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| Labex MME-DII | |
|---|---|
| Name | MME-DII |
| Established | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Region served | France |
| Parent organization | Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie |
Labex MME-DII is a French laboratory of excellence focused on mathematical modeling, electrical engineering, and information theory, situated in the Paris region. It brought together researchers from multiple institutions including Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, École Normale Supérieure (Paris), Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique to pursue interdisciplinary studies. The initiative connected academic actors such as Collège de France, École Polytechnique, Université Paris Diderot, and Université Paris-Sud with industrial partners like Thales Group, Schneider Electric, and Alstom.
MME-DII emerged after the launch of the Investissements d'Avenir programme promoted by the French government and administered through agencies such as the Agence Nationale de la Recherche and collaborations with Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation. The project was shaped amid national strategies involving ANR Projects, the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, and networks like Réseau Université de Paris. Founders included research teams affiliated with Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, LIP6, Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique, and Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Énergies. Over time MME-DII coordinated programs with international actors such as European Research Council grantees, partners from Imperial College London, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Max Planck Society, and collaborations with CNES and CEA units.
The Labex prioritized topics spanning probability theory teams linked to Institut Henri Poincaré, harmonic analysis groups connected to Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu, and control theory labs associated with Centre d'Automatique de Nancy. Research themes included signal processing projects overlapping with CCI Paris Île-de-France, information theory lines inspired by work at Telecom Paris, and inverse problems developed alongside Institut Fourier. Cross-disciplinary goals aligned with applications in telecommunications collaborations with Orange S.A., energy systems studies tied to RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité), and neuroscience interfaces involving Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière.
MME-DII's governance involved a board with representatives from institutions like Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Paris-Est Créteil, and Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Scientific oversight was provided by committees including members from CNRS, INSERM, INRIA, and visiting scientists from Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and University of California, Berkeley. Operational partnerships encompassed industrial stakeholders such as Dassault Systèmes, EDF, STMicroelectronics, and research centers like Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse, and Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6.
MME-DII supported flagship projects in compressed sensing with teams linked to École normale supérieure de Lyon, machine learning collaborations resonant with Google DeepMind visiting scholars, and network theory studies parallel to work at Microsoft Research. Achievements included publications in journals associated with American Mathematical Society, presentations at conferences like International Congress of Mathematicians, NeurIPS, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, and awards involving CNRS Silver Medal laureates and ERC Advanced Grant holders. Collaborative results influenced technologies used by Airbus, Renault, SNCF, and standards discussed at IEEE Standards Association forums.
Primary funding originated from the Investissements d'Avenir programme administered by the Agence nationale de la recherche and co-funding by institutions including Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, École Polytechnique, CNRS, INRIA, and industry partners like Thales Group and Schneider Electric. Governance mechanisms followed practices shared with other Labex initiatives such as Labex Lebesgue and Labex PERSYVAL-Lab, with evaluation conducted by panels including experts from European Commission funded projects and reviewers from American Mathematical Society and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
MME-DII organized doctoral schools in partnership with entities like École des Ponts ParisTech, Université PSL, Collège de France, and offered postdoctoral fellowships attracting researchers from University of Tokyo, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Seoul National University. Outreach activities included workshops co-hosted with Institut Henri Poincaré, summer schools coordinated with CIRM, and public lectures at venues such as Palais de la Découverte and Maison de la Chimie. Training programs interfaced with industrial internships at Thales Group, EDF, and Alstom.
The Labex influenced subsequent initiatives within the French research landscape, informing decisions by Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation and shaping partnerships with European Research Council programmes. Its legacy persists through alumni in institutions like CEA, INRIA, CNRS, and industry placements at Google, Amazon, Airbus, and Thales Group. Concepts developed within the Labex informed projects at CEA LIST, LaBRI, LISN, and continued as threads in European networks including Horizon 2020 and bilateral collaborations with Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung-funded teams. Category:Research institutes in France