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FAQ Piratage Université Paris-Saclay

margaux.bobet — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:07:31 +0000

FAQ Hacking Université Paris-Saclay sylvie.kemenovic Tue, 08/27/2024 - 10:09

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.

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.

Find out more about the FAQ of the University of Paris-Saclay

Event

Université Paris-Saclay

Une cyberattaque par rançongiciel a touché l’Université Paris-Saclay le 11/08/2024.

L’ENS Paris-Saclay rend hommage à Gilles Dowek

sylvie.kemenovic — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:25:44 +0000

ENS Paris-Saclay honors Gilles Dowek sylvie.kemenovic Tue, 07/22/2025 - 17:32

A former student at the École polytechnique (class of 1985), researcher at Inria, member of the Laboratoire de Méthodes Formelles (LMF - CNRS, Inria, ENS Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay) and professor at ENS Paris-Saclay, Gilles Dowek has played a key role in the development of theoretical computer science at our institution.

A recognized specialist in the formalization of mathematics, logic and proof systems, throughout his career he has sought to build bridges between computer science and other fields of knowledge, placing his work in a perspective that is at once scientific, ethical and civic-minded.

His teaching, with its remarkably high intellectual standards, testified to his commitment to training students who were free, curious and responsible. He embodied with conviction the role of the professor attached to the École: a high-level researcher, fully committed to training through research, and attentive to changing the way scientific disciplines are represented.

Gilles Dowek is particularly renowned for his efforts to promote the teaching of computer science in secondary schools, by helping to design the “Computer Science and Digital Science” program, introduced in the final year of secondary school (Terminale S) at the start of the 2012 academic year, and by participating in the writing of textbooks for science preparatory classes.

He was awarded the Grand Prix Inria 2023 and the Histoire des sciences et épistémologie 2024 medal by the Académie des sciences.

His research in computer science was at the crossroads of logic, philosophy, pedagogy, epistemology and digital ethics.

ENS Paris-Saclay salutes the memory of a rigorous teacher, a committed researcher and a colleague deeply attached to the values of public service in higher education and research. His work and commitment will remain a source of inspiration for our community.

secretariat.presidence [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (La Présidence)

École

School

LMF - the Formal Methods Laboratory

Resumption of studies

Media

It is with regret that the entire staff of the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay has learned of the death of Gilles Dowek, which occurred on Monday, July 21, 2025.

Gilles Dowek, awarded the 2023 and 2024 medals by the French Academy of Sciences

Alain Aspect élu à l’Académie française

sylvie.kemenovic — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:11:18 +0000

Alain Aspect elected to the Académie française sylvie.kemenovic Thu, 07/17/2025 - 16:42

Alain Aspect was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022. He is Director of Research Emeritus at CNRS, affiliated professor at ENS Paris-Saclay, professor at Institut d'Optique Graduate School (IOGS) and École Polytechnique.

The French Academy

Alain Aspect has been elected to the Académie française.

The Académie française is made up of 40 members, including a Secrétaire perpétuel, who represents the Company at official ceremonies. It meets in committees responsible for :

managing the Company's assets: endowments, foundations, movable and immovable property, portfolio. In this capacity, the Secrétaire perpétuel is responsible for authorizing expenditure and signing all accounting documents: salaries, prizes, bursaries, grants, subsidies, works, taxes, insurance, contracts, deeds of purchase, sale or lease concerning the assets;
writing its Dictionary: revising the Dictionary and preparing its publication;
awarding its prizes. These include the Grand Prix, the Grand Prix du Roman, the Prix de la Francophonie, the Prix de Poésie, the Prix de Littérature et de Philosophie, the Prix d'Histoire et de Sociologie, the Prix du Théâtre and the Prix du Cinéma;
examines, on a case-by-case basis, applications from large families and requests for grants.

Alain Aspect

Born in Agen in 1947, Alain Aspect entered ENSET (now ENS Paris-Saclay) in 1965. He graduated in 1969. He continued his studies at the Orsay Faculty of Science, where he conducted part of his fundamental research in quantum optics.

In 1983, he defended his state thesis and became a major figure in experimental physics, thanks in particular to his work on quantum entanglement at the Institut d'Optique d'Orsay. This research revolutionized our understanding of the quantum world and paved the way for cutting-edge technologies such as quantum cryptography and quantum computers.

Affiliated professor at ENS Paris-Saclay since 2014, Alain Aspect has also taught at Université Paris-Saclay and École Polytechnique. He is Director of Research Emeritus at the CNRS and has been a member of the Académie des Sciences since 2001.

Alain Aspect is also a member of the Académie des Sciences and the Académie des Technologies, and a foreign member of the Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts in Belgium, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Italy, the National Academy of Sciences in the USA, the Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, and the Royal Society in the UK.

Awards and distinctions

2022: Nobel Prize in Physics with John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for their work on quantum mechanics
2021: Honorary member of Optica
2005: CNRS Gold Medal
2013: Balzan Prize.
2013: Niels Bohr Medal to mark the centenary of the publication of Niels Bohr's atomic model.
2012: Albert-Einstein Medal.
2010: Wolf Prize in Physics, jointly with American John F. Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger, for his conceptual and experimental contributions to quantum physics.
2005: CNRS gold medal.
1991: winner of the Holweck Prize in 1991.

His books

Specialist books

Introduction aux lasers et à l’optique quantique, Ellipses, 1997. Published in English by Cambridge University Press

Books for the general public

Une nouvelle révolution quantique, dans Demain, la physique, Odile Jacob, 2004.
Einstein et les révolutions quantiques, CNRS Éditions, 2019 ; publié en italien, en anglais, en chinois.
Si Einstein avait su, Odile Jacob, 2025. Traduction en cours pour une publication en versions anglaise, espagnole, italienne, chinoise, japonaise.

Honours - Awards

Student

Academic

Alain Aspect, Nobel Prize winner in physics and alumnus of the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, was elected to the Académie française on Thursday June 26, 2025: Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur, officier de l'ordre national du Mérite and commandeur des Palmes académiques.
Congratulations to this internationally renowned researcher!

Site Internet de l'accadémie française

Fermeture de l'École été 2025

sylvie.kemenovic — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:28:42 +0000

School closure summer 2025 sylvie.kemenovic Thu, 07/17/2025 - 16:32

Summer closure

ENS Paris-Saclay will be closed from the evening of Friday, July 25, 2024 to the morning of Monday, August 18 for the summer vacations.

Calendrier de la rentrée

Find the main dates for the start of the 2025/2026 school year, student events and vacations.

Find out all the dates for the start of the 2025/2026 school year.

Welcoming the families of first-time entrants to the Ecole Normale Supérieure

This year, the School is organizing a reception for the families of first-time students on Friday August 29, 2025.

See the program.

Photo credit: Michel Denancé (RPWB)

secretariat.presidence [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (La Présidence)

Resumption of studies

L'ENS Paris-Saclay est fermée du vendredi 25 juillet 2025 au soir au lundi 18 août au matin 2025.
Nous vous souhaitons de très bonnes vacances d'été !

Calendrier de la rentrée 2025/2026

Journée d'accueil des familles 2025

Trouver un logement pour 2025/2026

sylvie.kemenovic — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:22:14 +0000

Finding a home for 2025/2026 sylvie.kemenovic Tue, 06/17/2025 - 13:08

Priority is given to International students enrolled for their first arrival in France.

Applying for accommodation at ENS Paris-Saclay

1. Contact us by e-mail as soon as you have been accepted.

The sooner you submit your housing application, the faster it will be processed.
A processing fee of 40 euros must be paid before your application can be processed. This fee is non-refundable.
Students receiving a grant at the time of application are exempt from this fee, upon presentation of proof of current year's funding.

2. One accommodation proposal per person to be accepted within 72 hours.

In a context where the housing market is tight, ENS Paris-Saclay undertakes to make one and only one housing offer (CROUS or Cesal) to students, normaliens-studiants and normaliens-élèves, within the limit of available places.
Interested parties are invited to respond to this offer within 72 hours.
For example: a proposal sent on Friday at 12pm is expected to be received by the student/normalien by Monday at 12pm at the latest.
If the 72-hour deadline is not met, or if no reply is received, the offer will be deemed to have been refused.

3. Please note: Cesal accommodation must be booked by August 1 at the latest (compulsory).

Rent is payable by the family from July 1st for a reservation in July, and from August 1st for a reservation in August.
Whichever date you move in, you pay the landlord from the 1st of the month.

Extend your search

Don't hesitate to contact real estate agencies in the vicinity of ENS Paris-Saclay, and check classified ads, word of mouth, etc.

Contact

Contact the team by e-mail.

École

Student

The 2025/2026 housing campaign will start in June 2025.
Places are allocated subject to availability. All students are advised to start their application as soon as possible.

See our frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Housing

Sémiosphère, l’école d’été doctorale interdisciplinaire à l’ENS Paris-Saclay

sylvie.kemenovic — Thu, 15 May 2025 07:28:15 +0000

Semiosphère, the interdisciplinary doctoral summer school at ENS Paris-Saclay sylvie.kemenovic Mon, 05/26/2025 - 14:10

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Date: June 30 to July 04, 2025
Location: ENS Paris-Saclay - 4 avenue des Sciences - 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette - How to find us
Public: doctoral students from Université Paris-Saclay
Speakers: Centre de Recherche en Design (CRD - ENS Paris-Saclay, Ensci - Les Ateliers), Centre Borelli (ENS Paris-Saclay), Languages, teaching and English for special purposes laboratory (LEADS - ENS Paris-Saclay) and Estonian association of architects (EEA).

How to apply
Apply by e-mail before May 30, 2025, submitting a one-page article (500 words - pdf format) and a short biographical note (250 words maximum).
contact [at] surfutures.eu (Send your application)

Semiosphere, questioning language in design processes

The practice of design is undergoing rapid evolution thanks to the rise of various forms of artificial intelligence (AI). These tools have the potential to radically reshape the discipline, from replacing traditional methods such as drawing and prototyping to the ability to model complex systems.

As technology redefines creative practice and design communication, it's essential to critically assess its strengths and implications.
With Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) challenging ethical, political and economic values, this summer school will bring together researchers from different disciplines to explore new collaborative approaches, combining human insight with technological potential.

More information on the “surfutures.eu” website.

contact [at] surfutures.eu (Surfutures)

Publications

Education

CRD - Design Research Centre

Student

Academic

Media

From June 30 to July 4, 2025, the Centre de Recherche en Design (ENS Paris-Saclay / ENSCI - Les Ateliers), LEADS and the Centre Borelli of ENS Paris-Saclay are organizing the Interdisciplinary PHD Summer School Semiosphère on language and AI in design processes.
Submit your application by May 30!

Site Internet Surfutures

Bienvenue aux candidats admissibles 2025

lydie.varacavoudin — Tue, 20 May 2025 08:03:36 +0000

Welcome to 2025 eligible candidates sylvie.kemenovic Thu, 05/22/2025 - 16:52

CALENDAR OF ADMISSION TESTS

You have received an invitation e-mail specifying the days of your tests. You can also consult the calendars on the competition pages according to your discipline and type of competition:

Where to go on the day of your tests?

ENS Paris-Saclay is located in Gif-sur-Yvette, on the Saclay plateau:
4, avenue des Sciences
91190 Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne)
Coming to ENS Paris-Saclay.

In front of the main entrance

Follow the signs to the meeting point in room MU45

Go to the meeting point located in the North building, on the “Mezzanine” level, in room MU45, where you will be welcomed by the École Contest department, who will guide you through your oral exams and answer any questions you may have.

The room is located opposite reception, across the garden.

Where can I leave my luggage?

You can leave your luggage in the candidate area, room MU45, signposted within ENS Paris-Saclay..

Contact the student office (BDE) ?

Visit

You can talk to the Bureau des étudiants (BDE), always ready to answer all your questions, in their relaxation area, the Kokarde (Kfet), on the first floor of the East building.

The BDE's schedule of meetings and activities is posted in the MU45 room and on their social networks.

BDE social networks

Got a question? You can chat with the ENS Paris-Saclay student community via our social networks:

Don't hesitate to invite your fellow students to these networks, so that they can keep up to date with all the news and chat with the student community!

Wifi

You'll find the Wifi code (login and password) in your e-mail invitation.

Local food and accommodation

Accommodation for competitive entrance exams and short stays: CROUS offers low-cost short stays for students.

Consult the platform BED&CROUS

If you have difficulties finding accommodation, contact the BDE via their account Instagram : @bde2025_ensps

Eating

You can eat at the CROUS (payment by credit card only) or at the Kfé de l'École, on the first floor of the South West building. You'll need your student card to benefit from the student rate.
You'll also find a bakery, various restaurants and a supermarket within a 5-minute walk of our building, rue Mail Pierre Potier

Consult our guides and documents

The “5 good reasons to join ENS Paris-Saclay” brochure

Download the brochure.

Le guide du routard

Every year, the BDE publishes a guide for new students. Feel free to download this guide (PDF format)
Download the backpacker's guide (large PDF file).

School life posters

Students will be handing out various brochures and maps of the École and the Paris-Saclay campus.

Welcome to ENS Paris-Saclay and good luck for your orals!

ENS Paris-Saclay - @ Credits photo: Michel Denace (RPWB)

concours [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Service Concours)

Entrance examination

Admission

Student

Welcome to the oral exams for the ENS Paris-Saclay entrance exams, which run from Monday, May 26 to Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Here you'll find all the practical information you need to take your orals with peace of mind: how to get to the school, how to find your way around the building to find the meeting point with the Competitive Entrance Examinations department and its test rooms, how to talk to students, how to find accommodation and meals...

Workshop franco-japonais à l'École sur les interactions lumière-électricité

sylvie.kemenovic — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:53:37 +0000

Franco-Japanese workshop on light-electricity interactions at École Centrale Paris sylvie.kemenovic Fri, 02/28/2025 - 10:52

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Date: Monday, March 17 to Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Location: ENS Paris-Saclay
Inscrivez-vous au workshop avant le 2 mars 2025

Certains chercheurs japonais sont partenaires de l'IRP NanoSynergetics et la plupart d'entre eux font partie de Meso-Hierarchy, un projet "Transformative Research Area" soutenu par le gouvernement japonais à mi-chemin entre un projet ANR et un Labex.

Consultez la liste des chercheurs.

Research workshop on molecules and materials stimulated by photons (light) and electrons (electricity)

This Franco-Japanese workshop will focus on stimulable molecules and materials, with particular emphasis on supramolecular assemblies and phenomena linked to interactions at nano- and mesoscopic scales. It will feature oral and poster presentations.

The aim of the workshop is to present recent work in this field by Franco-Japanese researchers, and to reflect on and discuss future prospects and cooperation. The topics addressed cover all the themes of the Priority Research Programs and Equipment (PEPR) and should be the focus of presentations and discussions:

Chemical synthesis of molecules, nano-systems, molecular and hybrid materials, supramolecular structures
Self-assembly, nano- and meso-scale organization
Structural characterization (X-ray diffraction, microscopy, etc.)
Ultrafast spectroscopy and excited state dynamics
Nano- and meso-scale interactions and phenomena
Plasmonics
Circularly polarized luminescence
Energy and charge transfer
Single molecule detection
Theoretical chemistry

Scientific Program

Participants are very much encouraged to submit abstracts to present their research achievements (see Abstracts Submission)

Oral sessions from March 17th (Monday) 13:30 to 19th (Wednedsay) 16:30 will host:
keynotes conferences (45 min, incl. discussion)
oral presentations (20 min. or 15 min., incl. discussion)

Large time slots will be scheduled in the program for poster sessions. Some poster presentations will include a flash presentation (2 min 30).

Additionally, on March 20th, possibilities for free discussion for collaborative research projects will be proposed.

March 17th (Monday)
13:30-14:00 Opening
14:00-19:00 Oral Sessions 1-2 (incl. Coffee Break)
19:00-21:00 Poster Session with Welcome Cocktail

March 18th (Tuesday)
09:00-13:00 Oral Sessions 3-4 (incl. Coffee Break)
13:00-14:30 Poster Session with Lunch
14:30-17:00 Oral Session 5
17:00-19:00 Poster Session with Snacking

March 19th (Wednesday)
09:00-13:00 Oral Sessions 6-7 (incl. Coffee Break)
13:00-14:30 Poster Session with Lunch
14:30-16:00 Oral Session 8
16:00-16:30 Closing Remarks

Conferences

Deux interventions scientifiques Keynotes sont prévues :

Marie-Claire SCHANNE-KLEIN (École Polytechnique): Second Harmonic Generation Imaging of the Hierarchical Structure
Steven DE FEYTER (KU Leuven, Belgique) : Surface Dynamics of Monolayer Thin Materials : Des polymères 2D aux moteurs moléculaires.

permolmat [at] sciencesconf.org (Contact)

Cooperation

International

PPSM - Supramolecular and Molecular Photophysics and Photochemistry Laboratory

From Monday March 17 to Wednesday March 19, 2025, a delegation of 15 Japanese researchers is coming to ENS Paris-Saclay to take part in the workshop “Molecules and materials stimulated by photons (light), electrons (electricity)”.
This event is co-organized by the IRP NanoSynergetics, the Programme et équipements prioritaires de recherche sur l'interaction lumière-matière (PEPR LUMA), the Photo Electro Stimulation research group (GDR PES) and the Japanese “Meso-Hierarchy” project.
Don't forget to register for the workshop before March 2, 2025!

Site Internet de PERMolMat

Projet Meso-Hierarchy

Mieux connaitre les vagues pour améliorer nos modèles climatiques

sylvie.kemenovic — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:32:19 +0000

A better understanding of waves to improve our climate models sylvie.kemenovic Fri, 02/21/2025 - 13:42

Modeling waves crashing against a shoreline

The aim of the WAVECLIM project is to fill in the gaps in our understanding of the role of often dramatic coastal wave breaking in global climate models.

Frédéric Dias

Frédéric Dias, professor at the Centre Borelli at ENS Paris-Saclay and University College Dublin, explains the challenges of this ambitious project. His research on waves, combined with international research initiatives, has already been supported by 2 ERC grants (2019: ERC Advanced Grant for the interdisciplinary HIGHWAVE project and 2023: ERC Advanced Grant for the interdisciplinary HIGHWAVE project). : ERC Proof of Concept Grant pour le projet REALTIMESEA).

The WAVECLIM project

The project will use advanced sensor technology and Machine Learning (ML) to capture and integrate coastal wave breaking dynamics into predictive models.

State-of-the-art monitoring equipment, including lidars and drones, will be deployed to provide unprecedented data on coastal wave breaking under various conditions. ML models trained on these observations will be integrated into climate models, correcting biases and improving the accuracy of future climate predictions.

“This pioneering approach builds on recent successes in integrating machine learning into climate modeling, promising more realistic projections at a fraction of the computational cost,” said Professor Serge Guillas of UCL, WAVECLIM project leader.
“It is well known that the breaking of ocean waves on coasts plays an important role in air-sea exchanges, sediment transport and coastal erosion,” explains Professor Christine Gommenginger, who leads the research team at the NOC.

The project is funded by the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which supports ambitious research that can challenge existing assumptions or open up new avenues of investigation.

frederic.dias [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Frederic DIAS)

Publications

Research

Centre Borelli (Mathemarics/IA Laboratory)

Student

Academic

Media

As part of a new project called WAVECLIM, led by University College London (UCL), the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the Centre Borelli at ENS Paris-Saclay, scientists are studying the impact of coastal wave breaking in order to improve our current climate models.

Ocean waves bigger than ever: new study revolutionizes understanding of wave fo…

Scoping Our Planet

Candidature aux diplômes d'établissement pour l'année 2025/2026

sylvie.kemenovic — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:18:57 +0000

Application for establishment diplomas for the year 2025/2026 sylvie.kemenovic Fri, 02/21/2025 - 13:38

Calendrier des candidatures pour 2025/2026

Diploma ARÉco (ecological transitions)

1st application campaign: April 2 to 29, 2025
2nd application campaign: June 11 to July 2, 2025

Find out how to register for ARÉco (Ecological Transitions).

Diploma ARIA (Artificial intelligence)

1st application campaign: April 2 to 29, 2025
2nd application campaign: June 11 to July 2, 2025

Find out how to register for ARIA (Artificial Intelligence)

Diploma ARTeQ (Quantum technology)

1st application campaign: April 2 to 29, 2025
2nd application campaign: June 11 to July 2, 2025

Registration details for ARTeQ (Quantum technology)

Diploma ARRC (Recherche-création)

1st application campaign: April 2 to 29, 2025
2nd application campaign: June 11 to July 2, 2025

Find out how to register for ARRC (Research & Creation)

Diploma Concepteur Réalisateur de documentaire

Application campaign: deadline April 28, 2025

Find out more about how to register for the Documentary Designer-Director diploma.

Find out more about these diplomas.

dsve [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Direction de la scolarité, vie étudiante et concours)

Resumption of studies

Media

ENS Paris-Saclay offers a range of 12-month Diplômes d'Etablissement (DE). They are intended for students enrolled at ENS Paris-Saclay, students from any other institution and professionals in continuing education or retraining.
Find out when you can apply for these diplomas.