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SCAI Mission & People

Vision

In a national and international context of competition in artificial intelligence, SCAI brings together a strategic range of disciplines of modern artificial intelligence in the heart of Paris and in Sorbonne Université Abu Dhabi.

The SCAI is a structure of the Sorbonne University Alliance able to federate the communities of the three faculties of Arts & Humanities, Science & Engineering and Medicine of Sorbonne University, as well as members of the Sorbonne University Alliance (UTC, MNHN, INSEAD).

Our community of researchers

A double ambition in both research & education

Our goal is to contribute significantly to the excellence of interdisciplinary research and education in artificial intelligence by promoting exchanges between researchers, students and industry. In a nutshell, In Paris and in Abu Dhabi we are creating since 2019 a large unified research and teaching center with a unique approach to develop diverse, inclusive and enriched AI.
Research strategy Education

Chairs of excellence

Interdisciplinary projects

Collaborative responses to scientific calls

Industrial partnerships

Funding opportunities

Doctoral programs

Scientific events

Innovative training programs

Locations

Paris
Abu Dhabi

Paris

Our address

Esclangon building
1st floor
Campus Pierre et Marie Curie
4 place Jussieu
75005 Paris

Email us

scai@sorbonne-universite.fr

The offices of SCAI in Paris are located in the Esclangon building on the Pierre and Marie Curie campus of Sorbonne University. This collaborative space allows us to host students, researchers and companies.

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Abu Dhabi

Our address

SUAD Campus
Jazeerat Al Reem
Al Reem Island
Abu Dhabi - UAE
PO BOX 38044

Email us

scai@sorbonne-universite.fr

In Abu Dhabi, the center is located in modern working spaces on the Sorbonne Abu Dhabi campus. This research space is dedicated to industrial research chairs and to initial and continuing education.

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Computing Power

SCAI now operates a GPU computing cluster available to the whole community.

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Management

The organisation of the governance of SCAI is in line with the roadmap of the Sorbonne University Institutes.

Management Team

Coordinates and implements the centre's actions in liaison with the various stakeholders.

Gérard BIAU
Gérard BIAU
GB
Xavier FRESQUET
Xavier FRESQUET
XF
Valerie HAWLEY
Valerie HAWLEY
VH
Nora ROGER
Nora ROGER
NR
Agnès DUDYCH
Agnès DUDYCH
AD
Alain RABAUTE
Alain RABAUTE
AR
Mélanie VENET
Mélanie VENET
MV
Omar EL DAKKAK
Omar EL DAKKAK
OE
Rakhee PATEL
Rakhee PATEL
RP
Gérard BIAU

Gérard BIAU

Director of SCAI
Professor at Sorbonne Université

Gérard Biau is a Full Professor at the Probability, Statistics and Modelling Laboratory (LPSM) of Sorbonne University. His research is mainly focused in developing new methodologies and rigorous mathematical theories in statistical learning and AI, whilst trying to find connections between statistics and algorithms. He is currently the Director of SCAI.

Xavier FRESQUET

Xavier FRESQUET

Deputy Director of SCAI
Research engineer at Sorbonne Université

After a PhD in musicology and digital humanities at Paris-Sorbonne, Xavier Fresquet joined UPMC, then Sorbonne University, in 2015 to support the development of the activities of the PLAS@PAR plasma physics laboratory of excellence. He has been accompanying the artificial intelligence community since 2019 within SCAI.

Valerie HAWLEY

Valerie HAWLEY

Director of Corporate Partnerships
SCAI Abu Dhabi

Trained at HEC Paris, Valerie Hawley has been working for over 10 years in the UAE on a variety of issues that combine innovation, technology, research and development and education. She coordinates the SCAI office at Sorbonne Abu Dhabi.

Nora ROGER

Nora ROGER

Administrative and Financial Manager
Scai - Paris

Recruited at the CNRS in 1991 as a manager, Nora Roger made several internal mobilities in different laboratories, including 7 years at LERMA. On February 1st 2021, she joined the Scai and ISCD teams as Administrative and Financial Manager (Sorbonne University).

Agnès DUDYCH

Agnès DUDYCH

Sorbonne.ai program manager
SCAI Paris

Agnès Dudych is Project Manager at SCAI in charge of Sorbonne.ai, an educational project that has received funding from the ANR. She joined SCAI in 2022 after working as a European Project Manager on various international research projects.

Alain RABAUTE

Alain RABAUTE

SOUND.AI program manager
Associate Professor at ISTeP, Sorbonne Université

Alain Rabaute is Associate Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics at the Geoscience Laboratory (ISTeP) of Sorbonne University since 2010, after 10 years as a research fellow at Ecole normale supérieure in Paris and IFPEN in Rueil-Malmaison. His research interests are the study of active tectonics and geodynamics of the Mediterranean region and associated geohazards (seismic, tsunami, landslides), and the use of multivariate statistics to investigate the physical properties of geological formations and their spatial variability (for underground energy such as hydrogen or geothermy, carbon and waste storage, mineral, oil and gas). He is also the founder and Managing Director of the R&D consultancy SME Geosubsight since 2006.

Mélanie VENET

Mélanie VENET

Communication officer
Scai - Paris

After defending her thesis in Astrophysics, Mélanie Venet devoted herself to communication in associations and then in research laboratories. She has been working with the Scai team since 2020.

Omar EL DAKKAK

Omar EL DAKKAK

Associate Professor in Mathematics in the Sciences and Engineering Department of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
SCAI Abu Dhabi

Omar El Dakkak is an Associate Professor in Mathematics in the Sciences and Engineering Department of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (SUAD). His Research interests lie at the intersection between Probability on Discrete Structures, Empirical Processes Theory and Nonparametric Statistics. He is currently SUAD’s Academic Advisor in Mathematics, Numerical Sciences and SCAI Affairs and the Programme Head of the Bachelor in Mathematics, specialization in Data Science for Artificial Intelligence.

Rakhee PATEL

Rakhee PATEL

Strategic Partnership Manager
Engineer studies at Sorbonne Université

Rakhee PATEL, with her scientific background, has been supporting UPMC and Sorbonne Université academics develop their international relations since 2009. In 2022 she joined the SCAI team to accompany the development of international and industrial partnerships.

Scientific Advisory Board

Discusses and proposes the Institute's major scientific orientations, validates the quality of ongoing projects, advises the SCAI Management and initiates new interdisciplinary or intersectoral directions.

Raja CHATILA

Raja CHATILA

Sorbonne University
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Yoshua BENGIO

Yoshua BENGIO

Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
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Aude BILLARD

Aude BILLARD

EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Holger HOOS

Holger HOOS

Leiden University, NL
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Jim KUROSE

Jim KUROSE

University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
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Caroline LAIR

Caroline LAIR

The Good AI, Paris, France
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Francesca ROSSI

Francesca ROSSI

IBM, New York, USA
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Stuart RUSSELL

Stuart RUSSELL

University of California at Berkeley, USA
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Cécile WENDLING

Cécile WENDLING

AXA, Paris, France
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Executive Committee

Supervises the life of the Institute at the local level, the smooth running of projects, the scientific programme of events, and educational innovation. It supports the Management as much as necessary.

Matthieu CORD

Matthieu CORD

Sorbonne University
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Olivier CUSSENOT

Olivier CUSSENOT

Sorbonne University & AP-HP
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Marie-Christine HO BA THO

Marie-Christine HO BA THO

Université de technologie de Compiègne
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Caroline MARTI

Caroline MARTI

Sorbonne University
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Jian-Sheng SUN

Jian-Sheng SUN

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
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Stakeholder Committee

Oversees the smooth running of the Institute within the Sorbonne University Alliance. It proposes short and medium term strategic orientations and ensures good communication within the community.

This committee is composed of a representative of each institution of the Sorbonne University Alliance, the deans of the three faculties of Sorbonne University, the directors of the doctoral schools, the directors of the departments concerned, the directors of the research units concerned. It meets at least once a year at the invitation of the Institute's Management team.

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