The teams

CRIStAL (Lille Research Center for Computer Science, Signals, and Automation) is a joint research unit (UMR 9189) under the supervision of the CNRS, the University of Lille, and Centrale Lille, in collaboration with Inria at the University of Lille. CRIStAL covers a wide range of topics in digital sciences, from the most fundamental to the most applied.

The core of IEMN’s activities focuses on micro- and nanotechnologies and their applications in the fields of information, communication, transportation, and healthcare. Our researchers have access to exceptional experimental facilities, particularly technology and characterization centers whose capabilities and performance rank among the best in Europe. IEMN is part of the RENATECH network of major technology centers.

SCALab brings together researchers, faculty members, and clinicians around a shared research project focused on the experimental and neuroscientific study of the interrelationships between cognition, emotion, and behavior. SCALab’s scientific project aims to understand the cognitive and affective aspects of interactions with the physical and cultural world (perception, action, conceptualization) and with the social world (interrelationships, language). The research program being developed lies at the intersection of the humanities, social sciences, and neuroscience, thereby fostering a multidisciplinary and translational scientific approach supported by innovative digital tools. The laboratory’s distinctive feature is its dynamic and adaptive conception of behavior, through which it proposes complementary research projects organized across three continuums: behavioral cues and neurobiological indicators; behaviors in the general and pathological populations; and experimental studies and computational modeling.

This research unit is driven by a twofold mission: to conduct rigorous disciplinary research across various fields of law while fostering interdisciplinary and cross-cutting collaborative research of the highest caliber. The disciplinary foundation is provided by the areas of specialization pursued by the four teams that make up the CRDP. These are built both on the achievements of legal research in Lille—which have shaped its history and reputation—and on the internal dynamics of each disciplinary field.

The Institute for Research on Software and Hardware Components for Advanced Information and Communication (IRCICA) is a Research and Support Unit (UAR-3380) jointly operated by the CNRS and the University of Lille. Based on a project-based structure, IRCICA has been conducting interdisciplinary research for the past decade to conceive and develop responsible information and communication technologies. This approach brings together researchers and faculty members with complementary expertise in a single location to tackle major scientific and societal challenges using interdisciplinary and/or disruptive approaches from the very inception of projects.