Active Brain Computer Interfaces (ICOs) enable a person to exercise direct, voluntary control over a computer system by interpreting its brain activity: certain brain signals are captured so that the system can recognise specific imagined actions (movements, images, concepts). ICOs and their users …

I see it, I demonstrate it, but do I understand it? One of the fascinating things about mathematics is that it conceals countless truths that are both quite simple and highly unexpected. Here are eight astonishing examples.

Hauts-de-France is not Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Sophia Antipolis or Saclay. Historically, the ratios of regional wealth devoted to research have been particularly low. They have improved mathematically with the merger with Picardy, but still do not exceed 1.1% of our GDP. The reasons for this are …

'Beat the cards: from the mix of Gaspard Monge to the surprising results of Persi Diaconics'. It will take place at the Maison Européenne des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société (MESHS) in Lille, on Monday 16 January at 5:00pm, in room 004 (left, down the stairs).

Romain Rouvoy was appointed Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France in October 2016. His research focuses on software engineering and energy consumption issues. In particular, his theme covers the implementation of more energy-efficient software, but also its efficient execution on …

The 2017 recruitment campaign is launched. ** Research Teaching Positions: - 1 post PR61 st section, Lille Central, - 2 posts MCF 27th Section, University of Lille 1, - 1 post MCF 61st Section, University of Lille 1, - 1 post PR 27th Section, University of Lille 3, - 2 posts MCF 27th …

Developed in collaboration with doctors at Lille's Oscar Lambret Center, the prostate cancer brachytherapy robot developed by Lille1's Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique was officially unveiled at the end of April. The medical device offers an automated approach to treatment.

The prototype had been in the making since March. On Friday, "Robotino" was tested for the first time by patients at the Lens hospital. A remote-controlled robot with a camera, it allows visitors to tour the temporary exhibition from a distance, using a joystick. With a mediator to explain.

A video game controller and computer screens, and the Louvre-Lens moves into the hospital, close to the patients.

By Anne Lehoërff, Professor of Archaeology, Université de Lille - human and social sciences, vice-president of the Conseil national de la recherche archéologique. Respondent : Laurent Grisoni, Professor of Computer Science, Université de Lille - sciences et technologies. How does …