News & events

This year the E4C Fall School will be about "Interdisciplinary Approaches for Future Smart Grids: Use Cases, Methodologies, and Technologies." Over one week from 7th to 11th October 2024, participants will immerse themselves in a comprehensive exploration of interdisciplinary approaches for future Smart Grids.

On Thursday 25th April, IP Paris International Centre for French Language and Culture celebrated at the Panthéon in Paris the winners of its 'Nouvelles Avancées' competition, which aims to bridge the gap between science and literature. The theme chosen for this 2024 edition, "Should we take time seriously ? From Aristotle to Einstein...", particularly inspired the young writers, who were praised by the jury for the high quality writings.

Between physics and physiology, scientists can help athletes define which strategy to adopt to perform at their best, particularly in racing competitions. Alice Boillet, a doctoral student at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*), is optimizing team pursuit strategies in track cycling.

VivaTechnology, Europe's largest innovation and technology expo, will open its doors from May 22nd to May 25th in Paris. Twenty-eight startups from Institut Polytechnique de Paris will be showcasing their innovations at booth C44, attracting investors, CEOs, and researchers.

In the run-up to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, scientists are helping athletes to achieve results through the Sciences 2024 research program. Choosing equipment, understanding key physical parameters, optimizing training: science can make a wide range of contributions to sport and performance. At Institut Polytechnique de Paris, several laboratories are involved in this objective. Interview with Christophe Clanet, CNRS Research Director at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX*) of the École Polytechnique and Director of Sciences 2024.

IP Paris and its partners invite you to Operation CIEDS 2024: a day of meetings between science, innovation and industry players to discuss their achievements and ambitions in the field of defence and security.

16 startups from Institut Polytechnique de Paris will be present for the 2024 edition of Paris-Saclay SPRING, the innovation and entrepreneurship show held on May 16 and 17 on the campus of HEC. An opportunity for entrepreneurs to present their projects, meet investors and exchange ideas with business leaders.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris and Polytechnique Montreal signed a strategic agreement in Montreal on Friday, April 12, strengthening their collaboration in research, education, innovation and entrepreneurship. The agreement was signed as part of the 21st Rencontre Alternée des Premiers ministres français et québécois (RAPM), (Alternate Meeting of the French and Quebec Prime Ministers).

Conducted among Danish citizens, a study led by a team of researchers based in Denmark, Canada, and France, within the Technology for Change Research Chair at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, explores whether citizens will resist the use of drones, and elucidates the factors to address to deploy drones for health purposes. This work is published in the journal Drone Systems and Applications[1].

Charles Baroud, researcher and associate professor at the Hydrodynamics Laboratory* (LadHyX) at École polytechnique, Olivier Gossner, CNRS research director at the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics** (CREST) affiliate of the École polytechnique and Joris van der Hoeven, CNRS research director at the Computer Science Laboratory of the École Polytechnique *** (LIX), have had their projects selected by the European Research Council. All three have been awarded an ERC grant for 2024 in the Grants Advanced category. The mission of the European Research Council is to raise the level, dynamism and creativity of the European research system. Each year, it supports ambitious, high-quality research projects proposed by the researchers themselves.

The International Center for French Language and Culture of IP Paris launched in January 2024 its new MOOC "Comprendre la France, Advanced French Language and Culture", an advanced online course on French and Francophone cultures. Three months later, it's already a sucess.

On March 19, 2024, IP Paris' International Center for French Language and Culture organized an International Francophonie Day at École Polytechnique. This was an opportunity for international students to discover a special guest, French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, participate in workshops and present their work on the theme of "Diversity, climate and the French-speaking world".