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Innovation Research Projects enable you to benefit from the expertise of engineering students (bac+5) and the support of Télécom Saint-Étienne's research faculty. The aim is to explore, experiment and study the feasibility of your idea or project, or to respond to your problem through reflection, solutions and concrete tools.

The Research and Innovation Projects enable you to benefit from the expertise of engineering students (bac+5) and the support of Télécom Saint-Etienne’s research professors.3>

The aim is to explore, experiment and study the feasibility of your idea, project or problem through reflection, solutions and concrete tools.

Topics can cover all areas of the school:

Computing
AI, big data, applications, web, machine learning…

Electronics
sensors, automation, embedded systems, connected objects…

Telecom
telecom architecture, telecom…

Networks
cybersecurity, routing, servers, coding, transmission…

Photonics
optics, laser processes…

Image
image analysis and processing, 3D imaging, biomedical imaging…

The principle

A team of 4 to 6 students in their final year of engineering studies (Bac +5) takes charge of your idea/project/problem related to research or innovation.

First, you define the project framework (state of the art).
Once the context is clear, the students work on the project in 2 stages called SPRINT :

Sprint 1: Ideation. The project team, supported by the Télécom Saint-Etienne pedagogical team, has 5 days to come up with new ideas, possible methods and solutions, and to build the production plan.

Sprint 2: Production. The project team has 3 days to develop the chosen solution/method (resulting from the ideation phase and validated by the customer). For this, the team will have several resources at its disposal: access to the school’s technology platforms and state-of-the-art equipment, and support from technical experts.

Each of these 2 stages ends with a pitch and a summary for the customer.

To conclude and showcase their work, the teams present it to the jury and the project leader (valorization).

Timeline
October to January

State of the Art – Framing
Analysis of the problem and the project environment.
Construction of the ideation plan

Ideation – Sprint 1
Proposing solutions & methods.
Building a production plan

Production – Sprint 2
Development of the chosen path / method

Valuation
Oral presentation to a jury

The participants

Companies of all sizes, researchers and associations.

Rates

– 1300€ (net of taxes).
– Free of charge for companies in partnership with the Innovation Chair.

Submit your project

If you have a project, an idea or a problem, take advantage of a team of 4 to 6 engineering students (Bac +5) and their skills to study feasibility, identify solutions and tools to achieve your goal.

To enable us to best meet your needs and put together the most appropriate multidisciplinary team for your project, please fill in this form carefully.

Submission deadline
February 15, 2025.

For further information
innovation@telecom-st-etienne.fr
06 24 54 26 85

Thank you for your participation

Further information

Expertise Project

Benefit from the expertise of our teaching researchers to study, develop and test your innovative project.

Rates

750€ / day (net of tax) Open to innovative financing schemes (Easytech, innovation tax credit) Period can be customized according to project needs

The year's projects

LPO Auvergne Rhone-Alpes – Délégation Territoriale Loire

Development of the “Scrute la Nature” application.

Theme: IT

BBAI

Digitize the mechanical data sheet by computer entry and print test report for the customer.

Theme: IT, Networking

EZUS Lyon – Cristal Innov

Feasibility and realization of a prototype quartz microbalance for instant virus detection.

Theme: Electronics

SUPRAWAYS

Study on positioning and choice of geolocation and relative speed sensors, using Kalman filter data fusion.

Themes: Network, Telecom, Electronics, Computing, Photonics

Safran Tech

Surface classification of single-crystal turbine blades using optical measurement.

Theme: Image, Photonics, Vision

Eiffage Energie Systèmes

4.0 camera guidance.

Themes: IT, Image

Loire Departmental Council

Feasibility study on the construction of a mesh network of local datacenters.

Theme: Network, Telecom, Computing

Post Industrial Crafts

Creation of a mobile application for the assisted creation of bookcases and shelves, for large-format 3D printing.

Theme: IT

Romeo Sierra Search

Study of a GNSS anti-kill system.

Themes: IT, Telecoms

H.I.S

Installation of a technical station with various sensors to help helicopter pilots make decisions during emergency medical flights.

Themes: Network, Telecom, Photonics, Electronics, Image, Computing

MIG Automation

Implementation of a solution to simplify the management of technical interventions for technicians.

Theme: Networking, Computing

Hubert Curien Laboratory

Create machine learning algorithms for networks using reinforcement learning.

Theme: Networking, Computing

Hubert Curien Laboratory

Test sequences based on real applications to assess the robustness of embedded system communications.

Theme: Electronics

Saint-Gobain Research Compiegne

Propose a new system for detecting
defects in flat glass.

Theme: Image, Photonics, Computing

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