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EURECOM is proud to announce that Prof. Maria A. Zuluaga, from the school’s Data Science department, has been awarded the prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This €2 million grant, distributed over five years, will support her groundbreaking project CARAVEL, which aims to revolutionize the analysis of neurovascular images at multiple scales using fundamental AI methodologies developed at EURECOM. Collaborating with neurologists and researchers from King's College London and Nice University Hospital, the ambitious project is set up for success, enhancing EURECOM’s leading role in artificial intelligence, including for medical applications.

Advancing neuroscience with CARAVEL

The CARAVEL project seeks to develop the first population-level multi-resolution spatiotemporal atlas of the ageing vascular architecture of the brain. By addressing the critical methodological challenges in extracting, modelling, and analyzing the brain vessel tree, CARAVEL promises to unlock new insights into the mechanisms of ageing and neurological diseases onset. This initiative leverages cutting-edge advancements in AI, computer vision, statistics, and medicine to map cerebral blood vessels with unprecedented precision, robustness and reproducibility.

CARAVEL’s openly accessible atlas and tools will empower the scientific community to explore new hypotheses, gain deeper insights into the neurovascular system, and better understand its interaction with the brain. The project’s broader impacts include accelerating health research, uncovering vascular contributions to diseases, and shaping new clinical applications for society’s benefit.

AI for brain health

CARAVEL will enable physicians and researchers to test hypotheses about the brain’s vascular network, contributing to innovations in diagnostics, treatment, and preventative medicine. Its focus on creating reproducible and robust methodologies ensures that the tools developed will have lasting and scalable benefits for both research and clinical practice.

Professor Maria A. Zuluaga explains the significance of CARAVEL: “Despite huge progress in brain research, much about the brain’s vascular system remains a mystery. With CARAVEL, we aim to shed light on this hidden architecture and its role in health and disease. This ERC grant gives us the resources to push the boundaries of what’s possible.”

Recognition for EURECOM and Sophia Antipolis

David Gesbert, Director of EURECOM, highlights CARAVEL’s alignment with the institution’s mission: “We are thrilled to see Maria’s vision materialize into a project of this scale. CARAVEL reflects EURECOM’s dedication to combining cutting-edge research with impactful societal contributions. It also strengthens our role in training future engineers through exposure to school projects in the rapidly growing field of AI for health.”

About Maria A. Zuluaga

Maria A. Zuluaga joined EURECOM in 2019 and, since 2021, she is also a Visiting Senior Lecturer at King’s College London. Her academic journey spans electronic engineering, computer science, and signal and image processing, with BSc and MSc degrees from Universidad del Valle and Universidad de los Andes, respectively, in Colombia, and a PhD degree from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France). Before EURECOM, she had a brief experience as a researcher in industry and was a Senior Research Associate at University College London.

Maria’s work is an inspiration for young women in STEM, showcasing that scientific innovation is accessible and essential for addressing global challenges. As a research chair holder at the Institut 3IA Côte d'Azur, she actively fosters AI research in France while inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists.

Contact Information

For further details on CARAVEL and EURECOM’s research initiatives, please reach out to:
Prof. Maria A. Zuluaga
Professor, Data Science Department, EURECOM

Hats off to Professor Raymond Knopp for being elevated to IEEE Fellow for his contributions to multi-user diversity and open radio access networks. Raymond Knopp teaches graduate courses in "Digital Communication" and "Signal Processing Theory and Technologies". He also participates in continuing education programs for industry, on behalf of EURECOM, on specific topics of interest to wireless communication systems.

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world's largest technical professional organization, with over 400,000 members in more than 160 countries. Election to the rank of IEEE Fellow is one of the highest honors the Institute can bestow on its members in recognition of their technical, educational and leadership achievements.

The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance is pleased to invite you to the OpenAirInterface 10th Anniversary Workshop hosted by EURECOM, the founding member of OAI, on 12-13 September 2024 in Biot, France.

For the past ten years, you, the OAI community, have developed 4G and 5G software and made it available to tens of thousands of users worldwide. As the pioneering platform driving open-source software-defined radio solutions, OAI has undoubtedly contributed to accelerating innovation. OAI has also built a culture of engagement and today works with the most prestigious technology companies and research organizations.

We shall take this opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the past ten years and to think through the challenges ahead. From fruitful projects to impactful collaborations, we will share insights into the progress made across various initiatives within the OAI ecosystem with our partners. Read more.

Seats are limited, and we encourage you to secure your seat at the workshop by registering at your earliest. Register here.

We are still accepting proposals for demos and posters. Do take this opportunity to showcase your work and engage with a broad audience of OAI peers and industry leaders. Please submit your proposals by the 5th of August via the form here.

For more visit the workshop page.

The 2024 International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2024), held from July 7 to 12 in Athens, Greece, included a chess event with Grandmaster Vasilios Kotronias, who played against 30 people. The games lasted more than 3.5 hours! GM Kotronias won 27 games and drew 3 against three players, and one of them was Javad Maheri a PhD student in the Communication Systems Department at EURECOM, under the supervision of Professor Petros Elia.

Javad is enthusiastic about combinatorial problems in the area of distributed computing. His thesis topic: Information theoretic limits of distributed computing and communication.

More information on https://2024.ieee-isit.org/chessisit-2024

The BMW Summer University 2024 - co-organized by EURECOM, TUM, and the BMW Group, with the support of BayFrance, the Franco-German University, the Franco-German Academy for the Industry of the Future and IVADO - was held from June 30 to July 5, 2024.

The program includes a week of debates and mini-hackathons on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence for the future of mobility... Watch the video

To all Alumni around the world, we look forward to seeing you on the EURECOM campus over the weekend of June 7-8-9. 

There are still a few hours left to register! 

view the program

Join the TechForward incubator in Sophia Antipolis!
Are you developing an impactful technological project and dream of propelling it to new heights?
Apply until June 9 midnight to join the TechForward incubator founded by EURECOM, the Institut Mines-Télécom and EDHEC.

Link to the info session on May 29 at 1:00 p.m.: https://bit.ly/tf-info-session
Applications until June 9: https://bit.ly/join-TechForward

The Class of  2023 EURECOM graduates diploma ceremony was a huge success at the Azur Arena in Antibes but also online !
Thank you to all of you who came from 41 countries to share this moment with your friends and your school!

For the 2nd consecutive year EURECOM welcomed researchers, decision-makers and industy to its stand, supported by Carnot TSN, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, dedicated to the networks of the future and connectivity. An opportunity to talk about the outstanding research at EURECOM, close to the needs of the industry and the innovative solutions proposed. Curious to know more about the place of innovation at EURECOM? Watch this video: https://youtu.be/wDaoIDiD_Ks?si=i9QwBLD-jB3Tgg2K

Congratulations to Professor Raymond Knopp for his elevation to IEEE Fellow, starting from January 2024, thanks to his contributions to multiuser diversity and open radio access networks.

Learn more about this distinction // Access his latest publications