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Paris, November 25, 2005
An
event in honour of the 2005 winners of the Academy
of Sciences prizes in information technology and applied mathematics
will be organised by the institutions awarding these prizes: INRIA, CNES and
the Société de mathématiques appliquées
et industrielles (Smai,
society of applied and industrial mathematics), Wednesday, November
30, 2005 at the Collège de France under the patronage
of the Academy of
Sciences of the Institut de France.
Prizes awarded by the Academy of Sciences in information technology
and applied mathematics highlight the quality of French research
in these fields and the importance of high-level fundamental and
applied research supported by the institutions and organisations
that have created these prizes.
These awards contribute to the support of high-level fundamental and applied
research and are an occasion to:
Pierre Comon, senior research scientist at
the CNRS information technology signals and systems laboratory in
Sophia Antipolis (I3S), winner
of the Michel Monpetit Prize.
This annual prize of € 5,300 was created by INRIA (French
National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control)
to reward a researcher or engineer who has accomplished research
in applied mathematics in the field of information technology, automation,
robotics, or signal processing.
Jean-Claude Nédélec, senior research scientist
at the CNRS Centre for Applied Mathematics, École polytechnique, Palaiseau, winner
of the Jacques-Louis Lions Prize.
This biennial prize of € 10,000, created in 2003
by the Smai (society of applied and industrial mathematics), INRIA
and CNES, rewards a scientist for a series of works of extremely
high value in applied mathematics, carried out in the fields in which
Jacques-Louis Lions worked: partial derivative equations, control
theory, numerical analysis, scientific computation and their applications.
On the occasion of this event, INRIA will present a biography that
it has commissioned: “Jacques-Louis Lions, an Exceptional Mathematician:
at the Heart of French Research and Industry, from Bourbaki to the
Computation Plan and INRIA”, by Amy Dahan, with a preface by
Bernard Larrouturou, published by Editions de la Découverte,
in hommage to the man, the scientist and the politician who laid
the foundations of the Institute before presiding over it from 1980
to 1984.
Alain Dervieux, senior research scientist at INRIA Sophia
Antipolis, winner
of the Marcel Dassault Prize.
This annual prize rewards the person or team who has authored important
scientific or technical contributions in aeronautics and space. Each
year the prize is awarded alternately to either the fundamental aspects
or applied aspects of contributions.
Toufic Abboud, scientific director of the Society for Mathematical
Engineering and Scientific Computation at the École polytechnique in
Palaiseau, winner of the Blaise Pascal Prize.
This annual prize of € 1,530 was created by Gamni (group for
the advancement of numerical models for engineers) and Smai (society of applied
and industrial mathematics) in honour of the great scientist Blaise Pascal.
It rewards one or more researchers over 40 years of age for noteworthy research
in numerical computation, statistics or mathematics applied to science for
engineers.
Jean-Christophe Poggiale, lecturer, Oceanology Centre in Marseille, winner
of the Pierre Faurre Prize.
This triennial prize is awarded to reward and encourage a researcher
at least 45 years old and from the European Union who has made significant
contributions to the application of mathematics, information technology,
automation and scientific computation in life sciences. The prize
was awarded for the first time in 2005.
Yann Brenier, senior research scientist at
the CNRS J.-A. Dieudonné laboratory,
Nice, winner of the Petit d’Ormoy, Carrière, Thébault
Prize. This quadrennial prize in mathematics of € 1,500 is awarded
by the Academy of Sciences, through a joint effort of the Petit d’Ormoy,
Carrière and Thébault foundations.
The prize winners will present their research to the press and an
audience of scientists, industrialists and members of institutions
during the course of the ceremony.
Created by Colbert in 1666, the Academy of Sciences brings together some of
the most eminent scientists in France and the rest of the world. It is one
of the five independent academies of the Institut de France.
Its mission is to encourage scientific endeavors, thereby contributing to the
progress of science and its applications. It awards prizes every year in recognition
of researchers whose work it wishes to encourage.
Vincent CORONINI
Tel.: + 33 1 39 63 57 29
www.inria.fr
INRIA, the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control,
is dedicated to research in information and communication science and technology
(ICST). Throughout its six research units located in seven major regions*,
the Institute has a workforce of 3,500, 2,700 of whom are scientists from INRIA
and its partner organizations. INRIA has an annual budget of 135 million euros,
20% of which comes from its own research contracts and development products.
The Institute plays a crucial role in five areas of research: communicating
systems, cognitive systems, symbolic systems, numerical systems and biological
systems.
INRIA develops many partnerships with industry and fosters technology transfer
and company foundation in the field of ICST - some eighty companies have been
founded. Startups are financed in particular by INRIA-Transfert, a subsidiary
of INRIA that supports four startup funds.
INRIA's international collaborations result in the welcoming and recruitment
of foreign students and extensive research scientist exchanges. The priority
is given to geographical areas with a strong economic potential - the European
research area, Asia and North America- while maintaining continuous relations
with South America, Africa and the Middle East.
* Aquitaine, Bretagne, Lorraine and Franche Comté, Île-de-France,
Nord Pas de Calais, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur and Languedoc
Roussillon, Rhône-Alpes.
Sandra LALY
Tel.: + 33 1 44 76 77 32
www.cnes.fr
Space research makes contributes significantly to meeting the challenges of
our era: learning about the universe, understanding the complexity of our planet
in order to manage it better, anticipating natural disasters, encouraging communication
among people, developing security and health.
Early on, France asserted its ambitions in space. This ambition today guarantees
France free access to space and makes it a major player in European space policy
and international cooperation.
CNES has consequently developed all the necessary skills required for the implementation
of space systems, based on high-performance industrial groups and research
laboratories. With an aptitude for innovation and anticipating the future,
it participates in the progress of knowledge and the emergence of new technologies
to benefit everyone and contribute to the development of space applications.
Smai, a society for applied and industrial mathematics, is one of the scientific societies specialised in mathematics in France. It brings together roughly 1,200 people from public and industrial research in a non-profit association. It participates in major decision-making organisations and its role is recognized by public authorities, who refer to its opinion in defining their research policies. Smai has the following objectives:
Its activities include:
