In France, we have labs dedicated to teaching and large organizations known as research labs, which bring together people and experimental platforms to conduct research. Usually the word "laboratory" refers to a research lab. Teaching labs are "Salle de TP".
Incoming students spend their S7 semester in such a lab to work with a professor on a topic. This project is evaluated through a defense and a report.
Among all the labs, students will join either the LAMIH or IEMN research lab for this project. A list of projects will be provided in early September when you arrive.
- LAMIH UMR CNRS : is a multi-disciplinary laboratory, quite large, ~150 researcher and engineers along with ~100 PhD students. There are 4 departements: control, mechanics, computer science and human science. These departements being large, their activities covers a wide range of topics.
- IEMN CNRS: It is organized into 22 groups and 4 departements. Its activities covers digital communication, accoustic and material, Tranducers and propagation, Optical accoustic systems.