Laboratoire Bordelais Recherche en Informatique

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Laboratoire BordelaisRecherche en Informatique

• Computer Science Research Laboratory
• CNRS
• Bordeaux University
• ENSEIRB
• INRIA Futurs team partner

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LaBRI

• Theoretical research
• combinatorics, algorithms, graph theory, logic,
  formal languages and automata, formal modeling,
  parallelism algorithms, multimedia technology,
• Applied research, technology transfer
• image, complex system engineering, reliability,
  parallelism, high performance computing, systems,
  networks, telecommunications, software
  engineering,
• Interdisciplinary researches
• mathematics, biology, physics, medical
  engineering, linguistics,

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Research teams

• Combinatorics andAlgorithms
• Enumerative Combinatorics, algebraic
  combinatorics,
• Random Generation
• Graphs and applications
• Distributed Algorithms
• Graphics Interfaces for large discrete objects
• Algorithms and Models for bioinformatics
• Logic, Automata, Algorithms and Applications
• Automata and mathematics
• Graphs and logic 
• Formal Languages and automata
• Data Bases
• Logic, games and automata
• Simulation and visualization of distributed
  algorithms
• Computational Linguistics

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Research teams

• Image and Sound
• Image Structuring and Analysis
• Modeling and Image Synthesis
• Analysis and video  indexing
• Virtual Reality
• Formal Models for sound and music computing
• Modeling, Verification and Test of computerized
  systems
• Modeling, systems verification
• Reliability
• Communication protocols, tests
• Biological Systems

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Research teams

• Parallel and Distributed computing
• Algorithms and parallel environments
• Schemas and high performance algorithms
• Distributed systems and objects
• Parallel architecture platforms
• Dedicated Languages, telecommunications
• Networks, safety

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Technology Transfer

• LaBRI Transfert Unit, created year 2000 within
  LaBRI with support from European Union and
  Aquitaine Region.
• Interface between researchers and industry,
  LaBRI-Transfert goals are
• Promote and organize industrial collaborations,
• Valorization of research results through
  technology and know how transfer,
• Expertise for company creation projects,
• Advanced training.

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Creation Transfer - relying on partner network
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Partrners
SAIC Bx1
ANVAR
researchers Engineers
Pôle EITICA
Région AQUITAINE
BORDEAUX UNITEC
Direct project carriers toward partner network
for transfer and innovation
CCI/B.R.A.
DRIRE
Action RDTA
Others
Creation of Ausonia, JazzMutant, Algory, Stivell,
AtOnce,
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Transfer Creation - relying on LaBRI
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Partner Network
SAIC Bx1
ANVAR
Pôle EITICA
Région AQUITAINE
BORDEAUX UNITEC
Direct project carriers toward the laboratory,
through LaBRI-Transfert ,for validation and/or
collaborations
CCI/B.R.A.
DRIRE
Action RDTA
Others
Collaborations with Clipack, AXS Ingénierie,
Visual Pix, Easy Do It, , In Ex Vivo,
Runner, Be Tomorrow, Wide Wave,
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Around LaBRI The students

• ENSEIRB
• Informatics, Telecommunications 440
• IUT Bordeaux 1
• DUT, Professional Bachelor. 250
• UFR Maths-Info U. Bordeaux 1
• CS Bachelor 360
• CS Master 260
• Management and CS 110
• Doctorate 80
• Total ? 1500 students

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Figures (1 January 2005)

• 87 professors
• And 16 researchers
• Bordeaux 1
• UFR Maths Info 45
• IUT 15
• ENSEIRB 21
• Bordeaux 2 4
• Bordeaux 4 2
• CNRS 10
• INRIA 6

• 18 ITA IATOS
• Bx1-ENSEIRB CNRS-INRIA
• Support staff 1 6
• Technicians 2 0
• Engineers 3 6
• 97 contractual researchers
• Post-docs 15
• PhD students 82

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Staff Evolution
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2000 2006 State Plan

• 6,7 Millions for LaBRI extension
• 2 600 m2 ? 5 500 m2
• (Construction Management Aquitaine Region )

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INRIA
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INRIA National Research Institute in Computer
Science and Automatics
IRIA Creation in 1967 (Calculus Plan ) becomes
INRIA in 1985, EPST (Public Establishment) Consis
ts of 6 Research Units (UR) composed of
research teams (more than half of them are linked
with universities, schools of engineers and CNRS.
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INRIA

• Budget
• Global budget 125 M (January 2004), ¼ with self
  resources
• Human resources
• 900 INRIA staff (400 researchers, 500 engineers
  and technicians)
• 750 post-docs, invited people, 800 PhD students
• 450 researchers and professors
• 200 expert engineers (on research contracts)
• Indicators
• More than 800 active contracts
• Around 60 companies created from INRIA,
  beginning with Ilog and others 12 in 2000, 4 in
  2001, 3 in 2002 and 7 in 2003.
• 150 active patents, 50 software licenses and 95
  free softwares

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INRIA Research Units

• UR Rocquencourt created in 1967
• 39 teams, 550 researchers (230 from INRIA)
• UR Rennes created in 1980
• 28 teams, 450 researchers (125 from INRIA)
• UR Sophia-Antipolis created in 1983
• 29 teams, 500 researchers (175 from INRIA)
• UR Lorraine created in 1986
• 23 teams, 450 researchers (100 from INRIA)
• UR Rhône-Alpes created in 1992
• 25 teams, 420 researchers (100 from INRIA)
• UR Futurs created in Juanury 2002
• Bordeaux, Lille, Saclay

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UR Futurs(FutURs)

• UR Futurs gathers research projects located in
  Lille, Bordeaux and Saclay.
• INRIA  Strategic plan   (2003 2007)
•  development of new implantations in Lille,
  Bordeaux and Saclay, in order to create a new
  unit in each town within the next 4 years  .
• Presently, UR Futurs has 6 research teams located
  in Bordeaux with 5 associated with LaBRI.

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Projects LaBRI INRIA Futurs

• Phoenix ? conception and development of
  techniques and tools for the creation of
  multimedia communication
• ScAlApplix ? high performance computing for
  complex scientific applications (joint project
  with MAB)
• Iparla ? visualization and management of
  complex data on mobiles
• Signes ? computational linguistics logics
• Runtime ? performant systems for parallel
  computing architectures (grapes and grids)