The 2024 iGEM Grand Jamboree is a platform for advancing synthetic biology. It has attracted over 4,500 participants from diverse backgrounds, including researchers, industry representatives, startup founders, investors, journalists, policy experts, and the public. Among the contributors was Vivien Roussel, PhD candidate at De Vinci Research Center (DVRC) and the Institute for Future Technologies (IFT) […]
Professor-researcher and multimedia artist Xiao Xiao delivered an inviting talk in the CHIME seminar series, an EPSRC-funded initiative focused on Music and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Her presentation, “Tuning into Intangibility: Lessons for HCI from Theremin Learning,” explored how her experiences mastering the Theremin—a touchless electronic instrument—have informed her research in HCI. Xiao Xiao’s CHIME seminar […]
The Biohybrid Device was prominently featured at the Dutch Design Week 2024 (DDW24), one of the world’s most influential design events worldwide, where its exhibition aimed to shift perspectives on how emerging technologies can influence broader social and cultural paradigms. The Biohybrid Device Game Controller project, led by Vivien Roussel in collaboration with Madalina Nicolae […]
The Institute for Future Technologies (IFT) at De Vinci Higher Education recently hosted an engaging Instant Futures Talk featuring Sofy Yuditskaya, a renowned media artist and educator. Held at the Paris La Défense campus and streamed live, this artist talk brought a unique perspective to the forefront, bridging art and technology in an innovative exploration […]
The Institute for Future Technologies (IFT) has partnered with Qorvo, a global leader in innovative semiconductor solutions. This collaboration signifies a shared commitment to advancing university programs and pioneering research in emerging technologies. As part of this partnership, Qorvo has provided two Ultra-Wideband (UWB) design kits to support a thesis on positioning robotic swarms using […]
A delegation from Hanyang University, South Korea, recently visited De Vinci Higher Education and the Institute for Future Technologies (IFT), further solidifying a partnership over a decade. Hanyang University is a strategic partner of De Vinci Higher Education, and their collaboration has been pivotal in fostering educational and research exchanges. A Decade-Long Partnership Hanyang University […]
In collaboration with the Programme de Transfert au Campus Cyber (PTCC), the Institute for Future Technologies (IFT) hosted a talk featuring MIT researcher-entrepreneurs Dr. Tina Srivastava and Dr. Charles Herder III. During the event, participants explored the challenges and breakthroughs in cybersecurity innovation alongside them. The speakers shared their journey from doctoral research to founding […]
The 8th International Conference on Technologies & Organization (ICTO2024) was hosted in Paris, France, by the De Vinci Research Center of De Vinci Higher Education. The ICTO2024 conference on “Augmented Intelligence for Smarter Societies” emphasized the collaboration between human cognition and artificial intelligence (AI) in improving organizational decision-making. This theme represented a notable transition from […]
Guillaume and Jules, class of 2025 Creative Technology students at ESILV, have designed the first recyclable kitesurf board at the Institute for Future Technologies. Fervent kitesurfers, these two engineering students are aware of traditional equipment’s often neglected ecological impact. They aim to rethink the manufacturing process to create a board that is both sustainable and […]
Daniel, class of 2025, is a civil engineer from Bogota, Colombia. His journey from Bogota to Paris proves his determination to navigate the challenges of international education. As he says, studying abroad requires adaptability, continuous learning, and the support of both personal and professional networks. Daniel shared his experiences and challenges as a student pursuing […]
Mariana Tamashiro, an independent designer with a diverse background in creative learning and technology, recently led a workshop titled “In Their (Small) Shoes: A Journey Into Child-Computer Interaction Design” at the Institute for Futures Technologies (IFT), of De Vinci Higher Education. This workshop offered a fresh perspective on child-computer interaction design. The intersection of design […]
Baptiste Caramiaux, a professor and CNRS researcher at the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISIR), Sorbonne University, Paris, is reshaping and revolutionising the landscape of machine learning (ML). He is redefining ML’s role from a mere analytical tool to an active participant in the design process. In his presentation at the Institute for Future Technologies […]