitment monitoring campaign</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Tue, 12/10/2024 - 17:32</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="blue-box">2024 DECENNIAL COMMITMENT CAMPAIGN<br /><br /><strong>It runs from January 31 to March 31, 2025.</strong> <ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/ETUDES/Engagement_decennal/SE10_guide_utilisateur.pdf" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Consult our SE10 user guide</a>.</li> </ul><strong>ATTENTION: the SE10 application is available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (French time).</strong> <p>All supporting documents relating to your declaration of situation must be submitted on the SE10 application in order to be taken into account.</p> <ul><li><a href="https://si.ens-paris-saclay.fr/HorizonE" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Access the SE10 application via the Horizon portal.</a></li> <li><a href="https://si.ens-paris-saclay.fr/mdpperdu.pl" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Forgot your password? Reset your password.</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>Ten-year commitment</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/formations/engagement-decennal" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Find out all about the ten-year commitment and the related FAQ.</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/ETUDES/Engagement_decennal/Campagne_engagemt-decennal_actu.jpg" width="790" height="540" alt="Ten-year commitment follow-up campaign" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">sos-engagement-decennal</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>Pôle Carrières (DSVE))</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/555" hreflang="fr">École</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/31" hreflang="en">School</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Declare your situation online for the year 2024 by logging on to the SE10 application from January 31 to March 31, 2025.<br /> As a reminder: each graduate who has completed his or her studies and each graduate who has left the school before completing his or her studies must inform ENS Paris-Saclay annually of his or her professional situation for the duration of their ten-year commitment. </div> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:27:26 +0000 sylvie.kemenovic 10504 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Jean-François Roch : un double hommage pour ses travaux sur les capteurs quantiques en conditions extrêmes https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/jean-francois-roch-un-double-hommage-pour-ses-travaux-sur-les-capteurs-quantiques-en <span>Jean-François Roch: a double tribute to his work on quantum sensors in extreme conditions</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Fri, 12/06/2024 - 15:33</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>Recognition for risk-taking</h2> <p>For Jean-François Roch, these prizes symbolise above all the validation of scientific risk-taking. ‘What I find most satisfying is that this prize recognises research in which we explored an avenue that was new, but which obviously drew on the expertise accumulated in the team over many years.  In 2016-2017, we focused our work on measuring the magnetic and superconducting properties of materials under high pressure. This avenue, which we developed in close collaboration with the teams of Paul Loubeyre at CEA-DAM and Thierry Debuisschert at the Thales research centre, led to significant results that we published in 2019.’<br /> The novelty consisted in exploiting the properties of diamond defects to turn them into quantum sensors capable of operating in an extreme environment where the pressure exceeds one million atmospheres. These studies are being carried out in diamond anvil cells, using technical resources that are now available at ENS Paris-Saclay, thanks in particular to the e-Diamant equipex, of which Jean-François Roch is the scientific coordinator.</p> <h2>A rapidly expanding field</h2> <p>When asked about the development of his field, Jean-François Roch emphasises the extent to which quantum technologies have gained in visibility and interest. ‘I never imagined that interest in this field would grow to such an extent. Seeing quantum devices finding unexpected applications is extremely rewarding.’<br /> However, he remains aware of the boundaries between fundamental research and the industrialisation of results: ‘Technology transfer is another job that requires specific skills. I'm more comfortable trying to train, pass on and inspire. He is delighted to see his former doctoral students pursuing their careers in other academic laboratories or working in R&amp;D in companies.</p> <p>An exceptional career forged by ENS Paris-Saclay</p> <p>Looking back over his career, Jean-François Roch is quick to point out the impact of his years of training at ENS Paris-Saclay (formerly ENS Cachan): ‘My career was profoundly shaped by my initial training at the École. The caring environment in what was then the physics department run by Gérard Fortunato and Mireille Tadjeddine, and the exceptional supervision we had there, particularly for experimental training, helped me to build myself up and gradually gain self-confidence. The contact with key figures such as Alain Aspect and Philippe Grangier, my thesis supervisor at the Institut d'Optique, was crucial to my scientific development.<br /> He also attributes a large part of his success to the presidents of ENS Paris-Saclay, who encouraged him to explore new directions: ‘They gave me the means to take risks by allowing me a great deal of freedom. Without that, nothing would have been possible. That's what I'm modestly trying to pass on to my students today. ENS Paris-Saclay also allowed him to have periods of breathing space, through periods of research leave that were essential for the renewal of scientific activity. ‘In particular, it was during my six-month sabbatical at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, as an Overseas Fellow, that we came up with the foundations for the research programme we have been working on ever since’.</p> <h2>Advice for future generations</h2> <p>Finally, when asked for advice for students, he insists on self-confidence and the importance of scientific intuition and creativity: ‘You have to dare to take the plunge, even if it may seem intimidating in the face of international competition and all that has already been achieved! You have to remain humble, build up gradually and, above all, learn to work as part of a team. Research is a collective effort in which all team members have a key role to play.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><p></p></p> <div style="mso-element:comment-list"> <div style="mso-element:comment"> <div class="msocomtxt" id="_com_2" language="JavaScript" onmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_2')" onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_2','_com_2')"><!--[if !supportAnnotations]--></div> <!--[endif]--></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-11/JF_Roch_Prix.jpg" width="1280" height="1080" alt="Jean-François Roch" title="© Académie des sciences – Mathieu Baumer" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">jean-francois.roch</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>Jean-François Roch)</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/10" hreflang="en">Honours - Awards</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/558" hreflang="fr">Prix et distinctions</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Jean-François Roch, professor at ENS Paris-Saclay and member of the LuMIn laboratory, has been awarded the Jaffé Prize and the Berthelot Medal by the French Academy of Sciences. The Jaffé Prize is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Académie des Sciences to honour work or experiments that have had a significant impact on the progress and well-being of humanity. The Berthelot Medal is a further recognition of the boldness and scope of Jean-François Roch&#039;s research in materials science. These awards are in addition to his title of senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France, class of 2021. They underline Jean-François Roch&#039;s ongoing contribution to the advancement of quantum physics research and innovation.</div> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:29:59 +0000 sabrina.titaud 10486 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Ouverture des inscriptions aux concours 2025 https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/ouverture-des-inscriptions-aux-concours-2025 <span>Registration opens for 2025 competitions</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Fri, 12/06/2024 - 15:24</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>1st year entrance exam (L3 level)</h2> <p>Competitive entrance exams for the 1st year of a degree (L3 level) are open to students from classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE), IUT or STS.</p> <p><strong>Science streams competition</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-mp" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">MP</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-mpi" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">MPI</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-pc" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">PC</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-psi" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">PSI</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-pt" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">PT</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-tsi" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">TSI</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-bcpst-et-tb" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">BCPST ou TB</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Competitions for the Humanities and Economic and Social Sciences streams</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-bl-sciences-sociales" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">BL Sciences sociales</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-eco-gestion-option-i" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Éco-gestion option I</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-eco-gestion-option-ii" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Éco-gestion option II</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/bel-anglais" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">BEL Anglais</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-1ere-annee/concours-design" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Design</a></li> </ul><h3>Annals (in French)</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/concours/concours-pre-master/annales-concours-pre-master" target="_blank">Consult the annals of the 1st year entrance examinations.</a></li> </ul><p> </p> <h2>2nd year entrance exam (M1 level)</h2> <p>Competitive entrance exams for admission to the 2nd year of the degree programme (M1 level) are open to L3 level university applicants.<br /> Successful candidates enter ENS Paris-Saclay in the 1st year of their Master's degree.</p> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/voie-eleve-concours/2nd-concours/2c-anglais" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">English</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-2eme-annee/biologie" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Biology</a></li> <li><a href="i" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Chimie</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-2eme-annee/design" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Design</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-2eme-annee/informatique" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Information technology (IT)</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-2eme-annee/mathematiques" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Mathematics</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-2eme-annee/physique" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Physics</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-2eme-annee/sciences-humaines-et-sociales" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Humanities and social sciencess</a></li> <li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/sur-concours/concours-dadmission-en-2eme-annee/sciences-pour-lingenieur" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Engineering sciences</a></li> </ul><h3>Annals (in French)</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/admission/voie-eleve-concours/annales-des-concours/annales-2nd-concours" target="_blank">Consult the annals of the 2nd year entrance examinations.</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/Batiment/Entree_principale/Entree_Lion_Actu.jpg" width="790" height="540" alt="Credits: Michel Denancé (RPWB)" title="Credits: Michel Denancé (RPWB)" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-block-contacts field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bloc-contacts paragraph--view-mode--default"> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">sos-concours</span> [at] <span class="d">ens-paris-saclay.fr</span><span class="t"> (<i class="icon ico-arrow-right-w-s"></i>Service Concours)</span></span> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/7" hreflang="en">Entrance examination</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/28" hreflang="en">Admission</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/media" hreflang="en">Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">Would you like to register for a competitive entrance examination to ENS Paris-Saclay? Registration for the competitive entrance exams for the 2025 session is open from Saturday 7 December 2024 to Monday 13 January 2025 at 5 pm. Don&#039;t forget to register!</div> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:08:21 +0000 sylvie.kemenovic 10500 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr Laboratoire PPSM : Innover à la frontière des matériaux et de la lumière pour répondre aux enjeux de demain https://ens-paris-saclay.fr/actualite/laboratoire-ppsm-innover-la-frontiere-des-materiaux-et-de-la-lumiere-pour-repondre-aux <span>PPSM Laboratory: Innovating at the frontier of materials and light to meet the challenges of tomorrow</span> <span><span lang="" about="/en/user/7109" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sylvie.kemenovic</span></span> <span>Fri, 11/08/2024 - 09:10</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>Molecules to detect and protect the environment</h2> <p>One of PPSM's priorities is the development of new fluorescent molecular probes for the detection of environmental pollutants. Fluorescent molecules capable of detecting toxic metal ions such as cesium or cadmium at very low concentrations, or pesticides (atrazine, glyphosate), have been or are currently being developed. These systems pave the way for promising applications in contaminated water monitoring, with unrivalled sensitivity, notably through devices integrated into microfluidic chips that enable the design of miniaturized sensors.</p> <h2>Towards innovative luminescent devices</h2> <p>The laboratory is also interested in applications related to luminescent devices. PPSM researchers are working on electrofluorochromic materials and molecules with specific emission properties for display, sensor and security technologies. For example, the misting of fluorophores synthesized in the laboratory for fingerprint detection represents a major breakthrough in forensic science. This process can be used directly in the field, without prior treatment, while increasing detection sensitivity.</p> <h2>A multidisciplinary approach to pioneering solutions</h2> <p>In collaboration with other disciplines such as the humanities and social sciences, PPSM is involved in a wide range of projects, including heritage restoration. The study of ancient materials using photoluminescence techniques provides a better understanding of ancient conservation practices for works of art and archaeological textiles, paving the way for more ecological restoration methods. This specialization reinforces the laboratory's interdisciplinary dimension by combining chemistry and cultural heritage.</p> <h2>Biological and biomedical applications</h2> <p>Another dimension of PPSM's research involves biology and medicine. Researchers have designed fluorescent probes for imaging. These molecules are used to monitor biological processes such as neuronal transmission or to detect disease, as well as to photo-deliver active ingredients. They are also exploring the synthesis of new molecules and materials capable of enhancing energy storage and conversion in biomedical contexts, with applications ranging from neurotransmitter detection to contrast agents for imaging.</p> <h2>Advances in fundamental knowledge</h2> <p>PPSM's research contributes significantly to the advancement of knowledge in key scientific fields such as photochemistry, fluorescence and molecular recognition, as well as the development of specific instrumentation coupling several techniques. By combining these fields with skills in organic synthesis and electrochemistry, the laboratory plays a fundamental role in the design of new molecules and materials, while studying their properties at different spatio-temporal scales thanks to these instrumentations, ranging from the detection of individual molecules to complex devices.</p> <h2>New lines of research</h2> <p>PPSM continues to explore intelligent materials capable of responding to mechanical, light or electrical stimuli. Researchers are currently working on photomechanical systems, where light can induce changes of shape in materials. This advance could pave the way for applications in optical devices or artificial muscles. In addition, research into the combination of plasmonic nanomaterials and redox and/or fluorescent molecules promises breakthroughs in ultra-sensitive detection, notably for biological and environmental sensors, and all-optical control of light conversion phenomena.</p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <p>One of PPSM's flagship achievements is the creation of fluorescent probes capable of detecting toxic compounds in a variety of media, with applications in environmental protection. At the same time, the unit has succeeded in designing photochromic (light-activated) and electrofluorochromic (electrically activated) systems, with applications in security, display and energy storage. These successes have strengthened international collaborations, notably with teams in Japan and the USA, paving the way for new high-performance devices.</p> <h2>Collaborations with companies</h2> <p>The PPSM (ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS) collaborates with several companies to accelerate the application of its scientific discoveries. Key collaborations include</p> <ul><li><strong>Crime Science Technology</strong> - In partnership with this forensic science company, PPSM has developed an innovative method for detecting latent fingerprints. This technology is based on the fogging of a fluorophore to rapidly reveal invisible fingerprints at crime scenes, saving time and increasing accuracy for law enforcement agencies.</li> <li><strong>Safran</strong> - As part of its research into photochromic materials for optical and energy applications, the laboratory is collaborating with Safran. This partnership has led to the development of “all-optical” neuromorphic materials, capable of modulating their color according to ambient light, an advantage for aeronautics and other industries requiring intelligent systems.</li> <li><strong>SATT Paris-Saclay</strong> - Thanks to the support of this technology transfer accelerator, PPSM has been able to develop detection devices for the agri-food industry, notably for detecting odorous compounds such as boar smell in pork.</li> </ul><h2>Collaborations with research organizations</h2> <p>In addition to its industrial collaborations, PPSM works with several research organizations to further its discoveries and develop new scientific applications:</p> <ul><li><strong>CEA Saclay</strong> - In collaboration with the CEA, PPSM is working on the development of chiral luminescent materials for use in innovative optoelectronic devices. This research focuses in particular on the creation of more efficient systems for energy storage and conversion technologies.</li> <li><strong>ESRF, Grenoble and Synchrotron SOLEIL </strong>- The PPSM is actively involved in research into ancient materials and works of art. Thanks to these large-scale facilities and an ongoing European contract, the laboratory has been able to deepen its studies into ancient textile and painting conservation practices, in conjunction with more environmentally-friendly restoration approaches.</li> </ul><h2>International collaborations</h2> <p>The PPSM relies on strong international collaborations, notably with:</p> <ul><li><strong>Kumamoto University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan </strong>- These collaborations focus on fluorescence amplification in photocommutable systems. Researchers have developed molecules capable of complete fluorescence quenching and restoration under irradiation, paving the way for super-resolved imaging technologies.</li> <li><strong>CNR Lecce, Italy </strong>- This collaboration involves the development of emissive molecular materials for optoelectronic applications.</li> <li><strong>University of Seville, Spain </strong>- This collaboration concerns the synthesis of photocommutable sugars and their use in cells for the treatment of certain diseases.</li> </ul><p>These academic and industrial partnerships, at both national and international level, reinforce PPSM's position as a major player in scientific and technological innovation in all fields where fluorescence can provide a solution to the challenges of energy detection, imaging, conversion or storage.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-11/PPSMl_640%20x%20360%20px.png" width="790" height="640" alt="PPSM" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-bloc-libre field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--free-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="block-title"></div> <div class="block-content"></div> </div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/21" hreflang="en">Publications</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-theme field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/39" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-profile field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/student" hreflang="en">Student</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/partner" hreflang="en">Partner</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/academic" hreflang="en">Academic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/business" hreflang="en">Business</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/resumption-studies" hreflang="en">Resumption of studies</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/en/profil/media" hreflang="en">Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field--item">The Supramolecular and Macromolecular Photophysics and Photochemistry Laboratory (PPSM) focuses its research on the study of molecules and materials that can be activated by photo-induced phenomena, electrons, ions or biological activity. This work is integrated into crucial fields such as the environment, health, information technology and heritage. These research activities in photochemistry, electrochemistry, nanomaterials and ancient materials are carried out by 44 researchers and doctoral students.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-links field--type-link field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="https://ppsm.ens-paris-saclay.fr/fr" target="_blank">Site du laboratoire PPSM</a></div> </div> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:56:50 +0000 vraoult 10446 at https://ens-paris-saclay.fr