The 22nd CORESA conference (COmpression and Representation of Audiovisual Signals) will be organised by the CRIStAL laboratory (University of Lille / CNRS). The conference will take place from 7 to 9 June 2023 on the Cité Scientifique of the University of Lille, on the premises of the CRIStAL …

Artificial intelligence (AI) aims to create machines capable of simulating human intelligence. AI applications include search engines, recommendation systems, natural language understanding, autonomous cars, image recognition, image generation tools, automated decision-making tools (chess, Go)... …

Cosmology. A small word to define the study of the infinite Universe

The women's world English boxing championships were held in New Delhi, India, from 15 to 26 March 2023, while the men's championships will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 1 to 14 May 2023. An amateur boxing match takes place in a square ring over 3 rounds of 3 minutes each, with 1 minute to …

The Mopsa Software won the bronze medal in the "Software Systems" category at the Software Competition 2023 (SV-COMP). SEAS Thematic Group.

Phone games collect all kinds of personal information without our knowledge. In this article from the CNRS journal, Pierre Laperdrix (CRIStAL) looks back at the studies carried out with his team on this surveillance ecosystem and its impact on users.

Cryptographic protocols everywhere – Are we well protected?

The University of Lille is one of the university sites awarded the "science with and for society" label by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Within this framework, the MérLin project, in conjunction with regional players and the "L'Esprit Sorcier TV" channel (Fred Courant), aims …

In the space of a few years, digital services have invaded our daily lives. Our dependence on the many benefits they provide is growing every day. Whether from a computer, a smartphone, a television or a connected loudspeaker, we are constantly calling on numerous servers scattered around the world …

Robots are becoming increasingly common in operating theatres, promising faster, more precise and less risky interventions. An article in CNRS le Journal takes a look at some spectacular examples currently under development, including CoBra, "the robot that aims just right", developed at the Centre …