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In terms of resources and number of researchers, the USTL laboratories alone make up almost 75% of regional research on Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies. They cover all the areas in the sector.
On the site of La Haute Borne Science Park, the Scientific Centre will soon accommodate IRCICA, the Institute of Research on Hardware and Software Components for Information and Advanced Communication. This Scientific Interest Group, with already 3 laboratories, ( IEMN, LiFL, PhLAM) ) will be equipped with highly specialised equipment, and will reinforce the impact of regional research on cutting-edge industries both nationally and internationally. The partners of IRCICA are CNRS, INRIA, UVHC, ISEN and Artois University. |
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These laboratories are involved in the development of applications for a wide range of industrial sectors: |
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 Terrestrial and space telecommunications: production of very high power components (semi-conductors III-V), anti-collision radars, encryption, new photonic fibres, development of lasers for optical telecommunications, use of lasers for characterisation of new materials and photonic fibres, etc. |
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| Transport: on-board systems, inter-vehicular communication, vehicle position, obstacle detection and reliability of software components for transport safety. |
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| Food processing: non-destructive testing of food products and production systems and processes. |
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| Biology/health: medical imaging, medical training simulators, fluid microsystems, "laboratory on a chip", image-assisted therapy, care of the disabled, bioinformatics and genomics. |
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| Multimedia and communications: optimisation of transmission systems, educational engineering applied to e-learning, smart cards, GSM mobile phones, data protection, electronic labels. |
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In addition to these areas, there are emerging sectors in which research teams are currently working, particularly software engineering and encryption, quantum computer, molecular electronics, new photonic fibres for the telecommunications of the future, medical devices with force feedback, Portable Objects Proved to be Safe POPS (GSM Mobiles, Pad), software reliability and safety testing.
In addition, the Institute of Electronics, Micro-electronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN) is one of the four national technological platforms entirely devoted to the microphone and nanotechnologies, with particularly rare highly specialised equipment in France and Europe such as the Nanomasqueur, or the analyzer of networks in the range of 140-220 GHz. |
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