Professor in the Department of Mechanics at École polytechnique, Caroline Cohen carries out her research at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*), at the interface between science and sport. In particular, she helped athletes and federations prepare for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Stilla Technologies, co-founded and managed by Rémi Dangla (X2005), specializes in developing high-precision genetic analysis systems for research and medical diagnostics. Twelve years after its creation, the company was acquired by the American Bio-Rad Laboratories.
X2009 and a PhD in biophysics from the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*), Olga Chashchina is co-founder and CTO of Metyos, a start-up that designs connected biomedical sensors.
Alliance Visiting professor at École Polytechnique, Reshmi Mukherjee, research professor at Barnard College of Columbia University, has developed her joint research with Deirdre Horan, researcher at the Leprince-Ringuet laboratory for particle physics and astrophysics (LLR), focusing on blazars. Moreover, her visit and exchanges with the LLR research team has further strengthened the ties between the astrophysics research groups at l’X and Columbia.
Pilar Acosta is a professor in the Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Department at École Polytechnique. Her research focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility and their practices in the context of sustainable development.
At the “AI, Science and Society” conference organized by Institut Polytechnique de Paris on February 6 and 7, 2025 at École polytechnique, the “Frontiers in Generative AI” symposium explored advances in generative AI, of which ChatGPT is the emblematic example. In particular, Vicky Kalogeiton presented her research work at the Computer Science Laboratory of the École polytechnique (LIX*).
An avenue on École Polytechnique’s campus is now dedicated to Anne Duthilleul-Chopinet, the first female valedictorian to enter École Polytechnique, when the cycle ingénieur polytechnicien entrance examination was opened to women. The inauguration of this avenue, in her presence, was an opportunity to recall the contribution of women to major scientific advances and École polytechnique’s commitment to their promotion.
As part of the “AI, Science and Society” conference organised by Institut Polytechnique de Paris on February 6 and 7, 2025, the “Road to Trustworthy AI” symposium addressed the issue of trust in artificial intelligence systems. Between the need to avoid bias, promote fairness and transparency while preserving the privacy of personal data, several specialists provided their insights.
École Polytechnique and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote joint projects in education, research, and innovation in the field of artificial intelligence. As researchers from both institutions carry out collaborative research projects, the MoU will serve as a framework to facilitate further initiatives.
Laura Chaubard, President and CEO of École Polytechnique, opened this international scientific conference by emphasizing the far-reaching upheavals that AI is already causing, and X's long tradition of supporting the profound scientific and societal transformations that have taken place since its creation.
Co-founded by Antoine Moissenot (X2014) and Alexandre Pasquiou (Centrale Supélec, PhD in neuroscience), Neuralk-AI specializes in structured data AI, a new field of AI research and application. The Deeptech start-up, housed at Station F, has raised $4 million from investors.
École Polytechnique Executive Education will train MEDEF business leaders in Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as organizing “learning expeditions” on the theme of quantum and cybersecurity. This mission was entrusted to X-EXED following a collaboration agreement between the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which École Polytechnique is a founding member, and the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), the main French business organisation.
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