Entries by Anna Da Costa

Embodied conversational agents – Catherine Pelachaud, Télécom Paris

Today we use information technology, tomorrow we’ll use robots… machines of all kinds are an integral part of our daily life. Yet, exchange between machines and us, the users, can sometimes be challenging. How can one communicate naturally with a robot, a computer or an IT program? Herein lies the purpose of the embodied conversational […]

From turbo codes to the neocortex – Claude Berrou, Télécom Bretagne

Claude Berrou is the co-inventor of turbo codes, a major development in the history of digital communications now widely used in satellites and high-speed networks. An internationally-respected researcher and recipient of numerous prizes, as well as a member of the prestigious Académie des Sciences, since 2011 Professor Berrou has been working on a new challenge: […]

Videotelephony – cost efficiency and the importance of maintaining social links – Christian Licoppe, Télécom Paris

Information and communication technology has become woven into the fabric of our daily life – work, leisure, social interaction, identity and more – transforming the way in which we interact with an increasingly technological environment, and the ways in which we socialize. Acutely aware of the ever-growing importance of users and consumers, IMT has for […]