Chairs of MIAI
CORE AI
Axis 1 : Embedded and distributed AI and hardware architecture for AI
Axis 2 : Machine learning and reasoning
Axis 3 : Interactive and Generative AI
Axis 4 : Reliability, verifiability, explainability
APPLICATION DOMAINS
Axis 5 : AI & Society
Axis 6 : Health
Axis 7 : Environment & Energy
Axis 8 : Industry 4.0 - 5.0
Axis 9 : AI4Science (Physics, Quantum and life science)
A research chair is an institutional mechanism for funding and organizing research, awarded to a researcher or a research team, with the aim of developing a structuring research programme over several years around a clearly identified thematic area.
CORE AI
Axis 1 : Embedded and distributed AI and hardware architecture for AI
Cluster IA Chairs
- François Berry - Embed-AI: Towards hardware frugality (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Marielle Malfante - Embedded Artificial Intelligence for in situ Monitoring. Application to environmental & medical use cases (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
Past Chairs
- Lorena Anghel & Alexandre Valentian - Hardware for spike-coded neural networks exploiting hybrid CMOS non-volatile technologies (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Frédéric Pétrot - Digital Hardware AI Architectures (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Denis Trystram - Edge intelligence (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- François Berry - Embed-AI: Towards hardware frugality (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Marielle Malfante - Embedded Artificial Intelligence for in situ Monitoring. Application to environmental & medical use cases (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
Past Chairs
- Lorena Anghel & Alexandre Valentian - Hardware for spike-coded neural networks exploiting hybrid CMOS non-volatile technologies (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Frédéric Pétrot - Digital Hardware AI Architectures (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Denis Trystram - Edge intelligence (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
Axis 2 : Machine learning and reasoning
Cluster IA Chairs
- Pierre Gaillard & Bruno Gaujal - Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning (Sept. 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Mathieu Besançon & Jérôme Malick - Structured Optimization for Learning (Sept. 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Clémentine Prieur & Rodolphe Le Riche - Bayesian Active Learning Techniques for Energy EfficienCy in buildings (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Mauro Dalla Mura - PHysics-aware AI for iMaging Science: from space to atoms (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Alexandre Vigny (CPJ) - Models and algorithms for AI (Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2028)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Sophie Achard (International) - Advanced Spatiotemporal Statistical Frameworks for brain connectivity (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Emilie Devijver - Causality (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Diane Larlus - Lifelong Representation Learning (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Julien Mairal - Towards More Data Efficiency in Machine Learning (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Jérôme Malick & Yurii Nesterov (International) - Optimisation & Learning (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Martial Mermillod ( & Sophie Achard) - Towards Robust and Understandable Neuromorphic Systems (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Anatoli Juditsky & Arkadi Nemirovski (International) - High-dimensional Inference by Convex Optimisation (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Romain Couillet - Large Dimensional Statistics for AI (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
- Jérôme Euzenat - Knowledge communication and evolution (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
- Patrick Loiseau & Marie-Christine Rousset - Explainable and Responsible AI (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
- Pierre Gaillard & Bruno Gaujal - Fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning (Sept. 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Mathieu Besançon & Jérôme Malick - Structured Optimization for Learning (Sept. 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Clémentine Prieur & Rodolphe Le Riche - Bayesian Active Learning Techniques for Energy EfficienCy in buildings (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Mauro Dalla Mura - PHysics-aware AI for iMaging Science: from space to atoms (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Alexandre Vigny (CPJ) - Models and algorithms for AI (Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2028)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Sophie Achard (International) - Advanced Spatiotemporal Statistical Frameworks for brain connectivity (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Emilie Devijver - Causality (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Diane Larlus - Lifelong Representation Learning (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Julien Mairal - Towards More Data Efficiency in Machine Learning (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Jérôme Malick & Yurii Nesterov (International) - Optimisation & Learning (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Martial Mermillod ( & Sophie Achard) - Towards Robust and Understandable Neuromorphic Systems (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Anatoli Juditsky & Arkadi Nemirovski (International) - High-dimensional Inference by Convex Optimisation (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Romain Couillet - Large Dimensional Statistics for AI (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
- Jérôme Euzenat - Knowledge communication and evolution (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
- Patrick Loiseau & Marie-Christine Rousset - Explainable and Responsible AI (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
Axis 3 : Interactive and Generative AI
Cluster IA Chairs
- Thomas Hueber, Mathilde Fort & Laurent Girin - Developmental AI for Speech and Language Learning (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- François Portet & Lorraine Goeuriot - AI&Language chair (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Didier Schwab (Industrial chair with Artelia) - AugmentIA (Sept. 2024 - Sept. 2027)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Pia Katalin Bideau (International) - Visual Detection of Opportunities Determining Sequences of Contact States for Object Manipulation (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Max Langer (International) - 3D and 4D Phase Retrieval using Deep Learning (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Pierre-Brice Wieber (International) - Robots for Logistics in Social Environments (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Xavier Alameda-Pineda & Radu Horaud - Audio-visual machine perception and interaction for companion robots (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Pascal Perrier & Laurent Girin - Bayesian Cognition and Machine Learning for Speech Communication (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- François Portet & Laurent Besacier - Artificial Intelligence & Language (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Christophe Prieur - AI and dynamical systems: new paradigms for control and robots (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Cordelia Schmid - Towards self-supervised visual learning (Sept. 2019 - Jan. 2021)
- Edmond Boyer - Data Driven 3D Vision (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2022)
- Gérard Bailly & James Crowley - Collaborative Intelligent Systems (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
- Thomas Hueber, Mathilde Fort & Laurent Girin - Developmental AI for Speech and Language Learning (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- François Portet & Lorraine Goeuriot - AI&Language chair (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Didier Schwab (Industrial chair with Artelia) - AugmentIA (Sept. 2024 - Sept. 2027)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Pia Katalin Bideau (International) - Visual Detection of Opportunities Determining Sequences of Contact States for Object Manipulation (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Max Langer (International) - 3D and 4D Phase Retrieval using Deep Learning (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Pierre-Brice Wieber (International) - Robots for Logistics in Social Environments (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Xavier Alameda-Pineda & Radu Horaud - Audio-visual machine perception and interaction for companion robots (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Pascal Perrier & Laurent Girin - Bayesian Cognition and Machine Learning for Speech Communication (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- François Portet & Laurent Besacier - Artificial Intelligence & Language (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Christophe Prieur - AI and dynamical systems: new paradigms for control and robots (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Cordelia Schmid - Towards self-supervised visual learning (Sept. 2019 - Jan. 2021)
- Edmond Boyer - Data Driven 3D Vision (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2022)
- Gérard Bailly & James Crowley - Collaborative Intelligent Systems (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
Axis 4 : Reliability, verifiability, explainability
Cluster IA Chairs
- Heber Hwang Arcolezi & Théodore Christakis - Responsible AI: Design, Regulation and Conformity (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Alexandre Donzé (CPJ) - Verifiability and Explicability of AI (Oct. 2024 - Sept. 2028)
- Sébastien Salva (Industrial chair with CGI, Agaetis & Département Cantal) - Reliable and Confident Use of LLMs (Janv. 2025 - Janv. 2029)
- Heber Hwang Arcolezi & Théodore Christakis - Responsible AI: Design, Regulation and Conformity (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Alexandre Donzé (CPJ) - Verifiability and Explicability of AI (Oct. 2024 - Sept. 2028)
- Sébastien Salva (Industrial chair with CGI, Agaetis & Département Cantal) - Reliable and Confident Use of LLMs (Janv. 2025 - Janv. 2029)
APPLICATION DOMAINS
Axis 5 : AI and society
Cluster IA Chairs
- Agnès Helme-Guizon & Catherine Pelachaud - Transformative AI & Social Change (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Géraldine Vial & Caroline Bazzoli - Artificial intelligence techniques and the transformation of legal professions (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Sébastien Bailly & Marie Ghis Malfilatre - Sociology of artificial intelligence innovation in healthcare trajectories (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Aurélie Nardy - Socialization and Language at School: An Opportunity and a Challenge for AI in the Exploitation of Massive Data (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Salomé Cojean - Technologies Used in Pedagogy with Artificial Intelligence Adaptations (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Gilles Bastin - Algorithmic society (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Théodore Christakis - Legal and regulatory implications of artificial intelligence (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Thierry Ménissier - Ethics and AI (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Sihem Amer-Yahia - Contextual Recommendations in Action - Bridging AI and Real-Life Economics (Sept. 2019- Sept. 2023)
- Agnès Helme-Guizon & Catherine Pelachaud - Transformative AI & Social Change (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Géraldine Vial & Caroline Bazzoli - Artificial intelligence techniques and the transformation of legal professions (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Sébastien Bailly & Marie Ghis Malfilatre - Sociology of artificial intelligence innovation in healthcare trajectories (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Aurélie Nardy - Socialization and Language at School: An Opportunity and a Challenge for AI in the Exploitation of Massive Data (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Salomé Cojean - Technologies Used in Pedagogy with Artificial Intelligence Adaptations (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Gilles Bastin - Algorithmic society (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Théodore Christakis - Legal and regulatory implications of artificial intelligence (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Thierry Ménissier - Ethics and AI (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Sihem Amer-Yahia - Contextual Recommendations in Action - Bridging AI and Real-Life Economics (Sept. 2019- Sept. 2023)
Axis 6 : Health
Cluster IA Chairs
- Alain Tchana & Nicolas Vuillerme (Industrial chair with VATES & EasyVirt ) - HELIOS (January 2026 - June 2029)
- Benjamin Lemasson & Thomas Christen - Artificial Intelligence for new integrated MRI exams : applications to stroke imaging (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Sergei Grudinin & Jacques-Philippe Colletier - AI-based design of crystalline therapeutic proteins (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Aurélien Gourrier - Geometry-aware multimodal super-resolution imaging of microscopic cellular porosity in bones and teeth (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Clément Beitone & Taha Chikhaoui - EnhancINg Surgery with deeP lEarning-controlled Continuum roboTs (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Antoine Frenoy - Models and simulation-based parameter inference for microbial evolution (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Jean-Louis Pépin (International) - Sleep-Health AI (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Nicolas Vuillerme (International) - Smart Life Smart Living intercontinental. AI by and for people (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Philippe Cinquin - Deep Care: Patient Empowerment via a Participatory Health Project (Sept. 2019- Dec. 2024)
- Emmanuel Mignot (International) & Jean-Louis Pépin - My Way to Health 'trajectories medicine' (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Thomas Burger & Julien Thévenon - Artificial Intelligence for High throughput biomedical investigations (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Jocelyne Troccaz & Sanderine Voros - Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions (CAMI) Assistant (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Alain Tchana & Nicolas Vuillerme (Industrial chair with VATES & EasyVirt ) - HELIOS (January 2026 - June 2029)
- Benjamin Lemasson & Thomas Christen - Artificial Intelligence for new integrated MRI exams : applications to stroke imaging (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Sergei Grudinin & Jacques-Philippe Colletier - AI-based design of crystalline therapeutic proteins (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Aurélien Gourrier - Geometry-aware multimodal super-resolution imaging of microscopic cellular porosity in bones and teeth (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Clément Beitone & Taha Chikhaoui - EnhancINg Surgery with deeP lEarning-controlled Continuum roboTs (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Antoine Frenoy - Models and simulation-based parameter inference for microbial evolution (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Jean-Louis Pépin (International) - Sleep-Health AI (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Nicolas Vuillerme (International) - Smart Life Smart Living intercontinental. AI by and for people (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Philippe Cinquin - Deep Care: Patient Empowerment via a Participatory Health Project (Sept. 2019- Dec. 2024)
- Emmanuel Mignot (International) & Jean-Louis Pépin - My Way to Health 'trajectories medicine' (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Thomas Burger & Julien Thévenon - Artificial Intelligence for High throughput biomedical investigations (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Jocelyne Troccaz & Sanderine Voros - Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions (CAMI) Assistant (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
Axis 7 : Environment & Energy
Cluster IA Chairs
- Pedro Luiz Coelho Rodrigues & Julien Le Sommer - Simulation-Based Inference for Climate Science (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Vincent Debusschere - Complex, intelligent and multiscale energy systems (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Valérie Dufour - COrvid and Primate Individual Recognition using Artificial InTelligence (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Sophie Giffard-Roisin, Yajing Yan & Jocelyn Chanussot - MOnitoring natural Hazards using AI and Remote sensing (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
Past Chairs
- Jocelyn Chanussot & Wilfried Thuiller - Multiscale, multimodal and multitemporal remote sensing (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Nouredine Hadj-Said - Artificial intelligence for Smart Grids (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Pierre Comon, & Simon Barthelmé - Artificial Intelligence for High throughput biomedical investigations (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2021)
- Michel Campillo & Olivier Michel - Geophysical applications of AI for natural hazard and georesources (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
- Pedro Luiz Coelho Rodrigues & Julien Le Sommer - Simulation-Based Inference for Climate Science (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Vincent Debusschere - Complex, intelligent and multiscale energy systems (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Valérie Dufour - COrvid and Primate Individual Recognition using Artificial InTelligence (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Sophie Giffard-Roisin, Yajing Yan & Jocelyn Chanussot - MOnitoring natural Hazards using AI and Remote sensing (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
Past Chairs
- Jocelyn Chanussot & Wilfried Thuiller - Multiscale, multimodal and multitemporal remote sensing (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Nouredine Hadj-Said - Artificial intelligence for Smart Grids (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Pierre Comon, & Simon Barthelmé - Artificial Intelligence for High throughput biomedical investigations (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2021)
- Michel Campillo & Olivier Michel - Geophysical applications of AI for natural hazard and georesources (Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2023)
Axis 8 : Industry 4.0 - 5.0
Cluster IA Chairs
- Philippe Marin & Benjamin Lecouteux - AI for architectural and urban generative design (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Vincent Acary, Filippo Masi - Artificial Intelligence and Mechanics for scale bridging in complex materials (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Ionela Prodan & Louis Morge-Rollet - Embedded, Safe and Secure AI-based Methods for Interacting Cyber-Physical Systems: Applications in Robotic Squads (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Kavé Salamatian & Hervé Verjus - artiFicial Intelligence fOr administrative aND bUsiness procEsses (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Laurent Doyen & Sophie Capdevielle - Predictive Risk-Informed asset Strategic Management (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Julie Dugdale & Cécile Cornou - Digital Twin dedicated to Natural and Technological Cascading Crisis Management in the City of Grenoble (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Misaki Ozawa - Estimating the entropy of non-equilibrium physical, chemical, and biological systems from snapshot images using ML techniques (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Martin Uhrin (International) - From Edisonian trial and error to the inverse design of materials and molecules (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Gülgün Alpan - AI for data-driven and self-configurable supply chains (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Massih-Reza Amini & Alexis Deschamps - Machine learning for mAterial desiGN and Efficient sysTems (MAGNET) (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Philippe Marin & Benjamin Lecouteux - AI for architectural and urban generative design (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Vincent Acary, Filippo Masi - Artificial Intelligence and Mechanics for scale bridging in complex materials (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Ionela Prodan & Louis Morge-Rollet - Embedded, Safe and Secure AI-based Methods for Interacting Cyber-Physical Systems: Applications in Robotic Squads (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Kavé Salamatian & Hervé Verjus - artiFicial Intelligence fOr administrative aND bUsiness procEsses (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Laurent Doyen & Sophie Capdevielle - Predictive Risk-Informed asset Strategic Management (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Julie Dugdale & Cécile Cornou - Digital Twin dedicated to Natural and Technological Cascading Crisis Management in the City of Grenoble (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
3IA - Cluster IA Joint Chairs
- Misaki Ozawa - Estimating the entropy of non-equilibrium physical, chemical, and biological systems from snapshot images using ML techniques (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
- Martin Uhrin (International) - From Edisonian trial and error to the inverse design of materials and molecules (Sept. 2023 - Sept. 2027)
Past Chairs
- Gülgün Alpan - AI for data-driven and self-configurable supply chains (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
- Massih-Reza Amini & Alexis Deschamps - Machine learning for mAterial desiGN and Efficient sysTems (MAGNET) (Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2024)
Axis 9 : AI4Science
AI & Physics - Cluster IA Chairs
- Julien Donini & Sabine Crépé - Renaudin - Jet Exploration for Detecting anomalies with AI (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Manon Michel & Vivien Lecompte - Robust Generative Artificial Intelligence for physical Sciences: From Monte Carlo sampling to multiscale dynamics generation (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
AI & Quantum - Cluster IA Chairs
- Anne Milet & Marie-Bernadette Lepetit - Beyond the Schrödinger equation: An AI-Driven Approach for Quantum Materials and Chemical Reactivity (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
AI & Life science -Cluster IA Chairs
- Magali Richard - Scientific Competitions for Advancing Learning and Enhancing Research in life sciences (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Julien Donini & Sabine Crépé - Renaudin - Jet Exploration for Detecting anomalies with AI (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
- Manon Michel & Vivien Lecompte - Robust Generative Artificial Intelligence for physical Sciences: From Monte Carlo sampling to multiscale dynamics generation (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
AI & Quantum - Cluster IA Chairs
- Anne Milet & Marie-Bernadette Lepetit - Beyond the Schrödinger equation: An AI-Driven Approach for Quantum Materials and Chemical Reactivity (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)
AI & Life science -Cluster IA Chairs
- Magali Richard - Scientific Competitions for Advancing Learning and Enhancing Research in life sciences (June 2025 - Sept. 2029)