Académie d'Excellence "Systèmes Complexes"

Actualités

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  THEMATIC SEMESTER LIGHTFAB - Call for Master internship proposals - Deadline: October 16, 2026.
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  THEMATIC SEMESTER LIGHTFAB - Call for visiting researchers - Deadline: November 6, 2026
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  ML+SIM - Machine Learning + Simulation workshop - 12 to 16 October 2026
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  LIGHTFAB Thematic School and conference - From 31th of May to the 4th of June 2027
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  SYMPOSIUM MECABIONIC - The forces that shape life - November 13, 2026

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Semestres thématiques en cours

LIGHTFAB Thematic Semester
Light-driven fabrication: additive technologies enabled by and for photonics

LIGHTFAB is a project funded by the Complex Systems Academy at Université Côte d'Azur, in the framework of the IdEx program. It seeks to unite ongoing research initiatives within UniCA that intersect additive manufacturing, materials science, chemistry, and photonics, while integrating the expertise of external collaborators from France and abroad. By fostering interdisciplinary exchange through internships, scientific visits, and dedicated events, the initiative aims to strengthen cross-disciplinary collaboration and visibility.

Interdisciplinary collaborations
Bring together expert scientists, young researchers, and engineers from academia and industry who work at the forefront of materials science, additive manufacturing and photonics.
Dual approach
Advanced photonics drives fabrication, and additive manufacturing, in turn, accelerates the evolution of photonics itself.
Various Topics
Advanced light shaping for nanoscale structuring in polymers to mesoscale sintering of metals and localized melting of glass.

Different types of actions
The initiative will be hold in the Nice area during the first semester 2027, from mid-January to mid-July and will propose:

• Master internships
• Visiting researchers
• Scientific events

More information on the project website
 

ML+SIM Thematic Semester - Machine Learning + Simulation
Interaction, coupling and hybridization

Objectives
For the last few years, machine learning techniques have fastly emerged as a disruptive way to analyze complex systems in absence of models, on the basis of observational data. Despite their potential, the naive application to physical problems has however revealed some critical drawbacks, such as the lack of accuracy, robustness and explainability, the expensive training or the inability to intrinsically verify some established physical principles.
To overcome these limitations, the hybridization of machine learning techniques with classical scientific computing methodologies is a promising research axis.
In this context, the objective of the thematic semester Machine Learning + Simulation is to contribute to the development of these activities, by building bridges between specialists of machine learning and experts in simulation for various application fields.

Events
The thematic semester Machine Learning + Simulation at Université Côte d’Azur organizes in 2026 some scientific events related to the interaction, coupling and hybridization of machine learning techniques and simulation methodologies, in particular a Summer school and a Fall Workshop.
Internships
A set of Master2 internships, whose topics are in line with the semester, are granted in 2026 at Université Côte d’Azur.
Visits and seminars
Some professors / researchers are invited in 2026, giving seminars on selected topics.
 

Organisation team
This thematic semester is organized by:
Didier Auroux (LJAD, MSI)
Silvia Bottini (INRAE, Smile team)
Guillaume Cordonnier (Inria, GraphDeco team)
Régis Duvigneau (Inria, LJAD, Acumes team)[chair]
Elie Hachem (CEMEF, CFL team)
Abdelrahman Ijjeh (LEAT, CMA team)
Aurélien Larcher (CEMEF, CFL team)
Angelos Mantzaflaris (Inria, Aromath team)
Julie Regnier (CEREMA)
Thomas Rey (LJAD)
Rémy Sun (Inria, I3S, Maasai team)

ICON Thematic semester
on "Non LInear Cell PhotONics"

The overarching ICON project aims to consolidate ongoing research initiatives at Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA), encompassing various aspects of photonics and life sciences, from experimental and applied methods to numerical modeling. Additionally, the project seeks to enrich these endeavors by integrating external insights and expertise, fostering collaborations with researchers from France and beyond. A key objective is to strengthen interdisciplinary dimensions through internships and scientific visits, particularly benefiting PhD students, providing them with valuable exposure and experience. Moreover, the initiative serves as a dynamic platform for showcasing UniCA's research to external communities, explicitly aiming to catalyze new collaborations and partnerships. These comprehensive objectives underscore the initiative's profound impact on advancing research at the intersection of photonics and life sciences.

Different actions and events will be organised:

Seminars Workshops

More details and information on the project website

• M2 internships - call open
• Visiting PHD students - call open

MECABIONIC Thematic semester
on Mecanobiology

MECABIONIC is a thematic scientific program on mechanobiology sponsored by the Académie Systèmes Complexes of the Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA).
MECABIONIC involves different UniCA research laboratories including LJAD, IBV, INPHYNI, IPMC and IRCAN.

The behavior, functioning and development of biological systems are controlled by the synergy of biochemical and physical cues. Mechanobiology specifically focuses on the study of mechanics in a biological context. Mechanical forces can be intrinsically generated and biochemically regulated within cells or can result from external cues resulting from the cell physical environment.

More information on the project website

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