{"id":10396,"date":"2026-01-26T17:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/?p=10396"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:42:30","slug":"inauguration-of-the-alpha-cluster-in-sophia-antipolis-imt-and-eurecom-at-the-heart-of-a-new-digital-innovation-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/inauguration-of-the-alpha-cluster-in-sophia-antipolis-imt-and-eurecom-at-the-heart-of-a-new-digital-innovation-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration of the Alpha Cluster in Sophia Antipolis: IMT and EURECOM at the heart of a new digital innovation hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 23 January, IMT took part in the official inauguration of the Alpha Cluster in Sophia Antipolis, a new 8,500 m\u00b2 facility dedicated to innovation, entrepreneurship and digital technologies<\/strong>. This strategic hub brings together researchers, students, start-ups, incubators and institutional partners to address the major challenges of the digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside its subsidiary school EURECOM<\/a>, IMT is fully committed to this ambitious project, which strengthens the links between education, cutting-edge research and industrial innovation<\/strong>, while contributing to national and European digital sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A stronger foundation for research and education in digital sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Located at the foot of EURECOM\u2019s historic building, the Alpha Centre provides more than 800 m\u00b2 of offices for researchers and practical work rooms. It supports the development of academic and scientific activities led by EURECOM and IMT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new environment fosters collaboration between students, faculty members and industrial partners<\/strong> in strategic fields such as future networks (XG\/6G), cybersecurity, data science and artificial intelligence \u2014 areas that are central to IMT\u2019s commitment to shaping major digital transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A future AI Centre to accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Within the Alpha Cluster, IMT and EURECOM are preparing to open the EURECOM AI Centre<\/strong>, a new centre dedicated to artificial intelligence. It will strengthen synergies between research, education and technological innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centre will rely in particular on CIRCALIS, an advanced computing infrastructure dedicated to AI experimentation. It will accelerate research and innovation in key areas of digital sciences, including future communications (XG\/6G), cybersecurity, autonomous systems, data science, machine learning and quantum technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also open up new institutional and industrial partnerships, in close cooperation with the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur Region, reinforcing IMT\u2019s role as a catalyst for responsible and sovereign digital innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entrepreneurship, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Alpha Cluster will also host TechForward, l\u2019incubateur commun port\u00e9 par EURECOM, l\u2019Institut Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com et l\u2019EDHEC Business School<\/a>. This initiative supports high-impact technological projects in strategic fields such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and blockchain, in close interaction with research and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, EURECOM and IMT are members of Cyber Campus, recognised as a regional catalyst for cybersecurity. This collective dynamic strengthens local and national digital sovereignty, while promoting the region\u2019s scientific excellence and industrial development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new hub for innovation in Sophia Antipolis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the Alpha Cluster, IMT reaffirms its commitment to responsible innovation, rooted in regional ecosystems and connected to major scientific, industrial and societal challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new hub embodies a shared ambition: to position Sophia Antipolis as a leading centre for digital innovation with strong national and European impact \u2014 shaping major transformations together.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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