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AI and Deep Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular deep learning, is experiencing rapid development, driven by the massive availability of data, increased computational power, and advances in algorithms. These technologies open up major perspectives in many fields, including health, environment, and social sciences. The theme “Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning” aims to mobilize these approaches to address the challenges of sustainable development, while contributing to the advancement of the methods themselves. It naturally fits within the unit’s modeling activities by proposing new ways to extract, represent, and exploit information contained in data. The work carried out within this theme covers a wide range of applications and relies on numerous national and international projects, reflecting the unit’s active role in this rapidly evolving field.

Scientific objectives

Scientific challenges

01

Data quality and bias

The performance of AI models strongly depends on data quality. Bias, lack of diversity, or annotation errors can significantly limit their generalization capabilities. The theme works in close connection with other axes to improve the quality and representativeness of data.

02

Data annotation and semi-supervised learning

Data annotation represents a major cost. The theme explores alternative approaches such as semi-supervised learning, continual learning, or human-in-the-loop methods, in order to leverage partially annotated data.

03

Architecture design

Designing suitable architectures remains a challenge, often addressed in an empirical and costly manner. The theme aims to better structure this design space, in particular to develop more efficient and frugal models.

Applications

Activities

Le thème organise et soutient une animation scientifique dynamique :
financement de projets collaboratifs,
organisation de formations et séminaires,
mise en place d’un cycle régulier de séminaires internes.
Une attention particulière est portée à l’animation d’une communauté large incluant doctorants, post-doctorants et jeunes chercheurs, afin de favoriser les échanges et la veille scientifique dans un domaine en évolution rapide.

Associated centers

Associated projects