Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l’Information Auto-évaluation HCERES vague E 2013 – 2018 Contents 1 General information 8 1.1 Presentation of the LTCI . .8 1.1.1 Organization of the lab . .9 1.1.2 Permanent staff, postdocs and PhD students . 11 1.2 Ecosystem . 12 1.2.1 Télécom ParisTech . 12 1.2.2 Paris-Saclay . 13 1.2.3 Labex, Equipex and other PIA objects . 14 1.3 Production and research activities . 14 1.4 Internal animation and lab life . 18 1.5 SWOT analysis . 19 1.6 Scientific project . 22 1.6.1 Analysis of the current situation . 22 1.6.2 Perspectives and project . 22 1.7 Appendix . 25 1.7.1 Appointment and mission of the Director of the LTCI . 25 1.7.2 Main equipment and platforms . 33 1.7.3 Organizational chart . 43 I Detailed activities: Networks and Computer Science 45 2 ACES 46 2.1 Presentation of the team . 46 2.2 Research activities . 47 2.2.1 Overview . 47 2.2.2 Strongly Coupled Systems . 47 2.2.3 Loosely Coupled Systems . 50 2.2.4 Scientific Highlights: . 52 2.3 SWOT analysis . 53 2.3.1 Strengths . 53 2.3.2 Weaknesses . 54 2.3.3 Opportunities . 54 2.3.4 Threats . 54 2.4 Scientific project for the the next five years . 55 2.4.1 Project on Blockchain Technologies . 55 2.4.2 Project on Cyber-Physical Systems . 55 2.5 Scientific production (selection) . 56 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS 3 CCN 58 3.1 Presentation of the team . 58 3.2 Research Activities . 59 3.2.1 Security and Trust in Information and Networking Systems . 60 3.2.2 Attacks Analysis and Misbehavior Detection . 61 3.2.3 Privacy . 62 3.2.4 Scientific Highlights . 62 3.3 SWOT Analysis . 63 3.4 Scientific project for the the next five years . 64 3.5 Scientific production (selection) . 65 4 DIG 67 4.1 Presentation of the team . 67 4.2 Research Activities . 70 4.2.1 Knowledge Base Management . 71 4.2.2 Foundations of Data Management . 71 4.2.3 Graphs . 72 4.2.4 Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics . 73 4.2.5 Natural Language and Relevance . 74 4.3 SWOT analysis . 74 4.3.1 Strengths . 74 4.3.2 Weaknesses . 74 4.3.3 Opportunities . 74 4.3.4 Threats . 74 4.4 Scientific project for the next five years . 75 4.5 Scientific production (selection) . 76 5 DIVA 81 5.1 Presentation of the team . 81 5.2 Research activities . 82 5.2.1 Overview . 82 5.2.2 Novel interactions: techniques, physical artifacts and software paradigms . 82 5.2.3 “Homo numericus”: visualization, “sense-making” and behavior models . 84 5.2.4 Scientific Highlights . 84 5.3 SWOT analysis . 87 5.3.1 Strength . 87 5.3.2 Weakness . 87 5.3.3 Opportunities . 87 5.3.4 Threats . 87 5.4 Scientific project for the next five years . 87 5.5 Scientific production (selection) . 89 6 IQA 91 6.1 Presentation of the team . 91 6.2 Research activities . 91 6.2.1 Overview . 91 6.2.2 Quantum cryptography systems and protocols: . 92 6.2.3 Quantum computing and fundamental aspects . 92 6.2.4 Scientific Highlights: . 93 6.3 SWOT analysis . 94 6.3.1 Strength . 94 6.3.2 Weakness . 95 6.3.3 Opportunities . 95 6.3.4 Threats . 95 3 CONTENTS CONTENTS 6.4 Scientific project for the next five years . 95 6.4.1 Quantum and hybrid approaches for the security of communication systems 95 6.4.2 Complex quantum systems and application to quantum computing and sim- ulation . 95 6.5 Scientific production (selection) . 96 7 MC2 98 7.1 Presentation of the team . 98 7.2 Research activities . 99 7.2.1 Overview . 99 7.2.2 Algebraic geometry and applications . 99 7.2.3 Automata theory . 99 7.2.4 Combinatorial coding theory . 99 7.2.5 Graph theory, complexity, and combinatorial optimization . 99 7.2.6 Stochastic analysis . 100 7.2.7 Highlights . 100 7.3 SWOT analysis . 101 7.3.1 Strength . 101 7.3.2 Weakness . 101 7.3.3 Opportunities . 101 7.3.4 Threats . 101 7.4 Scientific project for the the next five years . 101 7.4.1 New interfaces in coding theory . 101 7.4.2 Efficient arithmetic for cryptography and computer algebra . 102 7.4.3 New problems in complexity theory and in graph combinatorics . 102 7.5 Scientific production (selection) . ..