Fields of research
INRIA is organised around five fields of research. Each field of research is headed up by a Deputy Scientific Director, who coordinates research and forward planning in his/her field.... Meet our five chief scientists.
Fields of research
ICST for life and environmental sciences
Grégoire Malandain is the assistant scientific director responsible for the field of "ICST for life and environmental sciences". In this interview (in french), he tells us about his field of research and explains its implications ...
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Applied Mathematics and Computing
Bernard ESPIAU is the assistant scientific director responsible for research in the field of "Applied Mathematics, Computing and Simulation". In this interview (in french), he tells us about his field of research and explains its ...
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Perception, Cognition & Interaction
"The 700 people in this research field, divided into 43 research teams, are studying communication with the physical world in all its forms: textual, visual and auditory. These researchers are looking at perception through the medium of sensors, ...
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Networks, systems and services, distributed computing
"The research teams in this field help to define what will be the future of the Internet as a communication infrastructure, as well as a computing infrastructure in the broad sense. The researchers are interested in the development of innovative ...
Research actions
Our research actions
INRIA has developed three research action programmes in order to support and promote specific research subjects. We look at these three programmes.
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Large-scale initiatives, major interdisciplinary research programmes -
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Collaborative research actions: promoting cross-disciplinary collaborations
Our research fields and themes
Applied Mathematics, Computation and Simulation
Stochastic Methods and Models
- ALEA - Advanced Learning Evolutionary Algorithms
- ASPI - Applications of interacting particle systems to statistics
- CQFD - Contrôle de Qualité et Fiabilité Dynamique
- I4S - Statistical Inference for Structural Health Monitoring
- MATHFI - Financial mathematics
- REGULARITY - Probabilistic modelling of irregularity and application to uncertainties management
- TOSCA - TO Simulate and CAlibrate stochastic models
Computational models and simulation
- BACCHUS - Parallel tools for Numerical Algorithms and Resolution of essentially Hyperbolic problems
- CAD - Computer Aided Design
- CALVI - Scientific computation and visualization
- CONCHA - Complex Flow Simulation Codes based on High-order and Adaptive methods
- DEFI - Shape reconstruction and identification
- GAMMA3 - Automatic mesh generation and advanced methods
- IPSO - Invariant Preserving SOlvers
- MC2 - Modeling, control and computations
- MICMAC - Methods and engineering of multiscale computing from atom to continuum
- NACHOS - Numerical modeling and high performance computing for evolution problems in complex domains and heterogeneous media
- NANO-D - Algorithms for Modeling and Simulation of Nanosystems
- OPALE - Optimization and control, numerical algorithms and integration of complex multidiscipline systems governed by PDE
- POEMS - Wave propagation: mathematical analysis and simulation
- PUMAS - Plasma, tUrbulence, Modeling, Approximation and Simulation
- SIMPAF - SImulations and Modeling for PArticles and Fluids
- SMASH - Simulation, modeling and analysis of heterogeneous systems
- TROPICS - Program transformations for scientific computing
Optimization, Learning and Statistical Methods
- CLASSIC - Computational Learning, Aggregation, Supervised Statistical, Inference, and Classification
- DOLPHIN - Parallel Cooperative Multi-criteria Optimization
- GEOSTAT - Geometry and statistics in acquisition data
- MISTIS - Modelling and Inference of Complex and Structured Stochastic Systems
- MODAL - MOdel for Data Analysis and Learning
- REALOPT - Reformulations based algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization
- SELECT - Model selection in statistical learning
- SEQUEL - Sequential Learning
- SIERRA - Statistical Machine Learning and Parsimony
- TAO - Machine Learning and Optimisation
Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Dynamic Systems
- APICS - Analysis and Problems of Inverse type in Control and Signal processing
- BIPOP - Modelling, Simulation, Control and Optimization of Non-Smooth Dynamical Systems
- COMMANDS - Control, Optimization, Models, Methods and Applications for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
- CORIDA - Robust control of infinite dimensional systems and applications
- DISCO - Dynamical Interconnected Systems in COmplex Environments
- MAXPLUS - Max-plus algebras and mathematics of decision
- NECS - Networked Controlled Systems
- NON-A - Non-Asymptotic estimation for online systems
Algorithmics, Programming, Software and Architecture
Programs, Verification and Proofs
- ABSTRACTION - Abstract Interpretation and Static Analysis
- ATEAMS - Analysis and Transformation based on rEliAble tool coMpositionS
- CARTE - Theoretical adverse computationd, and safety
- CASSIS - Combination of approaches to the security of infinite states systems
- CELTIQUE - Software certification with semantic analysis
- COMETE - Concurrency, Mobility and Transactions
- CONTRAINTES - Constraint programming
- FORMES - Formal Methods for Embedded Systems
- GALLIUM - Programming languages, types, compilation and proofs
- MARELLE - Mathematical, Reasoning and Software
- MEXICO - Modeling and Exploitation of Interaction and Concurrency
- MOSCOVA - Mobililty, security, concurrence, verification and analysis
- PAREO - Formal Islands: Foundations and Applications
- PARSIFAL - Proof search and reasoning with logic specifications
- PI.R2 - Design, study and implementation of languages for proofs and programs
- PROVAL - Proof of programs
- SECSI - Security of information systems
- TYPICAL - Types, Logic and computing
- VERIDIS - Modeling and Verification of Distributed Algorithms and Systems
Algorithms, Certification, and Cryptography
- ALGORITHMS - Algorithms
- ARENAIRE - Computer arithmetic
- CARAMEL - Cryptology, Arithmetic: Hardware and Software
- CASCADE - Construction and Analysis of Systems for Confidentiality and Authenticity of Data and Entities
- GALAAD - Geometry, algebra, algorithms
- GEOMETRICA - Geometric computing
- LFANT - Lithe and fast algorithmic number theory
- SALSA - Solvers for Algebraic Systems and Applications
- SECRET - Security, Cryptology and Transmissions
- TANC - Algorithmic number theory for cryptology
- VEGAS - Effective Geometric Algorithms for Surfaces and Visibility
Embedded and Real Time Systems
- AOSTE - Models and methods of analysis and optimization for systems with real-time and embedding constraints
- DART - Contributions of the Data Parallelism to Real Time
- ESPRESSO - Synchronous programming for the trusted component-based engineering of embedded systems and mission-critical systems
- POP ART - Programming languages, Operating Systems, Parallelism, and Aspects for Real-Time
- S4 - System synthesis and supervision, scenarios
- TRIO - Real time and interoperability
- VASY - System validation - Research and applications
- VERTECS - Verification models and techniques applied to testing and control of reactive systems
Architecture and Compiling
- ALCHEMY - Architectures, Languages and Compilers to Harness the End of Moore Years
- ALF - Amdahl's Law is Forever
- CAIRN - Energy Efficient Computing ArchItectures with Embedded Reconfigurable Resources
- CAMUS - Compilation for multi-core architectures
- COMPSYS - Compilation and embedded computing systems
Networks, Systems and Services, Distributed Computing
Networks and Telecommunications
- DIONYSOS - Dependability Interoperability and perfOrmance aNalYsiS Of networkS
- DISTRIBCOM - Distributed and Iterative Algorithms for the Management of Telecommunications Systems
- DNET - Dynamic Networks
- GANG - Networks, Graphs and Algorithms
- HIPERCOM - High performance communication
- MADYNES - Management of dynamic networks and services
- MAESTRO - Models for the performance analysis and the control of networks
- MASCOTTE - Algorithms, simulation, combinatorics and optimization for telecommunications
- PLANETE - Protocols and applications for the Internet
- RAP - Networks, Algorithms and Probabilities
- RESO - Protocols and softwares for very high-performance network
- SWING - Smart Wireless Networking
- TREC - Theory of networks and communications
Distributed Systems and Services
- ACES - Ambient computing and embedded systems
- ADAM - Adaptive Distributed Applications and Middleware
- ADEPT - Algorithms for Dynamic Dependable Systems
- AMAZONES - Ambient Middleware Architectures: Service-Oriented, Networked, Efficient and Secured
- ARLES - Software architectures and distributed systems
- ASAP - As Scalable As Possible: foundations of large scale dynamic distributed systems
- ASCOLA - Aspect and composition languages
- ATLANMOD - Modeling Technologies for Software Production, Operation, and Evolution
- FOCUS - FOundations of Component-based Ubiquitous Systems
- INDES - Secure Diffuse Programming
- LOGNET - Logical Networks: Self-organizing Overlay Networks and Programmable Overlay Computing Systems
- MYRIADS - Design and Implementation of Autonomous Distributed Systems
- NETQUEST - Network Query Processing
- OASIS - Active objects, semantics, Internet and security
- PHOENIX - Programming Language Technology For Communication Services
- POPS - System and Networking for Portable Objects Proved to be Safe
- REGAL - Large-Scale Distributed Systems and Applications
- RMOD - Analyses and Languages Constructs for Object-Oriented Application Evolution
- SARDES - System architecture for reflective distributed computing environments
- SCORE - Services and Cooperation
- TRISKELL - Reliable and efficient component based software engineering
Distributed and High Performance Computing
- ALGORILLE - Algorithms for the Grid
- CEPAGE - Chercher et Essaimer dans les Plates-formes A Grande Echelle
- GRAAL - Algorithms and Scheduling for Distributed Heterogeneous Platforms
- GRAND-LARGE - Global parallel and distributed computing
- HIEPACS - High-End Parallel Algorithms for Challenging Numerical Simulations
- KERDATA - Scalable Storage for Clouds and Beyond
- MESCAL - Middleware efficiently scalable
- MOAIS - PrograMming and scheduling design fOr Applications in Interactive Simulation
- RUNTIME - Efficient runtime systems for parallel architectures
Perception, Cognition, Interaction
Vision, Perception and Multimedia Understanding
- ARIANA - Inverse problems in earth monitoring
- IMEDIA - Image and multimedia indexing, browsing and retrieval
- LEAR - Learning and recognition in vision
- MAGRIT - Visual Augmentation of Complex Environments
- PERCEPTION - Interpretation and Modelling of Images and Videos
- PRIMA - Perception, recognition and integration for observation of activity
- PULSAR - Perception Understanding Learning Systems for Activity Recognition
- TEMICS - Digital image processing, modeling and communication
- TEXMEX - Multimedia content-based indexing
- WILLOW - Models of visual object recognition and scene understanding
Interaction and Visualization
- ALICE - Geometry and Lighting
- ARTIS - Acquisition, representation and transformations for image synthesis
- AVIZ - Analysis and Visualization
- EVASION - Virtual environments for animation and image synthesis of natural objects
- IN-SITU - Situated interaction
- IPARLA - Visualization and 3D Interaction for mobile users
- MINT - Methods and tools for gestural interaction
- REVES - Rendering and virtual environments with sound
Knowledge and Data Representation and Management
- AXIS - Usage-centered design, analysis and improvement of information systems
- DAHU - Verification in databases
- DREAM - Diagnosing, Recommending Actions and Modelling
- EDELWEISS - Exchanges, Documents, Extraction, Languages, Web, Ergonomics, Interactions, Semantics, Servers
- EXMO - Computer mediated exchange of structured knowledge
- GRAPHIK - GRAPHs for Inferences and Knowledge representation
- GRAVITE - Graph Visualization and Interactive Exploration
- LEO - Distributed and heterogeneous data and knowledge
- LICIT - Legal Issues in Communication and Information Technologies
- MAIA - Autonomous intelligent machine
- MOSTRARE - Modeling Tree Structures, Machine Learning, and Information Extraction
- ORPAILLEUR - Knowledge representation, reasonning
- SMIS - Secured and Mobile Information Systems
- WAM - Web, Adaptation and Multimedia
- ZENITH - Scientific data management
Robotics
- AROBAS - Advanced Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- COPRIN - Constraints solving, optimization and robust interval analysis
- E-MOTION - Geometry and Probability for Motion and Action
- FLOWERS - FLOWing Epigenetic Robots and Systems
- IMARA - Informatics, Mathematics and Automation for La Route Automatisée
- LAGADIC - Visual servoing in robotics, computer vision, and augmented reality
Audio, Speech, and Language Processing
- ALPAGE - Large-scale deep linguistic processing
- METISS - Speech and sound data modeling and processing
- PAROLE - Analysis, perception and recognition of speech
- SIGNES - Linguistic signs, grammar and meaning: computational logic for natural language
- TALARIS - Natural Language Processing: representation, inference and semantics
Computational Sciences for Biology, Medicine and the Environment
Observation and Modeling for Environmental Sciences
- CLIME - Coupling environmental data and simulation models for software integration
- ESTIME - Parameter estimation and modeling in heterogeneous media
- FLUMINANCE - Fluid Flow Analysis, Description and Control from Image Sequences
- MAGIQUE-3D - Advanced 3D Numerical Modeling in Geophysics
- MOISE - Modelling, Observations, Identification for Environmental Sciences
- SAGE - Simulations and Algorithms on Grids for Environment
- STEEP - Sustainability Transition, Environment, Economy and local Policy
Observation, Modeling, and Control for Life Sciences
- ANUBIS - Tools of automatic control for scientific computing, Models and Methods in Biomathematics
- BANG - Nonlinear Analysis for Biology and Geophysical flows
- BIOCORE - Biological control of artificial ecosystems
- DIGIPLANTE - Modelling plants growth and plants architecture
- DRACULA - Multi-Scale modelling of cell dynamics: application to hematopoiesis
- MACS - Modeling, analysis and control in computational structural dynamics
- MASAIE - control theory, modeling and simulations applied to Immunology and Epidemiology
- MODEMIC - Modelling and Optimisation of the Dynamics of Ecosystems with MICro-organisms
- NUMED - Numerical Medicine
- REO - Numerical simulation of biological flows
- SISYPHE - SIgnals and SYstems in PHysiology & Engineering
- VIRTUAL PLANTS - Modeling plant morphogenesis at different scales, from genes to phenotype
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- ABS - Algorithms, Biology, Structure
- AMIB - Algorithms and Models for Integrative Biology
- BAMBOO - An algorithmic view on genomes, cells, and environments
- BONSAI - Bioinformatics and Sequence Analysis
- COMBINING - Computational Biology and Data-Mining
- IBIS - Modeling, simulation, measurement, and control of bacterial regulatory networks
- MAGNOME - Models and Algorithms for the Genome
- SERPICO - Space-timE RePresentation, Imaging and cellular dynamics of molecular COmplexes
- SYMBIOSE - Biological systems and models, bioinformatics and sequences
Computational Medicine and Neurosciences
- ASCLEPIOS - Analysis and Simulation of Biomedical Images
- ATHENA - Computational Imaging of the Central Nervous System
- CORTEX - Neuromimetic intelligence
- DEMAR - Artificial movement and gait restoration
- GALEN - Organ Modeling through Extraction, Representation and Understanding of Medical Image Content
- NEUROMATHCOMP - Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience
- PARIETAL - Modelling brain structure, function and variability based on high-field MRI data.
- S.H.A.M.A.N. - Simulation in Healthcare for Advances Medical Applications
- VISAGES - Vision, Action and information manaGement System in health
