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Applied Mathematics (MA) Scientific Group

Last Updated On 25 September 2025

The “Applied Mathematics” (MA) scientific group covers a wide range of topics: Stochastic processes (especially Markov processes), numerical optimization (especially multidisciplinary optimization) and parallel computing, stabilization, control and numerical solution of partial differential equations, and financial engineering.

Our Research Areas

One of the main fields of study, which brings together almost all these themes, is the theoretical and numerical study of problems related to fluid-structure interactions.

These research activities are carried out in collaboration with the major players in Toulouse: The Toulouse Mathematics Institute (Paul Sabatier University-INSA), ONERA and the Clément Ader Institute (ICA), as well as with other national and international partners.

The Applied Mathematics (MA) research group comprises seven faculty members and one research engineer.

Contributions are mainly made to the following research themes:

*The division presented below is not strict: Interactions exist.

In this research area, we are interested in various aspects of the control and stabilisation or stability of solutions to partial differential equations. To be more precise:

Control of partial differential equations
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Hamiltonian systems with interaction ports (pHS)

The idea behind interaction port Hamiltonian systems is to describe the dynamics of a system using the physical energy of the system (called the Hamiltonian).

In particular, this makes it possible to deal with non-linearities (non-quadratic Hamiltonian) in general. Analysis of the associated Cauchy problem is still an active research topic in the case of infinite-dimensional systems (typically non-linear partial differential equations).

Interaction ports classically consist of co-located control and observation (among other things), enabling different pHs to be coupled. The resulting system is still a pH. There are algebraic structures subordinate to pHs: Dirac structures.

Numerical simulation of pHs calls for special numerical methods to preserve the Hamiltonian (or, more precisely, the existence of a Dirac structure associated with the discretized system).

It should also be noted that closed-loop stabilisation is easily obtained in pHs, and that they also allow, at least in finite dimension, constraints to be taken into account in the form of algebraic equations coupled to the dynamical system.

Fractional and Diffusive Differential Systems (SDF)
Well-Posed Linear Systems (WPLS)

This area of research focuses on numerical optimisation and multidisciplinary optimisation in the context of pre-project design. To be more precise:

Development and analysis of optimization algorithms (deterministic and stochastic)
Solving large linear systems and preconditioning
Uncertainty propagation (UQ)
Sensitivity analysis
Substitution models
High-Performance Computing (HPC)

This area of research focuses on the application of probability and statistics to practical problems encountered by industry. To be more precise:

Performance analysis of communication networks
Sensitivity analysis
Random trees

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Michel FOURNIE

Head of MA Group

michel.fournie@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

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Design and Analysis of Critical Systems (CASC) Scientific Group

Last Updated On 25 September 2025

The “Design and Analysis of Critical Systems” (CASC) scientific group focuses on methods, processes and tools to support System Engineering and Systems Engineering.

Our Research Areas

The Critical Systems Analysis and Design (CASC) group focuses on methods and tools to support systems engineering, with the following objectives:

To extend the state of the art in terms of software dependability, from the design of the initial model to the hardware target, as well as in the definition and use of support tools for formal simulation/verification.
To contribute to the definition and formal modelling of new system architectures, and to the integration of new software functionalities such as those arising from AI.

The CASC group covers several facets of software-intensive system engineering: design, verification, and validation of critical systems, deployment on hardware targets, and, finally, distributed and real-time simulation.

Our contributions are applied to aeronautics and space, but also more broadly to embedded and cyber-physical systems. These contributions are presented through publications on OpenScience and software, some of which can be freely distributed.

The CASC group is organised around two research themes:

The Formal Methods and Dedicated Languages theme is concerned with the formal semantics of programming languages as well as programs and their specifications, applied particularly to languages adapted to the design of critical embedded systems.

The use of formal methods (programme proofs, SAT/SMT methods, correction by construction, etc.) for the rigorous design of avionics functions can be applied to the various stages in the design and implementation of a product: architecture consistency verification, proof of correct operation of model transformation/code generation tools, and proof of correctness of the application code to be embedded.

The study of dedicated languages (synchronous reactive, probabilistic, etc.) and their semantic aspects will ensure that programmes can be embedded for the implementation of avionics functions, for example, taking into account the strong requirements and constraints of the field, both in terms of computing resources and the implementation of advanced AI-based functions (neural networks or learning by Bayesian inference).

The Architecture and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Systems theme focuses on the V&V stages of critical systems, particularly in conjunction with the PRISE platform.

New avionics architectures: taking into account new processor and network paradigms and their safe integration into an avionics platform (SMARTIES project)
Embeddability of applications on hybrid architectures (CPU, GPU and FPGA), in particular neural networks and their complex decision tasks
Systems simulation based on state-of-the-art tools
- Real-time distributed simulation, through the implementation of the HLA standard by the CERTI middleware developed in partnership with ONERA. CERTI implements versions 1.3 and 1516 of the HLA simulation standard.
- Interoperability and coupling of simulation models for cyber-physical systems, with the Ptolemy-HLA tool. This distributed co-simulation environment couples two open-source tools, Ptolemy II and CERTI/HLA. It takes advantage of Ptolemy's calculation models and the HLA standard for interoperability and deterministic distribution of simulations.

Our Team

Permanent Team Members

7 PhD Students

Xavier Thirioux

Head of CASC Group

xavier.thirioux@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

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Connected Systems (SysCo) Scientific Group

Last Updated On 25 September 2025

Our Research Themes

To meet the Institute’s teaching needs, the SYSCO research team’s skills cover all the fields of application of networks and connected systems in the various aerospace contexts.

The global vision developed by the team has made it possible to identify three major research themes on which research efforts have been focused for several years:

Satellite networks: Secure and deterministic data transmission
Embedded systems and networks: Design and performance analysis of embedded systems and networks subject to deterministic and security constraints
Distributed systems: Reliable and secure large-scale distributed storage

Each teacher-researcher contributes to at least two of the team’s three research themes, which makes it possible to generate multiple collaborations and cross-disciplinary contributions in addition to results focused on one area.

In addition, several collaborations with members of the department’s other research groups and other departments (notably DEOS) are also prolific.

This research work has been put to good use in a number of ways over the last 5 years:

Supervision of more than twenty doctoral and post-doctoral students
Publication of around a hundred scientific papers and international patents
Setting up three research platforms: Ireal/Satenet for satellite networks, Blockchain 4 UAV for distributed systems, and Factoring for embedded networks
Participation in more than a dozen research projects with industrial and academic partners, including regional projects, ANR projects, industrial projects (TAS, Thales Avionics, AIRBUS), CNES R&T, and projects with the Institut de Recherche et de Technologie (IRT) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Our Scientific Challenges

The main scientific issues that we are considering in order to advance the state of the art in our work in each of these research areas are:

For Satellite Networks

Large-scale multi-orbit dynamic system and its heterogeneity with terrestrial networks
Improving the security of communication protocols using post-quantum cryptography
Definition and integration of secure routing with deterministic QoS guarantees (throughput, delay)

For Embedded Networks and Systems

Heterogeneous hardware architectures and a variety of access control mechanisms
Joint SW and HW approach for deterministic execution on multicore/manycore
Definition and analysis of scheduling strategies for embedded applications
Definition and analysis of security mechanisms adapted to real-time networks
Methods for evaluating the security/performance trade-off

In Distributed Systems

Ensuring scalability, data integrity, and mitigation of cyber-security risks
Implementation of cybersecurity mechanisms and post-quantum cryptography
Definition of 'zero knowledge' mechanisms for blockchains and peer-to-peer networks
Integration of erasure codes to ensure the reliability and integrity of distributed storage

Team Members

Ahlem MIFDAOUI (Team Leader)

Oana HOTESCU

Real-time and satellite networks
Routing, QoS

Marina DEHEZ CLEMENTI

Cryptography and Cybersecurity
Blockchains

Jonathan DETCHART

Cryptography and reliability
Distributed Systems/Blockchains

Jérôme LACAN*

Cryptography and Cybersecurity, Blockchains
Satellite networks, Routing, QoS

*Head of DISC

Michaël LAUER

Real-time Networks and Systems
Dependability, OS

Tanguy PERENNOU

Distributed Systems/Blockchains
Dependability

Ahlem MIFDAOUI

Head of SysCo Group

ahlem.mifdaoui@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

Our Partners

Academic Partners

At the National Level

L’équipe SARA

L'équipe IVC

L'équipe IRT

Le département ONERA/DTIM

L'équipe LabSoc

At the International Level

State and Industrial Partners

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DMSM at the Clément Ader Institute (ICA)

Last Updated On 25 September 2025

In 2019, 90 researchers and associate researchers are organising and coordinating their activities in four research groups:

MSC: Composite Materials and Structures
SUMO: Surface, Machining, Materials, and Tools
MS2M: Modelling of Mechanical Systems and Microsystems
MICS: Measurement, Control, and Monitoring

The DMSM is involved in three of these four research groups: MSC, SUMO and MS2M.

Involvement in MSC Group Activities

Four DMSM professors carry out their research activities within the Composite Materials and Structures group of the ICA, mainly in the SIMU area, but also in certain areas of the MAPP area.

Area 1 – Structures, Impact, Modelling, Machining (S.I.M.U.):

Theme 1: Impact – crash
Theme 2: Behaviour modelling
Theme 3: Machining

Area 2 – Materials, Properties, and Processes (M.A.P.P.):

Theme 1: Process simulation
Theme 2: Emerging processes
Theme 3: Tooling
Theme 4: Innovative materials and methods for the multi-scale study of properties

Certain activities related to composites, but also to the themes of other research groups in the laboratory, are also addressed by the team within the ICA’s transversal UMM and ASM research areas. The team is developing partnerships with academic and industrial players, sometimes around structuring French or European multi-partner projects (ANR, FUI, etc.), or regional projects.

Our Main Projects

National: ANR (MANSART, VERTEX, VULCOMP1, VULCOMP2, FUI (AXSPAD, PLUME S3L, SAMBA, S3PAC)
European : ALCAS

Our Partners

Academic Partners

Industry Partners

Involvement in SUMO Group Activities

Three DMSM professors contribute to and co-lead the research activities for the Surface, Machining, Materials, and Tooling group (Groupe SUMO).

Area 1 – Fatigue, Modelling, Damage and Wear (F.A.M.E.U.):

Theme 1: Analysis of interfacial heat exchanges
Theme 2: Tribology and hot and cold wear
Theme 3: Modelling behaviour and service life under thermomechanical loads

Area 2 – Properties of Use and Microstructures of Advanced Materials (P.U.M.A.):

Theme 1: Mechanisms of plastic deformation and microstructural evolution in relation to macroscopic properties
Theme 2: Damage and ageing under mechanical, thermal, and environmental stresses

Area 3 – Machining and Shaping (Usi.M.e.F):
Theme 1: Improving machining quality
Theme 2: Optimised tool positioning on left-hand surface, optimised machining strategy
Theme 3: Digital chain for tool design and serviceability: Virtual Lab®.

Our Resources

Experimental: Stereo-correlation, microscopy (MO, SEM, EDX), fatigue machines (uniaxial and multiaxial), instrumented nano-indenters, etc,
Numerical: ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, NASTRAN, Z-set (Zébulon, Zmat).

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Involvement in MS2M Group Activities

Ten DMSM professors contribute to and co-lead the research activities of Axis 1 and Axis 2 of the Mechanical Systems and Microsystems Modelling Group (MS2M Group):

Axis 1 – Systems and Microsystems Engineering (I.S.M.):

Theme ISM1: Optimal multidisciplinary design or design under uncertainty
Theme ISM2: Microfluidics and mechanical microsystems
Theme ISM3: Embedded systems, mechanical assemblies and actuators

Area 2 – Integrity of Structures and Systems (ISS):

Theme ISS1: Vibration dynamics of structures and systems
Theme ISS2: Structures under severe loads
Topic ISS3: Numerical developments in structural design

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Integrated Image Sensors (CIMI) Scientific Group

Last Updated On 23 September 2025

The “Integrated Image Sensors” (CIMI) scientific group, develops and characterizes active-pixel image sensors (CMOS Image Sensors (CIS)) on silicon for visible and infrared radiation.

The CIMI group’s research challenges and objectives address the need to integrate, miniaturise, and improve the performance of image sensors.

These are the key components of cameras, vision systems for space instruments, or imaging systems hardened against ionising radiation.

A CIS detector consists essentially of a matrix of pixels to recover a voltage value proportional to the photons detected, a readout circuit to process the voltage values of all the pixels, and decoders to address the pixels.

We are cooperating with:

Airbus Defence & Space to develop image sensors and space instruments, since 1994 (CRISTAL corporate chair established in 2009)
CEA-DAM, since 2010 (joint research team since 2012) on the study of the vulnerability of imagers in severe radiative (nuclear) environments
CNES as part of R&D projects, since 2002
STMicroelectronics on R&D projects, since 2005
Thales Alenia Space to develop image sensors (corporate chair established in 2015)

Our Research Areas

The CIMI group focuses its work on four main themes:

Physics: Nano-/microelectronics / integrated circuits / physics of semiconductor devices / physics of photodetection

Development: Study and development of image sensors on silicon for visible and infrared radiation

Radiation: Effects of space and nuclear radiation on image sensors and hardening by design

Cryogenics: Electronics at cryogenic temperature

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Our Research and Development

In Collaboration with Manufacturers

A CIMI detector on the Copernicus satellite for the LSTM (Land Surface Temperature Monitoring) mission, to be designed in 2021.
A CIMI detector on the GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) satellite, designed in 2014.
A CIMI detector on the Sentinel 2-A and 2-B earth observation satellites, designed in 2011.
A CIMI detector to establish an optical link, via the atmosphere, between an airborne carrier representative of future UAVs and ESA's ARTEMIS geostationary satellite, designed in 2006.
A CIMI detector in the GEO-KOMPSAT-1 (Geostationary - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1) or COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) satellite, designed in 2005.

The optical link between an aircraft and a satellite is a world first. An APS (Active Pixel Sensor) in space is a world first for the CIMI sensor in the GEO-KOMPSAT-1 satellite, which was positioned in geostationary orbit in 2010.

A CIMI detector hardened to ionising radiation (above 1 MGy) for in situ characterization of nuclear waste, designed in 2020.
A CIMI detector hardened to ionising radiation (above 1 MGy) for remote vision and inspection during remote handling operations of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), designed in 2019.

As far as the ITER reactor is concerned, the CIMI detector is capable of obtaining good quality images after 1MGy of radiation. This is a world first!

Our Research Projects

An image sensor contributing to the development of ITER

The FURHI_VGA detector is a 10-bit digital colour image sensor in VGA format (contract in partnership with Fusion For Energy (F4E)). This detector is based on CMOS image sensors (CIS), for remote vision and inspection during the remote handling operations of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). F4E is responsible to the European Union (EU) for ITER, the world's largest scientific partnership to demonstrate that fusion is a viable and sustainable energy source.

ITER is a civil nuclear fusion research reactor project located in Cadarache (Bouches-du-Rhône). The research project is part of a long-term approach aimed at the industrialisation of nuclear fusion.

The FURHI_VGA detector is a radiation-resistant 10-bit digital VGA colour image sensor.

An image sensor on the GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (Geostationary - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) satellite

The LARGO7M detector is a 7 million pixel image sensor that provides 2500km x 2500km images centred on South Korea with a resolution of 250m in different spectral bands (colours) from 370nm to 900nm. It enables short-term changes in the coastal environment around Korea to be observed, quantified, and predicted. The GEO-KOMPSAT-2B satellite was launched into orbit on 18 February 2020.

Mission lifetime: 10 years
Position: Geostationary orbit, 35,786 km above the Earth
Spectral bands: 12 bands in the visible spectrum
Ground resolution: 250m x 250m -over Korea
Target area: 2500km x 2500km

The image sensor is integrated by ADS with its proximity electronics and then placed in the telescope. A filter wheel selects the 12 spectral bands by placing a coloured filter in front of the 7 million pixel image sensor.

An image detector in the COMS satellite (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite)

The COBRA2M detector is a 2 million pixel image sensor that provides 2500km x 2500km images centred on South Korea with a resolution of 500m in 8 different spectral bands (colours) from 400nm to 900nm. It is used to observe, quantify, and predict short-term changes in the coastal environment around Korea. The COMS satellite was launched into orbit on 27 June 2010.

Mission lifetime: 7 years
Position: Geostationary orbit, 35,786 km above the Earth
Spectral bands: 8 bands in the visible spectrum
Ground resolution: 500m x 500m above Korea
Target area: 2500km x 2500km

The image sensor is integrated by ADS with its proximity electronics and then placed in the telescope. A filter wheel selects the 8 spectral bands by placing a coloured filter in front of the 2 million pixel image sensor.

An image detector in the SENTINEL 2A and 2B satellites

The VNIR S2 detector is a low-noise multi-array image sensor (contract in partnership with ADS and ESA). This sensor is on board two Sentinel 2 satellites, which observe the whole of the Earth's surface every 10 days, with a resolution of 10 m to 60 m, in 13 spectral bands ranging from the visible to the mid-infrared.

The data is mainly used in the fields of agriculture, forestry, land use, habitat characterisation, and biodiversity. They are also used to observe and prevent natural disasters, such as floods, volcanic eruptions, subsidence, and landslides. The Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites were launched into orbit on 23 June 2015 and 7 March 2017 respectively.

Mission lifetime: 7.25 years for each satellite over a 20-year period
Principle of the instrument: Pushbroom
Position : Two identical satellites operating simultaneously, in phase at 180° to each other, in a sun-synchronous orbit at an average altitude of 786 km

Repetition cycle: 5 days at the equator, using the full configuration of the two-satellite constellation and in cloud-free conditions
Swath width: 290 km
Spectral bands: 13 spectral bands, ranging from visible and near-infrared to infrared
Ground resolution: 10, 20, 60 metres

There are 12 elementary sensors per focal plane in each satellite.

An image detector in an aircraft to establish an optical link with the ARTEMIS geostationary satellite.

The LOLA (Liaison Optique Laser Aéroportée) project has established an optical link, via the atmosphere, between a Mystère XX aircraft and ESA's ARTEMIS geostationary satellite (prime contractor ADS). The APS 750 FAST CMOS sensor detects and tracks the satellite with a low level of received optical power. The wavelength of the communication beam is 850nm.

The physics of photodetection involves understanding and modelling, among other things:

Charge generation in silicon
The transfer of charges to the collection point (the photodiode), and the control of collection paths to avoid crosstalk
The origin of the dark current in an attempt to reduce it
How to design a photodiode, taking into account the materials used, in order to maximise its sensitivity, reduce the dark current, and maximise its total collection capacity

The means of understanding these phenomena, and even predicting them, are analytical modelling, physical mesh simulation (TCAD), and above all comparison with experimental data obtained using test structures or complete imagers.

Optical nanostructures and CMOS image sensors: Improving photodetection or functionalities (spectral filters, polarization) using nanostructures integrated directly into each pixel. The structures are either integrated into the production flow or transferred to the top of the sensor.
Methods used : Electromagnetic modelling using coupled waves and finite differences (Meep, Lumerical FDTD).
Examples of integrated planar microlenses

Research linked to cryogenic activities covers several areas:

Study of photodetection mechanisms for imagers used at extremely low temperatures (down to 80K) in the visible (VIS) and infrared (IR) wavelength ranges
Study of innovative readout chains for extracting information from cooled imagers (ROIC)
Extraction of physical models (physical simulation of semiconductors, TCAD) and electrical models (electrical simulation) of elementary microelectronic devices (MOSFET transistors, diodes, etc.)
Development and optimisation of cryogenic temperature measurement methods (from 10K to 300K)

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Our Design and Measurement Resources

Linux workstations for circuit design
Word generators, low-noise power supplies, arbitrary signal generators
Calibrated electrical (oscilloscopes, logic analysers) and optical (power meter, spectroradiometer) analysis instruments
Transportable characterisation benches for characterisation needs on external sites
Electrical measurement equipment for basic boxed devices (from 300K to 10K)

Highly uniform and stable optical sources
Two monochromators for fine analysis of spectral sensitivity
Thermal chambers for temperature studies
Motorised translation stages for image quality measurements
Microscopes for observing circuits
A cryostat capable of holding complete imaging components and readout circuits for electrical and dark testing (from 300K to 80K)

A Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for topographic analysis (observation of µlenses, cross-sectional views, etc.) and for extracting physical parameters using EBIC
A Scanning Near field Optical Microscope (SNOM) and an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) to measure topography and intra-pixel sensitivity
A 350kV X-ray irradiator
A low-frequency noise characterisation bench capable of operating in a cryogenic environment

An annealing furnace
Two parametric analysers for semiconductor devices
An under-tip tester for measuring electrical parameters (leakage current, noise, capacitance, etc.) of unboxed imager structures
An under-tip tester in a cryogenic environment (Cryo tester from 300K to 80K) for measuring electrical parameters of elementary microelectronic devices (from bare circuits to 8″ wafers)

Discover... CMOS image sensors at ISAE-SUPAERO

ISAE-SUPAERO - as a center for training through research, research training and innovation - has a wide range of research equipment used in its 6 research departments. Today, we present CMOS image sensors! CMOS image sensors are playing an increasingly important role in our everyday lives. For several years now, our team at ISAE-SUPAERO has been developing CMOS image sensors with a number of players in the field, and innovating by proposing new architectures and conditions of use requiring studies of both elementary components and more complex structures. Measurements are carried out on transistors and diodes with the help of an under-tip tester and a parametric analyzer enabling very low current measurements (10 aA). Similarly, simple structures containing innovative pixels can be operated with the tester using spike cards coupled to a word generator specially designed for image sensors. All these studies not only contribute to our understanding of the physics of photodetection, but also provide models for our simulators. They are also used to monitor manufacturing processes during the various production phases.

Vincent GOIFFON

Head of CIMI Group

vincent.goiffon@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

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DEOS Scientific Publications

Trapeze Active Deep Trench Designs for Enhanced Charge Transfer Performances in CCD-on-CMOS Image Sensor

Salih Alj Antoine, Migliorin Lucrezia, Touron Pierre, Carrere Jean-Pierre, Michelot Julien, Demiguel, Stéphane, Virmontois Cédric, Lalucaa Valerian, Magnan Pierre, Goiffon...

27 Jan 2026 FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based adaptive roadmap

Saravanan Suchetan, Bains Anaïs, Ponzoni Carvalho Chanel Caroline, Vivet Damien, FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based...

09 Sep 2025 Displacement Damage Effects on a CDTI-Based CCD-on-CMOS: Dark Current and Charge Transfer Inefficiency

Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti, Aubin, Le Roch Alexandre, Touron Pierre, Roy François, Tournier, Arnaud, Demiguel, Stéphane, Michelot Julien, Lalucaa Valerian,...

27 Jan 2026 In-Flight Hot Pixels and Random Telegraph Signal in Aeolus Accumulation CCDs Operated at Low Temperature

Plocina Asnate, Goiffon Vincent, Marcelot Olivier, Marchais Denis, Saint-Pé Olivier, Rizzolo Serena, Pratlong Jérôme, Bell Ray, Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti,...

27 Jan 2026 The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods applied to Apollo seismic data

Torrent Duch, Arnau, Garcia Raphaël F., Drilleau Mélanie, The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods...

27 Jan 2026

Photonics Antenna Microwave PlasmaA (PAMPA) Scientific Group

Last Updated On 23 September 2025

The “Photonics Antenna Microwave PlasmaA” (PAMPA) scientific group is interested in electromagnetism in the fields of microwaves and photonics, as well as wave-plasma interactions.

Our Research Themes

The PAMPA group focuses its work on two main themes:

Optoelectronics for Aerospace Payloads and Telecommunications (OPTO)

This activity focuses on photonic functions for signal generation or microwave functions (optoelectronic oscillator, frequency comb, coherent detection) as well as optical space communications (communication chain and effects of atmospheric turbulence on satellite-ground laser links).

Photonic-Microwave and Photonic Components

The design of photonic-microwave systems requires detailed knowledge of the physics of photonic components in order to develop models adapted to the various operating modes (static, dynamic, noise).

These models are validated experimentally using experimental benches dedicated to the various components and adapted to different frequency ranges (up to 65GHz). As we are targeting embedded applications, we also focus on the reliability of components in harsh environments, and more particularly on temperature constraints (tests from -65 to 200°C).

The team designs systems for generating microwave or digital signals for time and frequency reference. More specifically, OPTO designs Optoelectronic Oscillators and frequency combs based on VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser).

Satellite-Ground Laser Link/Open-Space Optical Communications

While fibre-optic telecommunications have enabled the Internet to be deployed between continents and make optimum use of wired terrestrial links, the proliferation of mobile devices means that the bandwidth of space and wireless communications has to be considerably increased. Free-space optics can be used to overcome the limitations of the radio frequency band. In partnership with the IRT Saint Exupéry, CNES, and AID, the team is studying ground satellite laser links.

The studies were carried out at various levels:

Participation in the IRT Saint-Exupéry ALBS project for the design of the ELLA BANC (Emulation de lien Laser Satellite Sol).
Production, in partnership with IRT Saint-Exupéry and the University of Technology of Catalonia, of a free propagation emulator (emulation of atmospheric turbulence).

Microwave Plasma Interaction (IMP)

This theme focuses on the interactions between microwave signals and plasma discharges.

Plasmas are used to design new reconfigurable microwave functions (e.g. antennas or passive circuits).

In addition, an understanding of the interaction mechanisms also enables efficient microwave plasma sources to be developed. Finally, these interactions are also studied in certain cases where they are involuntary and therefore undergone, for example during the integration of plasma thrusters and communication systems on satellites.

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Our Research Facilities

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Angélique Rissons

Head of PAMPA Group

angelique.rissons@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

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DEOS Scientific Publications

Trapeze Active Deep Trench Designs for Enhanced Charge Transfer Performances in CCD-on-CMOS Image Sensor

Salih Alj Antoine, Migliorin Lucrezia, Touron Pierre, Carrere Jean-Pierre, Michelot Julien, Demiguel, Stéphane, Virmontois Cédric, Lalucaa Valerian, Magnan Pierre, Goiffon...

27 Jan 2026 FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based adaptive roadmap

Saravanan Suchetan, Bains Anaïs, Ponzoni Carvalho Chanel Caroline, Vivet Damien, FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based...

09 Sep 2025 Displacement Damage Effects on a CDTI-Based CCD-on-CMOS: Dark Current and Charge Transfer Inefficiency

Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti, Aubin, Le Roch Alexandre, Touron Pierre, Roy François, Tournier, Arnaud, Demiguel, Stéphane, Michelot Julien, Lalucaa Valerian,...

27 Jan 2026 In-Flight Hot Pixels and Random Telegraph Signal in Aeolus Accumulation CCDs Operated at Low Temperature

Plocina Asnate, Goiffon Vincent, Marcelot Olivier, Marchais Denis, Saint-Pé Olivier, Rizzolo Serena, Pratlong Jérôme, Bell Ray, Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti,...

27 Jan 2026 The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods applied to Apollo seismic data

Torrent Duch, Arnau, Garcia Raphaël F., Drilleau Mélanie, The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods...

27 Jan 2026

Navigation, Radar, and Remote Sensing (NAVIR² eS) Scientific Group

Last Updated On 23 September 2025

Our Research Themes

The Navigation, Radar, and Remote Sensing (NAVIR²eS) group works on three themes related to signal and image processing, covering the entire perception chain:

Signal analysis and processing: Work is being carried out on signal enhancement to improve the performance of GNSS sensors, as well as on visible and multi- or hyperspectral image analysis techniques. In addition, GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) detection and analysis approaches are being developed. The aim of this work is to extract useful information from a raw signal in a relevant and efficient way.
Multi-source information fusion: Based on the information extracted from the signal, multi-information fusion approaches are being developed in the context of autonomous navigation. In particular, work is being carried out in the field of simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) applied to autonomous vehicle navigation.
Performance analysis: The navigation approaches developed in this way are also analysed in terms of achievable performance. New approaches to constrained filtering and performance boundary calculations are being studied to validate and evaluate the proposed methods.

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Our Research Areas

New GNSS system architectures

The team is working on the development of new GNSS receiver architectures, integrating multi-constellation and multi-frequency systems and developing new algorithmic approaches at signal level.

Multimodal hybrid navigation

We are studying multimodal hybridisation algorithms integrating, among other things, Vision, IMU, and GNSS for autonomous vehicle navigation and environment mapping.

Theoretical performance studies

Theoretical studies of the algorithmic performance of estimation approaches are also carried out. One of the objectives is to compensate for system modelling errors by using constrained estimators.

Approaches to environmental perception and analysis

With the aim of detecting and characterising the environment, the team is interested in signal processing approaches for multi/hyperspectral imaging, as well as reflectometry methods using GNSS signals (GNSS-R).

Eric Chaumette

Head of NAVIR²eS Group

eric.chaumette@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

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DEOS Scientific Publications

Trapeze Active Deep Trench Designs for Enhanced Charge Transfer Performances in CCD-on-CMOS Image Sensor

Salih Alj Antoine, Migliorin Lucrezia, Touron Pierre, Carrere Jean-Pierre, Michelot Julien, Demiguel, Stéphane, Virmontois Cédric, Lalucaa Valerian, Magnan Pierre, Goiffon...

27 Jan 2026 FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based adaptive roadmap

Saravanan Suchetan, Bains Anaïs, Ponzoni Carvalho Chanel Caroline, Vivet Damien, FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based...

09 Sep 2025 Displacement Damage Effects on a CDTI-Based CCD-on-CMOS: Dark Current and Charge Transfer Inefficiency

Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti, Aubin, Le Roch Alexandre, Touron Pierre, Roy François, Tournier, Arnaud, Demiguel, Stéphane, Michelot Julien, Lalucaa Valerian,...

27 Jan 2026 In-Flight Hot Pixels and Random Telegraph Signal in Aeolus Accumulation CCDs Operated at Low Temperature

Plocina Asnate, Goiffon Vincent, Marcelot Olivier, Marchais Denis, Saint-Pé Olivier, Rizzolo Serena, Pratlong Jérôme, Bell Ray, Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti,...

27 Jan 2026 The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods applied to Apollo seismic data

Torrent Duch, Arnau, Garcia Raphaël F., Drilleau Mélanie, The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods...

27 Jan 2026

Communication and Information Theory (ComiT) Scientific Group

Last Updated On 23 September 2025

Our Research Themes

The ComIT group focuses its work on three main themes:

Designing efficient, robust, and secure waveforms

We are interested in the appropriate formatting of information, taking into account the characteristics of the propagation channels. We aim for energy and spectral efficiency, while considering the trade-off between robustness and security.

For example, we are looking at the construction of error-correcting codes for wiretap channels, transmission beyond the Nyquist rate, and the optimisation of multifunction waveforms (e.g. radar and communication). We are also interested in learning optimal waveforms and the associated decoders (e.g. auto-encoders).

Advanced reception techniques

We propose receivers adapted to increasingly realistic observation models. To achieve this, we use estimation/detection techniques based on Bayesian methods and/or supervised learning strategies (e.g. Monte Carlo methods using Markov chains, neural networks).

In addition to the performance criteria we are aiming for, we also focus on projects with controlled computational complexity. Examples include turbo equalisation and Bayesian variational filtering for phase tracking.

Efficient use of resources in a multi-user context

We are studying the problem of access to spectral resources in the context of multiple users, both cooperative and non-cooperative.

The first theoretical part aims to determine fundamental limits (e.g. capacity regions) and the second part focuses on the construction of random access methods and network coding specific to aeronautical and space systems.

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Our Research Areas

These themes fall into four research areas:

Spectrum sharing between radar and communication: A single waveform for both functions saves frequency resources and facilitates the integration of the underlying electronic systems (e.g. sharing of front-end and antennas).
Physical layer security: The inherent randomness of the propagation channel, and of certain electronic components, can be exploited to guarantee secure communications and key generation methods, in addition to cryptographic methods.
Broadband radar: Usually used for imaging, broadband radar can also be used to detect moving targets. By exploiting their range migration and the parsimony of the scene, an unambiguous mode can be obtained.
Learning techniques for the physical layer: Neural networks for building end-to-end communication chains (transmitters and receivers), with very low complexity or for channels that are difficult to model.

Damien Roque

Head of ComIT Group

damien.roque@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

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DEOS Scientific Publications

Trapeze Active Deep Trench Designs for Enhanced Charge Transfer Performances in CCD-on-CMOS Image Sensor

Salih Alj Antoine, Migliorin Lucrezia, Touron Pierre, Carrere Jean-Pierre, Michelot Julien, Demiguel, Stéphane, Virmontois Cédric, Lalucaa Valerian, Magnan Pierre, Goiffon...

27 Jan 2026 FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based adaptive roadmap

Saravanan Suchetan, Bains Anaïs, Ponzoni Carvalho Chanel Caroline, Vivet Damien, FIT-SLAM 2: Efficient 3D exploration with Fisher information and traversability-based...

09 Sep 2025 Displacement Damage Effects on a CDTI-Based CCD-on-CMOS: Dark Current and Charge Transfer Inefficiency

Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti, Aubin, Le Roch Alexandre, Touron Pierre, Roy François, Tournier, Arnaud, Demiguel, Stéphane, Michelot Julien, Lalucaa Valerian,...

27 Jan 2026 In-Flight Hot Pixels and Random Telegraph Signal in Aeolus Accumulation CCDs Operated at Low Temperature

Plocina Asnate, Goiffon Vincent, Marcelot Olivier, Marchais Denis, Saint-Pé Olivier, Rizzolo Serena, Pratlong Jérôme, Bell Ray, Salih Alj Antoine, Antonsanti,...

27 Jan 2026 The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods applied to Apollo seismic data

Torrent Duch, Arnau, Garcia Raphaël F., Drilleau Mélanie, The Moon's crust and upper mantle discontinuities revealed by seismic interferometry methods...

27 Jan 2026

Languages, Arts, Cultures, and Societies Department (LACS)

Last Updated On 04 September 2025

Our research department

At LACS we teach languages, interculturality, geopolitics, general culture, economics, sport… multi-dimensional skills that bring out knowledge, interpersonal skills, know-how and the ability to act.

If we can say that ‘science’ departments contribute to the development of our students’ brains, at LACS we like to say that we contribute to the development of their hearts!

Our department is cross-disciplinary. Our teaching methods are built around 3 objectives that are approached progressively and transversally: Knowing oneself, knowing others, mastering contexts and helping them to evolve.

In all our disciplines, the student is at the centre of our learning. ISAE-SUPAERO is one of the few engineering schools to offer such a choice, both in quantity and quality, in non-scientific activities.

LACS raises awareness and encourages students to become open-minded, receptive, international, leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators.
At LACS, students develop their engineering skills and their own professional project: Multicultural teamwork, communication, listening, organisation, leadership, taking a step back, critical thinking, etc.

At the end of the year, a series of exchanges/meetings/conferences organised by the various members of the department in close collaboration with the students provide an opportunity to share views on inspiring personalities.

At LACS, we don't just train engineers: We support men and women in their development. Through the diversity of our teaching, we give them the keys to understanding the world, engaging with it lucidly, and acting with precision. Engineers may think with their heads, but they act with their hearts - and it's those hearts that we nurture.

Philippe Girard Head of department

The Languages, Arts, Cultures and Societies Department (LACS ) comprises:

+ 250

Conscientious teachers - lecturers - temporary workers

Electives in English from a wide selection

33%

International students with whom we develop intercultural workshops

25h

Intercultural workshops

Languages other than english

Lecturers and researchers from multidisciplinary and multicultural backgrounds

Committed and dynamic assistants

Sports instructors involved

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Our activities at LACS

The emphasis is on communication and the development of:

LINGUISTICS - assessed according to the CEFR - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages,

COMMUNICATION in a professional environment,
INTERCULTURAL in a multicultural working environment.

We start with a certain amount of disinhibition and move towards confidence and enjoyment in order to achieve mastery of foreign languages. In our language courses, a great deal of emphasis is placed on so-called active teaching methods: Inverted teaching, differentiated teaching, problem-based learning, role-playing, role-playing situations and the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology). (Information and Communication Technology for Teaching).

Diversity: Our strong point!

Debating : The club meets once a week for verbal jousts on philosophy, politics and societal issues. As always, Supaero has been a member of the French Debating Association (FDA) since 2011. Based on the model of parliamentary debates, nearly 20 schools and universities compete in tournaments between January and March. The club organises debates in Toulouse with other schools.
A wide choice of courses in English, with over 50 electives to choose from, including: Populism, protectionism and the environment, Costa Rica: A pioneer country for the environmental cause, If I ruled the world... create your own sim city.
The science and English teachers work in synergy with the students on the Research Initiation Projects, which combine scientific content and communication in English to produce daring communication materials.
In addition to English, 10 languages are offered : Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Langue des Signes Française (LSF) and Français Langue Étrangère (FLE). Special attention is paid to foreign students, and activities are offered to help them integrate on campus. We have also been awarded the Welcome to France label by Campus France.
The 25-hour Inter Cultural Workshop aims to prepare our students for their professional lives by raising their awareness of intercultural relations/management issues. There are more than 400 students of 31 different nationalities, accompanied by 16 tutors divided into small multicultural teams, whose language of communication is English.

Objectives and expected skills :

AUTONOMY: Develop the means to act on the environment: by understanding what is at stake in order to act safely for oneself and for others ; the acquisition of reusable motor skills; the acquisition of methods for approaching practice.

PLEASURE: Allowing the body to really come into play by mobilizing resources adapted to an emotionally rich physical experience: learning, sharing, contributing, feeling...

BALANCE: Offer regular, well-considered exercise to contribute to well-being and health, and to establish a rhythm conducive to professional and personal training.

Our essentials : swimming, rowing, weight training, fitness, golf, archery, boxing, tennis, table tennis, badminton, baseball, futsal, rugby, etc.

To adapt to an uncertain environment: climbing, diving, etc.

For artistic physical performance: hip hop, circus, etc.

For personal development and self-maintenance: self-defence, yoga, etc.

Betting on the sensitivity of each individual

At ISAE-SUPAERO, the human training of future engineers is based on Arts & Cultures.

In addition to the scientific rigour that forms the basis of their technical knowledge, each student is offered, during the first two years of their course, a diversion through the disciplines of meaning that address them as subjects of reflective thought and/or creative practice.

Within this framework, the module's contributors help to build this individual identity by encouraging modes of access to knowledge other than those of technological reason. Students are encouraged to actively re-appropriate the sensations, emotions, and meanings inherent in their personal history and their presence in the world.

A wide range of courses (Mais vers 1860, une soudaine lumière, La figure du monstre, Cadavres exquis : beaux meurtres au cinéma, Informer par les techniques d'écritures et de mise en page journalistique) and workshops are offered throughout the year, as well as workshops in the visual arts, music, theatre, and writing.

The programme

1ʳᵉ year

INITIATE AND SEDUCE

Introduction to business (20h)
Introduction to accounting (20h)
Ariane business game

ELECTIVES :

Introduction to law (15h) Employment law (15h)
Financing methods (15h) Private equity (15h)
Advisory services (30 hrs) phase 3
Setting up a business creation project (30 hrs) phase 3
Industrial property law (15h) Tax law (15h)
Introduction to marketing (15h) + BtoB marketing (15h)

2ᵉ year

INFLUENCE OR GUIDE YOUR COURSE

Economics and strategy of the space sector
Economics and RES
Introduction to economics
Analysis of an economic sector

ELECTIVES :

Consulting professions (30h) sequence 3
Setting up a business creation project (30h)

3ᵉ year

GAP YEAR - SPECIALISATION, ACQUIRING DUAL SKILLS

Finance stream,
DESIA: know-how, knowledge and interpersonal skills,
Double Diploma course (HEC, Sc. Po, LSE, Imperial College).

The DESIA

The DESIA (Diplôme d'Enseignement Supérieur en Ingénierie des Affaires) is a certificate offered to students at the end of their engineering training and before their end-of-study internship. Its aim is to raise awareness of the fact that business performance is as much a collective issue as an individual one.

The DESIA is then divided into 3 phases:

Phase 1 selection of students: this is carried out by submitting a video and a covering letter, together with a curriculum vitae.

Phase 2: Common core : This phase is organized around two axes: the transfer of know-how and interpersonal skills:

- The first is based on the teaching of academic fundamentals in the main areas of management (corporate finance, accounting, financial analysis, corporate finance, management control, marketing, strategic management, employment law). These courses are taught by professors from leading business schools and universities.

- The second axis, alongside these courses, is based on developing attitudes and behaviours. Support is provided by psychosociologists and business coaching professionals.

This common core phase ends with three highlights:

- A strategic audit based on a case study proposed and supervised by the Roland Berger consultancy firm.

- A day of case studies on mergers and acquisitions organized by a Deloitte partner.

- A management simulation game

Phase 3 of business teaching: this is based on project management techniques, lean management, design to cost, consulting methods (operational consulting, strategy consulting), etc. These courses are run by consultants from major consultancy firms, most of whom are alumni.

The grand oral :

The high point of the course, the Grand Oral concludes the DESIA. It consists of the resolution ofa business strategy case study (diagnosis of the situation or decision and recommendations). Each team, formed during the group dynamics seminar, finds an industrial sponsor who will coach them during the preparation of the case.

Philippe Girard

Head of the LACS department

philippe.girard@isae-supaero.fr +33 5 61 33 80 80

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Complex Systems Engineering Department (DISC)

Last Updated On 25 September 2025

Our Research Department

The Complex Systems Engineering Department (DISC) at ISAE-SUPAERO conducts cutting-edge research and develops models, methods, and tools to control the behaviour and performance of complex systems.

Structured into five complementary scientific groups and a transverse technical group , it covers a broad spectrum of skills.

Scientific groups

Professors and faculty

Department assistants

Engineers and technicians

Doctoral and post-doctoral students

Our aim is twofold: To pioneer research into mathematical and numerical aspects of aeronautics and space, and to support our students in these areas as part of their education and future goals.

Jérôme Lacan Department Head

Research Activities at DISC

With 43 permanent staff and 45 PhDs, the DISC is structured into five scientific groups covering the department’s scientific fields. These groups are responsible for their own or cross-disciplinary research themes that contribute to ISAE-SUPAERO’s strategic priorities. A technical group supports each scientific group.

The Applied Mathematics group (MA), specialising in stochastic processes (in particular Markov processes), numerical optimisation (multidisciplinary, non-linear programming) and parallel computing, stabilisation, control and numerical resolution of partial differential equations, and finally financial engineering
The Connected Systems group (SysCo), which specialises in network issues related to aeronautics and space, i.e. space communications, on-board networks, and delay-tolerant networks
The Critical Systems Analysis and Design group (CASC), which specialises in methods, processes, and tools for the specification, design and development of software-critical systems
The Learning, Decision and Optimisation (ADO) group, which specialises in decision-making for autonomous systems (planning, learning, supervision) and industrial applications (design, development, operations, etc.)
The Theory, Modeling, and Systems Engineering (ThéMIS) group, specialising in the study and development of advanced methods for the design, modelling, and validation of complex systems

and eight scientific themes:

Fluid-structure interactions
Multidisciplinary optimisation
Aerospace communication networks
Connected systems

Systems engineering: processes and models
Simulation of cyber-physical systems
Industrial engineering
Decision, optimisation, and learning

SysCo Scientific Group

Research Themes

Modelling, performance analysis, and optimisation of real-time systems and networks (embedded, satellite, 5G)
Reliability of transportation protocols
Distributed storage
Cybersecurity / cryptography

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CASC Scientific Group

Research Themes

Formal methods
Dedicated programming languages
Simulation of cyber-physical systems
Hardware architecture design

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MA Scientific Group

Research Themes

Partial differential equations: Numerical methods, fractional derivatives and/or diffusive models, Hamiltonian systems with interaction ports
Optimisation and uncertainties: Multidisciplinary optimisation, non-convex, stochastic, optimal control, inverse problems
Applied probability and statistics: High-dimensional statistics, statistical learning, parametric estimation, extreme values

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ADO Scientific Group

Research Themes

Learning: Reinforcement learning, vision and image analysis, generative AI, LLMs
Decision making: Activity planning models, sequential decision making
Optimisation: Evolutionary algorithms, combinatorial optimisation

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ThéMIS Scientific Group

Research Themes

Preliminary design of complex systems and exploration of the design space
Architecture and trade-off analysis
Semantics of models and formal verification and validation (V&V) methods
System resilience (e.g. identification of obsolescence risks)
Technology forecasting and strategic planning (roadmapping)

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DISC Technical Group

Activities

Support for teaching activities: Design and production of experimental materials, supervision of design offices and student projects
Support for research activities: Concorde, Cohoma, Imuda, Mermoz, SolarBoost, Inemar, Carla, Scrimp, Halion, Factoring, GAS
Areas of work: Embedded systems engineering, software development, AI, HPC, modelling, simulation, automation, and electronics
Management of experimental platforms: Autonomous systems, nanosatellite bench, HPC, photovoltaic bench, etc.

DISC Scientific Publications

Hierarchical Planning Applied to the Preliminary Design of CubeSats: Nanospace Study

Gateau Thibault, Salas Cordero Sophia Karolina, Vingerhoeds Rob A., Hierarchical Planning Applied to the Preliminary Design of CubeSats: Nanospace Study....

03 Dec 2025 Navigating the LEO Network: A Routing Optimisation Approach : 2025 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC)

De Guibert Alice, Syed Mohammad Imran, Hotescu Oana, Lacan Jérôme, Navigating the LEO Network: A Routing Optimisation Approach : 2025...

01 Jan 1970 A Methodological Framework for Certification by New Aircraft Integrators : Aircraft Manufacturing, Safety and Control

Lemoussu Sophie, Vingerhoeds Rob A., Langen Pieter van, Brazier Frances, Chaudemar Jean-Charles, A Methodological Framework for Certification by New Aircraft...

01 Jan 1970 Optimal Control of 1D Semilinear Heat Equations with Moment-SOS Relaxations

Lebarbé, Charlie, Flayac, Emilien, Fournié Michel, Henrion, Didier, Korda, Milan, Optimal Control of 1D Semilinear Heat Equations with Moment-SOS Relaxations....

01 Jan 1970 A Cost-efficient Credit-Based Shaper Deployment Framework for Time-Sensitive Networks : 2025 28th International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Com

Torres-Borda, Santiago, Mifdaoui Ahlem, A Cost-efficient Credit-Based Shaper Deployment Framework for Time-Sensitive Networks : 2025 28th International Symposium on Real-Time...

01 Jan 1970

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Our Lessons

The DISC is heavily involved in ISAE-SUPAERO courses:

In the ISAE-SUPAERO engineering cycle courses: the DISC runs the common core courses in mathematics, computer science, and engineering and business (systems engineering and project management). In the final year of this course, DISC’s professors contribute to the Complex Systems and Simulation and Autonomous Systems fields, as well as to the Decision Sciences, IT Telecoms Networks, and Signals and Systems streams.
In the Master of Aerospace Engineering: DISC is responsible for the Aerospace Systems and Systems engineering programmes.
The department also runs the Embedded systems, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Project Management and IEM Advanced Master® programmes.
DISC is also involved in the University of Toulouse’s Mathematics and Applications master’s programme, for the Operational Research and Research and Innovation tracks, as well as the Networks and Telecommunications Master’s programme.
Finally, the DISC organises an INCOSE systems engineering certification preparation programme for engineering and Master’s students. It represents ISAE-SUPAERO on the INCOSE Academic Council.

The department welcomes a large number of trainees and projects from various academic courses as part of its research or engineering activities, enabling them to put their work into practice in its facilities.

Our Research Facilities

Autonomous Systems Platform

The autonomous systems platform enables robots and drones to evolve in a secure, instrumented area (10m x 10m x 4m). The test zone is equipped with a motion capture system and audiovisual resources.

This platform is a development area suited to ISAE-SUPAERO’s research and teaching activities, activities relating to the development of autonomous mini-UAVs (airborne and ground-based), cooperation between heterogeneous UAVs, and the study of UAV-robot/human operator interaction.

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Network / Blockchain Platform

DISC has a room containing 35 PCs dedicated to research, teaching, and communication activities related to different types of communication networks.

This platform is used to carry out performance tests on specific applications: real-time multimedia transmissions over noisy links, peer-to-peer networks, distributed storage systems, and blockchains.

On this last theme, a system for deploying the Ethereum blockchain is used to carry out performance tests.

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PRISE Platform

The PRISE platform (Platform for Research in Embedded Systems Engineering) aims to define and implement a platform for research, study, design, hybrid simulation, and validation of critical embedded systems.

The scientific objectives of the PRISE platform concern the performance and functional validation of critical embedded systems, particularly for the aerospace industry. The platform enables the execution and simulation of the entire avionics chain of an aircraft, drone, or satellite.

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HYCUBE Nanosatellite Development Platform

This modular flatsat platform, inspired by the EYESAT project, aims to provide tools for the development of CubeSat nanosatellites in support of ISAE-SUPAERO’s teaching and research activities.

It is made up of three development building blocks that meet the key requirements of any space mission: the ground segment, the onboard system (the space segment), and the simulation of the space environment.

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Connected Systems (SysCo) Scientific Group

Design and Analysis of Critical Systems (CASC) Scientific Group

The “Design and Analysis of Critical Systems” (CASC) scientific group focuses on methods, processes and tools to support System Engineering and Systems Engineering.

Applied Mathematics (MA) Scientific Group

Learning, Decision, Optimisation (ADO) Scientific Group

Our Research Areas Our work focuses on decision support systems, from the collection of data to its interpretation, in order to make the best decision....

Theory, Modelling, and Systems Engineering (ThéMIS) Scientific Group

The “Theory, Modeling and Systems Engineering” (ThéMIS) scientific group is dedicated to the study and development of advanced methods for the design, modeling and validation...

Applied Mathematics (MA) Scientific Group

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PDE: Partial Differential Equations and Applications

OICS: Optimisation, Uncertainties, and Scientific Computing

PAS: Applied Probability and Statistics

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