HDR defence of Camille MARCHET, Thursday 04 September 2025 from 13:30 in the Atrium, ESPRIT building, CRIStAL laboratory. Title of the habilitation: *A feeling for the index: k-mer data-structures for data reuse in large scale genomics and transcriptomics* Composition of the jury: - …

HDR defence of Antoine LIMASSET, Thursday 04 September 2025 at 9am in the Atrium of the ESPRIT building, CRIStAL laboratory. Title of thesis: *Nucleic Acid Data Indexation: Novel Enhancements* Composition of the jury: - **Reporter:** Claire Lemaitre, Research Director, *IRISA, Iria, Rennes* …

'What if neurotechnologies were to come to the rescue of the brain, and therefore of mankind, but also of a virtuous and energy-saving industry, and under what conditions?' Jeremie Dequidt, Othman Lakhal and Pierre Boulet, teacher-researchers in computer science at CRIStAL, answer this question. …

The FMPDP project - Formal Methods for Probabilistic Programmes and for Differential Confidentiality - is the winner of the 'International Emerging Actions 2024' campaign, a call from the CNRS Europe and International Division designed to encourage the exploration of new fields of research and …

In mathematics, magmas are the simplest algebraic structures. However, studying the equations they verify is technically complex and mathematically rich. The equational theories project, launched by mathematician Terence Tao, relies on the collaborative work of hundreds of researchers and the use of …

History is full of anecdotes of atypical draws that raise suspicions of cheating...founded or not. Mathematics makes it possible to distinguish between statistical coincidences and illicit manipulation. Jean-Paul Delahaye article in 'Pour la Science' magazine

The junior association WeOcean is organising 'Clim'act', a whole day of meetings, talks by specialists, etc., on the environment and civic commitment, with a party at the end. Adrien Luxey-Bitri article for 'La voix du Nord' newspaper

Laboratory Day took place on Monday 07 July 2025. The welcome took place at Polytech'Lille, followed by several presentations: - *General presentation of the Unit by Clarisse Dhaenens, Director*; Presentations on sustainable development: - *Digital forcing by Romain Rouvoy*; - *Energy …

The Cité de l'IA Summit, an event supported by the University of Lille, took place on 1 July. *Interview with Clarisse Dhaenens, Director of CRIStAL and Emilie Kaufmann, Research Fellow at CRIStAL in the SCOOL team.* Article in the MEDEF magazine 'Influx Le mag'

Interdisciplinarity is not an end in itself, but a requirement for tackliong the increasingly complex problems facing scientific research. The Mission for cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary initiatives (MITI) of the CNRS is pleased to invite you to a two-day workshop to discuss this approach …