András BORBELY obtained his Master's degree in Physics from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (1979-1984), and his PhD in Physics from Eötvös Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary (1996). His current position is Professor-researcher at MINES Saint-Etienne(https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/author/borbely/). He teaches Solid State Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Tensor properties of Crystals, and Applications of X-ray diffraction and Imaging in Materials Science to students in Civil Engineering. His research focuses on the development of X-ray diffraction methods for the analysis of the microstructure of crystalline materials, a work that is strongly related to technical advances made at synchrotron sources.Between 2011 and 2025 he was co-editor of the Journal of Applied Crystallography.

Material science studies the relation of material composition, structure and preparation process with material properties and application. The requirements for materials continue to raise with the development of human civilization and technology. Under the promotion of modern science and technology, the variety of materials is increasing. In the process of material science development, in order to improve the quality and performance of materials and to develop new materials, a better understanding of the nature of materials and its evolution law is required, so as to guide practice. The lecture presents the main concepts in materials including the understanding of chemical composition, materials class, materials structure, phase equilibrium diagrams, microstructure characterization, mechanical properties etc. Lectures will be complemented by practical lab works to give an insight into materials science and engineering.

Patricia Desgreys received the M.Sc. degree and Ph.D. in Microelectronics from the University of Bordeaux in 1996 and 1999 respectively. Since 2000, Patricia Desgreys has been Professor at Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France and she was promoted to Full Professor in 2014. She is heading the Circuit and Communication Systems (C2S) research team at the LTCI Laboratory. She is in charge of research on Wireless Systems and Design for Nanoscale Circuits with special emphasis on Smart Analog & Mixed Signal Systems. So far, she has co-authored more than 160 technical publications mainly on international journals and conference proceedings and has been involved in many collaborative projects. Since 2007, she is a member 2014of the Steering Committee (SC) of CNRS research network GdR SOC2 in charge of animating the community of 600 French researchers in SoC design for embedded systems and connected objects.

This course offers a first approach of the electronics acquisition systems by following a method of analysis - by the system towards the component - and proposes more particularly the study of the functions of analog signal processing and the conversion to digital signal. The functions of amplification, filtering and analog-to-digital conversion are presented, their main characteristics are described, and microelectronic realization of such systems is introduced. The technique of switched capacitors, widely used for the discrete time analogical signal processing, is systematically presented.

Ye Zhu is Monge tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, and a Principal Investigator (PI) at the Computer Science Laboratory (Laboratoire d'Informatique, LIX) of École Polytechnique. She is also an ELLIS member. Her research lies in Machine Learning and Computer Vision, with a particular focus on dynamic generative models (e.g., diffusion models) and their applications in multimodal settings (e.g., vision, audio, and text) as well as in physics (e.g., astrophysical inversions). She was a postdoc at Princeton CS before joining EP in 2025.

In recent years, deep learning models have significantly enhanced our ability to perform large-scale, high-precision analysis of various complex data types, including images, texts, and graphs. Deep learning methods have profoundly impacted academic research, business applications, and broader societal innovation. This course provides a systematic overview of the fundamentals and cutting-edge applications of deep learning models, covering areas such as computer vision, natural language processing, graph representation learning, and multimodal generation. The curriculum integrates technical reviews, case studies, and current industry trends to help students master key technologies across diverse application scenarios.

Leonardo Linguaglossa is currently an Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences) at Télécom Paris. In 2023, he was awarded an ANR JCJC grant as the Principal Investigator (PI) of the IONOS-DX project. He has been actively involved in multiple research initiatives, including Beyond5G (B5G), InterCarnot vers6G, PEPR, and others.

Recent years witnessed a trend of “softwarization” of network components. Instead of static, expensive hardware, operators have started to adopt a more flexible approach based on pure software. This novel paradigm of software-defined networking brings innovation for network operators and service providers. This has been fueled by the development of virtualization techniques and high-speed packet processing frameworks. This course presents the fundamentals of SDN, and opens the basics for more advanced topics such as network automation and orchestration (NAO) and network function virtualization (NFV).

Chakib BOUALLOU is a Full Professor (Professeur Classe Exceptionnelle) at MINES Paris-PSL, where he heads the Transfers Reactions Process Team at the Energy Environment Process Centre (CEEP) and leads the "Gas at the heart of the energy transition" chair.His research focuses on the decarbonization of future fuels, including minimizing emissions at the source, and developing technological solutions for CO₂ capture, recovery, energy storage, and Power to Gas. He also directs the "Processes and Energy" major and the specialized Master in Engineering and Management of Gas at MINES Paris.Prof. Bouallou serves as an expert for the European Commission, ANR, and various international research foundations. He is a member of the International Scientific Committee of the PRES Conference and serves on the editorial boards of multiple scientific journals. He is also Chairman of the Franco-Moroccan Council of Engineers and Scientists.

Curriculum positioning: Energy management and efficiency courses are important courses for power engineering majors, closely related to the topic of new energy, aiming to let students keep up with the pace of the times and understand the latest cutting-edge information in contemporary energy management;Teaching objectives: The course introduces the relevant knowledge of multi-dimensional energy management and energy efficiency;Teaching contents:？Technologies: new green buildings, retrofits, controls, renewables, microgrids？Societal policy: Utility and government incentive programs, building and retrofit ordinances, and appliance standards？Energy resource planning and evaluation, integrating efficiency with renewable supply options and smart grid technologies.

Xu Bo is President of Les Amis de Wu Jianmin and Commander of France's Order of Arts and Letters. He has been engaged in government, multilateral and civil cultural diplomacy for more than 40 years, and founded the "Les Amis de Wu Jianmin" at the end of 2016, making outstanding contributions to promoting cultural exchanges and humanities cooperation between China and France. Xu Bo is the author of numerous books on intercultural exchanges, leadership, and French society. He has also published two notable works in French:From Shanghai to Paris, my view of the new China(Odile Jacob, 2018) and In the beginning of Shanghai (Sydney Laurent Editions, 2022). In recognition of his contributions to culture and the arts, Xu Bo has been awarded the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, one of France's highest cultural honors.

France is a European power, as well as a world power in politics, economy and culture. It has played an important role in the history. This course is to combine my observation of French society for more than 40 years and my close contacts with all walks of life in French society for more than 20 years, and use cases and work experience as the narrative method to help students fully interpret France’s political system, economic model, cultural customs, national spirit, etc.. From the perspective of French history, culture, philosophy, and values, so as to fully interpret the complex and diverse French society and deeply understand why France, with a population of less than 1% of the world, still plays an important international influence in today’s world? Why is France a "laboratory" for the progress of human society? Why must philosophy be taken in the French college entrance examination? Why does France, as a liberal arts country, not only cultivate the world's most Nobel Prize winners in literature, but also cultivate the world's most Nobel Prize winners in mathematics (Fields Medal and Abel Prize)?

Marc Alochet, an engineer by training, has spent most of his career in the engineering division of a European car manufacturer. In his last position, he was responsible for the "Vehicle and Powertrain Assembly Engineering" area of strategic expertise. In 2017, he joined the management research center at École polytechnique, where he defended a thesis devoted to the impacts of vehicle electrification on the architecture of the automotive industry (Rupture technologique et dynamique d'une industrie: la transition vers l'électromobilité - 2020). Since then, he has pursued his research into the evolution of the automotive industry under the impact of regulatory, technological and service developments.

While course 1 is dedicated to understanding the basics of projects, course 2 aims to extend the use of projects to the implementation of corporate strategy and the management of major transitions. Company's strategy, whether in its domestic market or in the global market, is expressed and implemented through projects that not only contribute to its implementation but also influence it. The innovation strategy (local development then global extension with adaptations, or global strategy applied locally) has consequences for the organization of the projects that contribute to its implementation. We also look at how companies can pursue the development of projects that are fully in line with the deployment of their mature solutions, while at the same time implementing disruptive projects designed to offer new products and services to conquer new markets (concept of ambidexterity). The quality of governance of change is a key factor in ensuring the success of major transitions in our societies, whether in health, food security or the fight against global warming, etc. Projectification is the phenomenon whereby activities traditionally carried out on a functional basis are approached as projects. This phenomenon has become increasingly important in recent years, particularly among public authorities responsible for managing major transformation or transition projects. The emergence of ecosystems, and in particular those focused on transformation objectives, is also part of the context in which public authorities need to frame their actions. Analyzing how projectification could be implemented in an ecosystem context is key to understanding the means available to public authorities to manage major transitions. We will illustrate this theme with the case of the transition to low-carbon mobility for road vehicles.