SCHOOL OF
ENGINEERING
VALERIE VANDENHENDE, PROMOTION OFFICER, ISEN-Lille
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The French HE System and the
Engineering Degree
Students in France attend three main types of institutions:
universities
engineering schools (grandes écoles)
specialist schools and institutes
Universities
Engineering school
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Job
Doctorate
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Engineer
degree
Master
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Bachelor
nation-wide entry exam
Foudation Courses
Baccalauréat
High school
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French Engineering Education
(Grandes Ecoles)
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Schools of Engineering with high autonomy
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Good employment prospects (starting annual salary > 34 k € )
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Incoming students’ selection through nation-wide entry exam
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5 years of higher education
– 1st to 3rd year with high level of theoretical studies in mathematics and physics and
introductory technological studies
– 4th & 5th year advanced technological studies with transition to professional activities
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Language training during the 5 years + certification
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Industrial placement(s)
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Excellence in Communication & Management Skills expected
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Since 1936 accreditation of diplomas by National Agency (CTI) mandatory
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High social and professional recognition of the Degree
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ISEN - Institut Supérieur de l’Electronique et du Numérique
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School of Engineering in Electronics and Digital Technologies
Founded in 1956 in Lille
– 3 Campuses (Lille – Brest – Toulon)
– 1600 Students (ISEN-Lille : 750)
– 180 Permanent staff (ISEN-Lille 100)
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Member of a Group of 3 engineering schools “ HEI-ISA-ISEN” : 3750 students
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Master Level Engineering Diploma - Accreditation by French
“Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur” (CTI)
Selection of students prior to admission (Competitive entrance exams)
Co-founder of the IEMN laboratory (Electronics, Microtechnology &
Nanotechnology)
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Location
Lille
• ISEN - Lille
Lille -> 3rd largest city in France
– 1.2 million inhabitants
– 4 universities – 120 000 students
– High speed trains to Paris, London
& Brussels
1h by TGV
Brest
Paris
France
• ISEN Group
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2 other campuses in Brest & Toulon
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Toulon
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Lille : A city at the heart of Europe
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Some figures about the Lille area
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1.2 millions inhabitants
36% of the population less than 25 years old
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1st French center for textile and smart textile
2nd French city for international headquarters
2nd French city for insurance companies
3rd position for banking, agribusiness, mechanical
and electrical industries
Fast growing high-tech & IT industry
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• 100,000 students and 3,000 researchers:
the 2nd academic region in France
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4th tourist destination in France:
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280 classified monuments and sites
6 major museums
70 cinemas
250 restaurants
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Lille Cultural Capital of Europe
Piscine - Roubaix
Beaux Arts
Louvre - Lens
Beaux Arts
LAM
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Culture & Sports
Lille 3000 Festival
Lille National Orchestra
Lille Opera
Zenith Arena (Popular music)
Tourcoing Jazz Festival
LOSC (Lille football club, Champions League)
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Région Nord – Pas de Calais
The 3rd industrial revolution
Renewable energies
Positive energy buildings
Energy storage
« Internet » of energy
Reinvent mobility & transport
Master Plan Région Nord-Pas de Calais :
1000 M€
(2014 – 2020)
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ISEN – Lille : Modern facilities in Lille City Center
ISEN
& UCL
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Campus Environment
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Students’halls of residence
Students’ restaurants
Shops & banks
University Sports Facilities
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Structure of ISEN Engineering Degree
Bachelor 1
Bachelor 2
Bachelor 3
Master 1
Master 2
Mutimedia, Information
Systems and Networks
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Bachelor « Engineering Sciences » (CSI)
Mathematics, Physics,
Industrial Sciences
Computer Science,
Quantum Mechanics
Nanosciences
Analog Electronics
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Digital Electronics
Digital Analysis
Computer engineering, Networks,
Programming
Mathematics, Physics
Bachelor « Computer Science & Networks » (CIR)
Digital Technologies and
Applications
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High Technology and
Environment
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High Technology and
Innovation Design
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Project Management and
Business Development
Industrial
Placement 1
1 month
Ind. Placement 2
3 months
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Ind. Placement 3
6 months
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Industrial Partnerships
Internships – Academic project Works
Recruitment
Research - Training
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ISEN-Lille Research Overview
People
Research areas
• 37 faculty & engineers
• Micro- & Nanotechnologies
• 30 CNRS researchers
• Acoustics
• 39 PhD students
• Communication Electronics
• 14 Post-Doc
ISEN-Lille
• 2 Visiting scientists
• Robotics
• Computer Science
• Co-founder of IEMN Laboratory
Budget & cooperations
Scientific excellence
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• Public & private research contracts
• 1,9 M€(2012)
• Cooperations
• ST, Thales, Alcatel-Lucent, …
• Univ. Berkeley, Univ. Twente, …
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• ~ 200 int. publications / year
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2011 : 85 J. 105 C. 18 IP.
• ~ 1000 citations / year
• A+ grading by AERES (IEMN)
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International Partnerships
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Germany
• Universität Dortmund
United Kingdom
• King’s College London
• University of Leeds
• University of Greenwich
Spain
• Université de Grenade
• Université de Salamanque
• Université San Pablo Madrid
Brazil
• UFRJ Santa Catarina
Italy
• Politechnico de Turin
Poland
• Univ. de Varsovie
Roumania
• Univ. Polytechn. de Bucarest
Russia
• Univ. St. Petersbourg
USA
• Juniata College Pensylvania
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Canada
• Université de Chicoutimi
• ETS Montreal
• University of Alberta
Mexico
• UDEM Monterrey
• Ibero-Américana Mexico
India
• SRM University, Chennai
Australia
• University of Auchland
Philipines
• Univ. Ateneo de Manila
• Univ. Lasalle
Corea
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Kookmin University
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Sungkyunkwan University
China
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Shanghai University
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Zhejiang University
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Hongzhou Dianzi University
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Forthcoming MOU with Beijing Jiaotong
University & Northwestern Polytechnical
University
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HEI – ISA - ISEN
• Federation of 3 Schools of Engineering on the
campus of the Catholic University of Lille
• Largest Private Engineering Institution in
France
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3750 Students
395 permanent staff
45 M€ annual budget
18 Engineering specializations
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Flagship Project : ADICODE :
Center of Excellence for Co-design and Innovation
A modern approach to learning and
innovation
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Dept. of Physics &
Nanosciences
Research areas
 Physics of semiconductors nanomaterials
(including electronic structure calculations,
growth, electrical characterizations, processing & fabrication of devices)
 Instrumental development in scanning probe microscopy
 Picosecond ultrasonics
 THz generation & detection
For applications in
Quantum devices, Microelectronics, Optoelectronics, Solar cells, (Biological) sensors
Affiliated lab : IEMN (Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics, Nanotechnology )
with :
Computing facility
Scanning probe microscopy facility (ExCELSiOR centre)
Materials processing and microfabrication facility-cleanroom
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Acoustics
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Acoustic metamaterials & Phononic crystals
– Superlenses / Cloaking / RF filters
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Transducers
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Ultrasonics
– Cavitation / High Power ultrasonics
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Sound perception
– Sound barrier / Bone conduction
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Facilities
– FEM simulations (Developer of ATILA Software)
– Acoustic tank
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Microtechnologies
MEMS for
télécommunications
RF resonators, RF filters for
mobile communications
Bio-MEMS
Microsensors (ERC grant)
Bio-chips
Single cell analysis
Detection of parasites in liquids
Lab-on-chip
Viability analysis of Cryptosporidium oocysts by impedance
spectroscopy
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Microelectronic systems,
Automation, Robotics & Telecom
Nonconventional
MOS
architectures
and beyond
- Non conventional Technology for
Thermoelectric conversion (ERC
Grant)
- Flexible Electronics (Labex)
source
grille
ailettes
drain
espaceurs
Analog/Digital Digital RF processing
circuits for RF / mmW convergence
communication ULP RF for wireless sensor networks
Localization and environmental
Cooperative perception
Mobile Trajectory planification & monitoring
Robotics Cooperation strategies
Assistance to Disabled (wheelchair)
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Technology for Advanced CMOS and Enhanced
Functionalities
 Metallic source/drain MOSFETs
More Moore
More-than-Moore  VLS growth of crystalline Si blades
 Nanowires for gas detection
 High performance flexible electronics (LABEX)
 Non conventional thermoelectrics (ERC Grant)
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Cut-off fequency (GHz)
IEMN
PtSi
Source
NWs
IEMN
ISEN
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Chimot et al.
Vaillancourt et al.
Sun et al.
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Kao et al.
Kao et al.
Yuan et al.
Ahn et al.
Han et al.
Vaillancourt et al.
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Sekitani et al.
Si-MOS
Thin-Film III-V
CNT+Graphene
Organic
Thin-film-Si
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Drain
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Die thickness (μm)
100
Robotics
Mobile Cooperative Robotics
• Localization and perception of the environment
• Path planning and tracking
• Cooperation strategies between the robots of the swarm
Application
• Assisted navigation for powered wheelchairs
• Autonomous navigation for a swarm of mobile robots
Robot City – Euratechnologies
Robber vs policemen game
Collaboration with NON-A team – INRIA Lille Europe
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Integrated Circuit Design for Communications
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Digital RF flexible transmitter architectures
Applications : smartphones - tablets
base stations - satellites
Low-power transceiver architectures for mmW communication systems
Applications : High data rate wireless video streaming
Instant downloading
Computer Science
Multi-agent systems
Meta reasoning based on multi-agent systems
Meta-platform : implement, test and validate agent based applications
Application to various contexts :
• Smart-home:
• better living environment for elderly and disabled people
• I-Stay@Home Intereg Project
• Showroom apartment in 2014
• Real time path planning:
• Intelligent Wheel chair path planning
• Traffic – related path planning (Thales partnership)
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Key Figures
94%: Rate of placement under
Permanent Employment Contract
4 months after the release
34,000 €: starting annual salary
1723 students trained per year
2.9 million € Chiffre d’affaires annuel
(Contrats de Recherche)
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