Meet CentraleSupélec Researchers at the Paris-Saclay Summit
On February 18 and 19, 2026, the Paris-Saclay Summit will take place at CentraleSupélec on its Paris Saclay campus for two days entirely dedicated to discoveries and the latest advances in research: more than 80 conferences will be led by more than 130 speakers.
Exploring the latest scientific advances, meeting those who are constantly expanding the field of knowledge, exchanging ideas about the ambitious horizons opened up by innovation, and reflecting on ways to support research so that its benefits concretely reach the greatest number of people: this is the founding ambition of the Paris-Saclay Summit.
On February 18 and 19, 2026, the Paris-Saclay Summit will take place on the CentraleSupélec campus for two days entirely dedicated to discoveries and the latest advances in research.
On this occasion, several teacher-researchers from the School and the University of Paris-Saclay will offer conferences open to all students and staff.
These conferences offer a unique opportunity to meet those driving research forward, to explore topics beyond the coursework, and to engage directly with renowned scientists. The Paris-Saclay Summit invites the entire campus community to learn, ask questions, and debate the major issues shaping our society.
Here is the program for our speakers:
February 18, Sébastienne Guyot Hall* (Michelin 2)
• From 11h30 to 12h: "Goodbye Indiana Jones, hello radar: how the detection of archaeological sites has been revolutionized" with Laetitia Thirion, Professor at CentraleSupélec, at the SONDRA laboratory at CentraleSupélec, Paris-Saclay University
• From 12 p.m. to 12 p.m.: “Decarbonized combustion, a necessary tool for the energy transition”, presented by Benoît Fiorina, University professor, director of the SMEMaG doctoral school at Paris-Saclay University, at the Laboratory of Molecular and Macroscopic Energetics, Combustion (EM2C – CNRS/CentraleSupélec)
• From 15:30 p.m. to 16:20 p.m .: "Invisible Warfare: Defense Strategies Against Cyber and Information Threats," with Valérie Viet Triem Tong, Professor at CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, cybersecurity researcher at the Institute for Research in Computer Science and Random Systems (IRISA – CNRS/University of Rennes/CentraleSupélec/ENS Rennes/IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Telecom/Inria/INSA Rennes/Inserm/Université Bretagne Sud), and with Frédérique Segond, computational linguist, director of Inria Defense & Security, associate researcher with the ERTIM team at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations
February 19, Sébastienne Guyot Hall* (Michelin 2)
• From 14 p.m. to 14 p.m.: "The Myth of Advantage: Where Does Quantum Computing Really Stand?", with Benoît Valiron, Professor at CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay at the Formal Methods Laboratory (LMF – CNRS/ENS Paris-Saclay/Université Paris-Saclay/CentraleSupélec/Inria)
February 19, Armand Peugeot Hall * (Michelin 3)
• From 16:50 p.m. to 17:30 p.m .: “Digital Architectures: How to Consume Less and Think Fast,” with Marc Sciamanna, Professor at CentraleSupélec, director of the Photonics chair, and with Jacques Sainte-Marie, mathematician, Inria research director and researcher at Sorbonne University, co-leader of the "Agro-ecology and digital technology" research program (Inria / INRAE) and director of the "Environment and digital technology" program at Inria
* Note: During the event, new place names will be proposed:
• “Michelin Auditorium 1” will become “André Michelin Room”
• “Michelin Auditorium 2” will become “Sébastienne Guyot Hall”
• “Michelin Auditorium 3” will become “Armand Peugeot Hall”
