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1 INSIS Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences INSIS Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences

2 INSIS: a worldwide presence Humanoid robot. LAAS, Toulouse. A policy of international cooperation The Institute is engaged in intense international collaboration in scientific research, involving over 0 countries from every continent. These partnerships take many different forms, ranging from the simple exchange of researchers to International Joint Units based in France or abroad, hosting staff from CNRS and from partner countries. They result in numerous joint publications in prestigious scientific journals, the setting up of scientific platforms, participation in top international conferences and in major international programs such as ITER. New projects for International Joint Units are currently being developed. The Institute intends to focus on enhancing partnerships with Asia and Latin America. INSIS WORLDWIDE PRESENCE IN 00 3 European and International Partnerships 7 International Joint Units (UMI): Japan () - Singapore () - Mexico () - USA () - Germany () GDRE/GDRI International Associated Laboratories (LIA): Argentina () - Brazil () - China () - Canada () - Japan () - Russia (3) - South Korea () UMI 3 European Associated Laboratories (LEA): Germany - Romania - Israel LEA/LIA International Research Networks (GDRI): South Korea - Japan, Russia Source INSIS, processed by IPAM 5 European Research Networks (GDRE): Germany () - Netherlands - Belgium - Latvia 38 International Programs for Scientific Cooperation (PICS)

At the heart of tomorrow s technologies The CNRS Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences (INSIS) brings together fundamental research, engineering and technology, emphasizing a systems

3 At the heart of tomorrow s technologies The CNRS Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences (INSIS) brings together fundamental research, engineering and technology, emphasizing a systems approach stemming from the development of the scientific disciplines that are within the Institute s remit. Engineering and systems sciences are at the heart of tomorrow s technologies. INSIS, which coordinates a network of 86 research units, is defined by one of its essential characteristics, namely an approach that is both scientific and technological. Producing knowledge The Institute s main goal is to develop a scientific approach focused on the production of knowledge as well as on individuals, their needs, health and products. The comprehensive procedure developed by INSIS enables it to design, produce and operate systems that are safer and more communicative, economical, efficient and environmentally friendly. This goal is in line with CNRS s strategy, which is to develop fundamental concepts and technologies, be at the cutting edge of knowledge, facilitate the emergence of new fields of research, and respond to the challenges facing society by aiming for major scientific and technological breakthroughs. Scientific Board. One of these programs main objectives is to increase interdisciplinarity in order to improve knowledge, promote economic and technological development and find solutions to complex societal issues. INSIS has taken the initiative in launching exploratory research projects (PEPS), which bring together several researchers from at least two different disciplines. The Institute also takes an active part in the AVIESAN (French National Alliance for Life Sciences and Health) and ANCRE (French National Alliance for Energy Research Coordination) alliances. Understanding and managing complexity Research methods are both generic and unique. Understanding requires observation and modeling. Designing, constructing and controlling complexity require specific techniques. Understanding and managing such complexity rely on INSIS s core disciplines, on its openness to other disciplines, to industry, to international cooperation and to society s expectations. Interdisciplinarity INSIS steers or participates in eight interdisciplinary programs deemed high-priority by CNRS s Lasm ea/apoje e/ligier INSIS UNITS IN FRANCE IN Autonomous public individual vehicle (VIPA). LASMEA, Clermont-Ferrand Source INSIS, processed by IPAM

Training... Training...... Research...... Technology transfer 3D head-neck finite elements model. IMFS, Strasbourg.

joint scientific goals with industrial groups, and consolidating CNRS s scientific presence at the national, European and international level; - planning and conducting strategic initiatives (with

Research colleges bring together research, training and technology transfer at a single site. - Turbulent flames. ICARE, Orléans.

4 - Vibro-acoustic analysis of a concert harp. LAUM, Le Mans. 5 - Simulating the effects of vibration/friction interaction. LAMCOS, Lyon.

4 Training... Training Research Technology transfer 3D head-neck finite elements model. IMFS, Strasbourg. Icare - promoting and coordinating long-term exploratory research; - organizing, steering and setting up platforms and think-tanks; - rethinking industrial partnerships, especially by establishing joint scientific goals with industrial groups, and consolidating CNRS s scientific presence at the national, European and international level; - planning and conducting strategic initiatives (with other institutes, organizations, agencies and local authorities); - supporting the development of research colleges in partnership with universities and Grandes Ecoles. Research colleges bring together research, training and technology transfer at a single site. - Turbulent flames. ICARE, Orléans. - Proposal for a four-engined fuel-cell powered airship for the Paris region. SATIE, Cachan. 3 - Micro-robot with flapping wings. GIPSA-lab, Grenoble and IEMN, Lille. 4 - Vibro-acoustic analysis of a concert harp. LAUM, Le Mans. 5 - Simulating the effects of vibration/friction interaction. LAMCOS, Lyon. 6 - Characterization measurement of lip muscles activity during speech production. GIPSA-lab, Grenoble. Around INSIS staff: - CNRS researchers: 5 - Academics: Non-CNRS researchers: 73 - PhD students: Postdoctoral fellows: 53 - CNRS engineers/technicians/administrative staff: 70 - Engineers/technicians/administrative staff from other organizations and engineers/ technicians/administrative and service staff: 43 Within 86 research and service structures under the authority of INSIS 97 Joint Research Units (UMR) 0 Intramural Research Units (UPR) 8 Temporary Research Units (FRE) 35 Research Networks (GDR) 6 Research Federations (FR) 7 International Joint Units (UMI) 3 Intramural Service Units (UPS) 3 Joint Service Units (UMS) 4 Federative Research Institutes (IFR) Certified Research Teams (ERL) Registered Joint Team (EAC) Budget excluding staff and contracts: M Satie Nicolas Marchand, Gipsa-lab Laum The Institute s priorities are: Lamcos Dominique Attali, Gipsa-lab

5 g..... Research... Resear Training Research Technology transfer Research that meets society s needs INSIS carries out socially responsible research in the sciences and technologies related to automatic control, signal processing, and electronic and photonic systems, as well as in the sciences and technologies of mechanics, energy and processes. Its priority research fields are: acoustics, nano- and microsystems, bioengineering, mechanics, process engineering, robotics, signal and image processing, speech processing, man-machine communication, embedded systems, sensors and instrumentation, fluids etc, with applications in the energy, transportation, healthcare, safety and security, defence, environment, networks and telecommunications sectors. The ROBUSTA picosatellite in flight, the Sun, and the Earth's magnetic field. ROBUSTA successfully undergoes first tests The result of a particularly successful synergy between training and research, ROBUSTA is a small CubeSat type satellite ( dm 3, kg, W) designed and produced by students along with teachers, researchers and academics at the IES (Institut d électronique du Sud) Montpellier. Packed with technology, ROBUSTA was designed to be a modular platform able to provide the scientific community with a straightforward and quick access to space. A ground station will receive the results of a genuine on-board scientific experiment. The project has a dual purpose: training young people in space-related careers, and positioning France and Europe in the segment of small satellites weighing kg-30 kg, which is particularly suited to in-flight testing of sjep cutting-edge technologies. ROBUSTA should be launched in the next few months on board the new European rocket VEGA. IES (Institut d électronique du Sud) Montpellier Pedestrian detectors in cars Every year in Europe, pedestrians and cyclists are killed and are injured. Among other safety-related applications, onboard vision systems are becoming increasingly common in cars, especially pedestrian detectors. To improve reliability, researchers have put forward and patented a multi-sensory device based on a perception system combining a camera and a laser rangefinder. This determines the likelihood of whether the obstacle is a pedestrian, and then draws up a risk map of the situation at the front of the vehicle. LASMEA (Laboratoire des sciences et matériaux pour l électronique, et d automatique) Clermont-Ferrand Seeing cells in 3D A new method, which can be easily adapted to conventional microscopes, makes it possible to view dynamic biological processes in 3D, such as the motion of DNA in living cells. Getting fluids containing cells to flow between micromirrors created by etching V-shaped grooves in silicon allows 3D imaging of the organization and environment of cells. LAAS (Laboratoire d analyse et d architecture des systèmes) Toulouse Reducing noise pollution in transport What can be done to curb noise in transport? One solution is to adapt the concept of energy pumping to acoustics. Researchers working in collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroën have developed a new generation of efficient non-linear acoustic absorbers that dissipate the energy of low-frequency sound waves, for which current sound-absorbing materials are ineffective. LMA (Laboratoire de mécanique et d acoustique) Marseille A cell-binding antibody chip Until now, all attempts at trapping white blood cells on a solid surface inevitably led to their death. An innovative binding technique using an antibody attached to their membrane enables the immobilized cells to stay alive. The miniaturization of this antibody chip, a wide array of antibodies on a small substrate, is what makes it so novel. LAAS (Laboratoire d analyse et d architecture des systèmes) Toulouse Photomontage of a lab-on-a-chip. Segment of fluorescent DNA. Simplified drawing showing a groove (in orange) with the nucleus (in green) reflected in two facets of the mirror.

ch... Te... Artist s impression showing the principle of an anti-seismic invisibility cloak. An invisibility cloak against earthquakes Schools and hospitals designed to resist earthquakes!

Based on mathematical models, this invisibility cloak could find applications ranging from the automobile and aviation industries to earthquake protection.

6 ch... Te... Artist s impression showing the principle of an anti-seismic invisibility cloak. An invisibility cloak against earthquakes Schools and hospitals designed to resist earthquakes! CNRS researchers have developed a system that could protect buildings against the most destructive seismic waves. Based on mathematical models, this invisibility cloak could find applications ranging from the automobile and aviation industries to earthquake protection. The invisibility cloak is a thin plate whose structure controls the propagation of certain waves so as to deflect them from an obstacle. Thus, the waves will not affect an object placed in the center of the cloak but will simply go round it. This protection takes the form of concentric rings made up of different materials. The whole thing makes up a metamaterial whose properties cannot be found in natural materials. Institut Fresnel Marseille Aurélien Bancaud, Laas-CNRS CNRS. Graphics Morwenna Moal based on S. Enoch et S. Guenneau Towards cheap mass production of hydrogen The use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier is one of the solutions to today s energy challenges. One of the most promising and environmentally friendly ways of producing this fuel of the future is water electrolysis. However, the main drawback is its Training... low efficiency. Seeking to optimize this technique, researchers have for the first time succeeded in producing hydrogen in significant quantities. In the near future, their innovative technology could be developed on a large scale and used to obtain hydrogen at a lower cost and, most importantly, without greenhouse gas emissions. LPECM (Laboratoire de plasticité, endommagement et corrosion des matériaux) Saint-Etienne Innovative algorithms Successful tests on an A380 simulator Toulouse, July 009: a team of researchers successfully carried out a series of tests on an A380 simulator equipped with a next-generation 3D display. Their aim was to perform realtime validation of algorithms developed in partnership with Airbus France for the detection of oscillatory failures in flight control systems. Daniel Daurat, Laas-CNRS... Research Technology transfer Such failures are critical as they can affect the structure and piloting of aircraft. The ability to detect them and correct their effects, now a legal obligation, also plays an important role in the overall optimization of aircraft, in other words their performance in terms of range, comfort and environmental impact, through their fuel consumption, noise footprint and the materials used to manufacture them. The SIRASAS research project - lms (Laboratoire de l intégration, du matériau au système) Bordeaux - SATIE (Systèmes et applications des technologies de l information et de l énergie) Cachan - LAAS (Laboratoire d analyse et d architecture des systèmes) Toulouse - CRAN (Centre de recherche en automatique de Nancy) Analyzing a test campaign on a detection algorithm for the Airbus A380 flight controls. Training Research Technology transfer

Working with industry, the Institute's laboratories rely on high-quality upstream research to provide businesses with answers to the issues that they face.

7 Barbara Nicolas, Gipsa-lab CNRS - J.-M. Ginestre 3 Coria chnology transfer Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences... Technology transfer A strategy for partnership and technology transfer The Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences actively promotes technology transfer and partnerships with business. Working with industry, the Institute's laboratories rely on high-quality upstream research to provide businesses with answers to the issues that they face. This, in turn, enables them to benefit from human and financial resources and generates many new research themes. Partnerships with other bodies such as Public Industrial and Commercial Institutions (EPIC) are also encouraged so as to increase interdisciplinarity and complementarity of skills. Drawing of the ITER experimental reactor. Partnerships 56 contracts signed with partners in joint laboratories with industrial partners Participation in 37 competitiveness clusters, including 6 world-class clusters Carnot Institutes 5 other industrial research programs 55 active priority patents by end 009 In order to enhance its partnership policy, the Institute makes use of CNRS's various tools, such as medium/long-term joint structures and programs, collaborative contracts, co-funded grants, mobility and expertise. The new publicprivate partnership mechanisms established by the French Ministry of Research also provide teams with the opportunity of taking part in many projects in collaboration with private and public sector organizations. Moreover, INSIS intends to strengthen its staff's capacity for innovation and support any action they take to protect their knowledge and transfer it to society. The Institute is therefore involved in investment decisions by CNRS with regard to patent registration, software and support for technology transfer. INSIS also seeks to facilitate the setting up of businesses to exploit innovations from its laboratories. - Use of acoustic barriers for target detection and location in shallow underwater environments. GIPSA-lab, Grenoble. - Solar furnace. PROMES, Perpignan. 3 - Automobile fuel injector: the fuel flows through the injector before being atomized in the engine. CORIA, Rouen.

Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences OCTOBER 00 - Illustration Bruno Roulet INSIS Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences INSIS: 3, rue Michel-Ange - 75794 Paris cedex 6 - France Web

8 Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences OCTOBER 00 - Illustration Bruno Roulet INSIS Institute for Engineering and Systems Sciences INSIS: 3, rue Michel-Ange Paris cedex 6 - France Web site: Contact information: Design and production: INSIS, Arlette Goupy CNRS - Production Dpt, Bruno Roulet Translator: Patrick de Mornay Translation Manager: CNRS - Office of Communications, Valerie Herczeg Printed by: Imprimerie Ménard

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