Profil Recherché

Titulaire d’un doctorat ou diplôme équivalent ou justifiant de titres et travaux scientifiques jugés équivalents par l’instance compétente de l’établissement. Il n’y a aucune condition d’âge ou de nationalité pour candidater. Tous les emplois CNRS sont accessibles aux personnes en situation de handicap en bénéficiant d’aménagement d’épreuves rendus nécessaires par la nature du handicap

Stratégie d'établissement

The objective of the chair is to develop research activities towards the adaptation and the intensification the use of concepts derived from Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical Sciences in order to accelerate, for example, the development of new architectured materials by following a “materials by design” approach. This interdisciplinary CNRS chair could be positioned at the interface of the CNRS institutes of Systems and Engineering (INSIS) and Chemistry (INC), in connection with the mission for cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary initiatives of the CNRS MITI.
The chair content will be in line with the CNRS Objectives Performances Contract (COP), on the one hand at the heart of one of its major societal challenges, i.e., "artificial intelligence", on the other hand with one of its main priority orientations, i.e., "materials by design". This is also for those purposes that the CNRS is co-PI (with the CEA) of the National Research Programme DIADEM (PEPR) "Integrated devices for accelerating the deployment of emerging materials" through the intensive use of data mining and artificial intelligence. This also corresponds to the strategy of the two participating universities, UPS and A&M which are also involved in DIADEM within the targeted project ADAM, “Accelerated Design of Architectured Materials”.

Stratégie du laboratoire d'accueil

The two targeted research laboratories are two major laboratories of the Paris region with international recognized expertise and visibility in mechanical sciences. The first one, the Paris Saclay Mechanics Laboratory (LMPS, CNRS/Univ. Paris Saclay/CentraleSupélec/ENS Paris Saclay) is a leader in experimental mechanics, in particular with its researchers of the Materials Behaviour, Modelling, Experimentation and Theory research group. The second one, the Laboratory of Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials (PIMM, CNRS/Arts & Métiers Sciences et Technologies) is recognized for its expertise in accelerated numerical mechanics, in particular with its researchers of the DYnamique Structures Systèmes and Control research group (DYSCO). These two research laboratories play a strong role within the CNRS Ile-de-France Federation of Mechanics – Materials, Structures, Processes (F2M).
Through these two teams, the LMPS and the PIMM have a clear priority to implement tools and methods related to data mining and artificial intelligence in mechanical sciences. They are members of the ADAM targeted project of the national research program DIADEM. One of the PIMM researchers is co-PI of ADAM. Finally, a member of the LMPS and a member of the PIMM are in charge of the future CNRS National Research Group (GdR) I-GAIA, dedicated to augmented engineering by using data mining and artificial intelligence.
Thus, it is a question of supporting and strengthening one of its research teams with a CNRS junior professor chair on “Artificial Intelligence for Mechanical Sciences and Engineering”.

Stratégie Internationale

The CNRS international leadership is reflected by its strong presence among the scientists, teams and consortia that have won various calls for projects organized within the European framework. The CNRS is also distinguished by a large number of research structures, projects, networks, research infrastructures, co-funded doctoral programs and regular exchanges of scientists with foreign institutions, universities or research institutes. These collaborations contribute to France's influence even further from science, with a significant return on investment. Finally, the CNRS recruits a large proportion of non-French scientists, both among permanent staff and, even more so, among non-permanent staff, mainly doctoral students and post-docs. As for all major research institutions, maintaining such recruitment is essential.
International cooperation is therefore inherent to the CNRS scientific policy, and it is within this general framework of international outreach and attractiveness that this junior international chair project is proposed.

The development of activities in artificial intelligence is also necessarily part of the European policy. The Chair on Artificial Intelligence for Mechanical sciences and engineering is in interaction with the laboratories of the Saclay site, so that the Chair will be able to contribute to the international collaboration strategy that CNRS, University of Paris Saclay and of Arts & Métiers Sciences et Technologies (A&M) are carrying out with leading foreign universities, and is expected to contribute to the attractiveness for students.

Répertoire national des structures de recherche (RNSR) du laboratoire d'accueil

202224176M, 200212682F

Résumé du projet scientifique

In numerous fields of engineering sciences, the interest of Artificial Intelligence to accelerate research processes is considerable but its use in mechanical sciences is still limited. In this context, this CNRS junior professorship position profile aims to introduce, implement and develop the concepts, methods and tools offered by artificial intelligence within the mechanical sciences for engineers. Two main research fields will be the priority: (i) experimental mechanics, with the use of powerful techniques such as 3D imaging and/or kinematic/thermal fields measurements during mechanical tests in controlled environments to identify material properties, and (ii) numerical mechanics used for the design of micro or mesostructures or the multi-physics simulation of material forming processes. Thus, we wish to support and strengthen research groups with an international leadership position and that have introduced artificial intelligence into their approaches: (a) in the Materials Behaviour, Modelling, Experimentation and Theory team of the Laboratory of Mechanics of Paris Saclay (LMPS, CNRS/Univ. Paris Saclay/CentraleSupélec/ENS Paris-Saclay) for the first case, (b) in the Dynamic Structures Systems and Control team (DYSCO) of the Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials Laboratory (PIMM, CNRS/Arts & Métiers Sciences et Technologies) for the second case.

Résumé du projet d'enseignement

The CNRS chair will be deployed in educational partnership with the UPS (CentraleSupélec/ENS Paris-Saclay) or A&M through courses dedicated to artificial intelligence for mechanics. These courses will be open to a wide audience.
In addition, through the CNRS GdR GAIA, thematic schools will also be organized to train young and senior researchers to concepts of AI in mechanical sciences.

Environnement Financier

• Total financé (dont package ANR) : 200 k€
• Total du projet : 200 k€

Diffusion scientifique

The dissemination of the results will be done through world-class scientific productions: publications, patents, software... In addition, the results will be communicated to various  targets such as scientific communities, media, decision makers, general public, schools, etc., with an adapted calendar. Specific tools may  be developed such as websites, newsletters, meetings, international symposia, summer schools and conferences.

Science ouverte

The CNRS is developing a strong policy in favor of open science. Open science consists of making research results "as accessible  as possible and closed as necessary". As such, the CNRS aims to make 100% of the texts of publications resulting from the work of its laboratories accessible , in particular through deposit in HAL. The data produced must also be made available and reusable, except for specific restrictions. In addition, the guiding principles of individual evaluation have been revised in accordance with the DORA declaration, to be more qualitative and to take into account all facets of the researcher's profession.

Science et société

The relationship between science and society is now recognized as a full dimension of scientific activity. The project will develop this dimension in synergy with all the partners. The resulting research work will contribute to informing public decision-making. Participatory science initiatives may be initiated with actors from the project’s socio-economic and cultural eco-system .

Indicateurs

The activity will be evaluated in particular on the basis of scientific production (publications, software, patents, etc.), on institutional and private partnerships formalized by contracts, on international presence, on the promotion of work to  multidisciplinary scientific communities, on innovation and its transfer to society and on scientific dissemination to non-specialist audiences.

Modalités d'organisation des auditions

Seul(e)s seront convoqué(e)s aux auditions les candidat(e)s sélectionné(e)s sur dossier par la commission de sélection