The EECI module on 'Modeling and Control of Continuum Soft Robots' (MO2, led by Cosimo Della Santina and Daniel Feliu Talegon) will be held in Lille from 10 to 14 March 2025, at the ESPRIT building, Campus Cité Scientifique, Villeneuve d'Ascq.

Beyond the decimal and binary systems, there are more atypical ways of representing integers. From Zeckendorf numeration to the Gros Gray code and balanced ternary, here's a look at these innovative and exotic numbering systems. Jean-Paul Delahaye 'Pour la Science'

Every Wednesday afternoon, fifteen girls aged between 13 and 15 meet at the CRIStAL laboratory on the Cité scientifique campus in Villeneuve d'Ascq to learn about computer programming. The aim is to attract more women into the field. Article in 'La Voix du Nord' [Podcast on the Pixelles on PFM …

The challenge facing young doctoral students taking part in My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition is to make scientific research topics accessible to the general public in three minutes. Antoine Nollet, a doctoral student in the Loki team, will be competing in the regional final on Wednesday 19 …

The 'Sciences Infusent' call for expressions of interest (AMI) has selected 11 scientific mediation projects, including 'Les Pixelles'. The aim of these projects is to make the research carried out at the University of Lille accessible to everyone.

Deepfakes, or true-to-life images, videos or audio content generated by AI, have been proliferating on the internet over the last ten years or so. From misinformation to identity theft, how are these fakes generated and what tools are available to combat their spread? Patrick Bas's contribution …

**Solving pure exploration tasks in bandit models and beyond** Bandit models are well-studied in the machine learning community due to numerous applications to online content optimization. In a multi-armed bandit model, an agent sequentially tries different actions, called arms. Each arm is …

The 11th IEEE ICMRE International Conference at CRIStAL will take place on 24 - 26 February 2025. The conference aims to stimulate interdisciplinary cooperation and create a space to discuss emerging trends and challenges in mechatronics and robotics. The rich programme includes keynote speeches, …

The University Innovation Pole (PUI), in the presence of the National Association for Research and Technology (ANRT), the DRARI (Regional Academic Delegation for Research and Innovation) and the Hauts-de-France region, is organising an evening to present the CIFRE funding schemes and research grants …

In the corridors of the CRIStAL laboratory at the University of Lille, teams of researchers are busy creating simulation environments capable of accurately reproducing the real world, paving the way for safer and more intelligent autonomous vehicles. Viametris, the manufacturer of the MS-96 mobile …