Industry of the future

Our institute designs, tests, and deploys cutting-edge technological solutions to build the industry of tomorrow. Leveraging advanced modeling, Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, and simulation, we support industrial players throughout the entire lifecycle of their systems — from design to operation. Our goal is to develop safer, more sustainable, efficient, and interconnected systems that meet current and future challenges.

Our research activities

Formalization and capitalization of human knowledge

Integrating humans and their knowledge remains a major challenge since it is often tacit and context-dependent. IRT SystemX develops human-centered solutions to foster effective human-machine collaboration and capitalize on expert know-how.

Capitalizing on data generated throughout the lifecycle

Using Artificial Intelligence and optimization technologies, IRT SystemX offers tailored tools for analyzing, describing, and modeling data from real-world sources or simulations. To ensure trust and reliability, the tools developed comply with the European AI Act and incorporate criteria such as transparency, explainability, and robustness.

Digitizing processes and standardizing exchanges

IRT SystemX supports the digital transformation of industrial processes by developing interoperable solutions aligned with international standards. Through a model-driven approach and integration of shared repositories, these tools streamline exchanges among stakeholders and systems along the value chain. This standardization promotes automation, traceability, and data reusability while ensuring better coordination across design, production, and maintenance phases.

Connecting the physical and virtual worlds

IRT SystemX relies on digital twins, smart sensors, and simulation environments to create a seamless digital continuity between physical and virtual systems. This connection enables real-time performance analysis of equipment, risk-free scenario testing, and optimized decision-making throughout the product lifecycle. By providing a faithful and dynamic representation of reality, these technologies enhance control over complex systems and facilitate anticipation of failures or behavioral changes.

Our impacts

3 open-source platforms

InteractiveAI

An interactive assistant designed to support operators in decision-making.

LIPS (Laboratory for the Evaluation of Hybrid Simulations)

Evaluation and benchmarking of AI/physics hybrid models.
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JNI (Industrial Digital Twins)

A generic, integrated, modular open-source platform for orchestrating industrial digital twins, compliant with the latest standards including Asset Administration Shell.

4 organized competions

+ 100 scientific publications

1 white paper

Our key technologies

  • Quantum Computing
  • Industrial Cybersecurity
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Hybridization
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Human-Machine Interaction (HMI)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Digital Twin
  • Numerical Simulation
  • Digital Process Supervision

Ongoing R&D projects

  • IEN (Environmental Impact of Digital Technologies): Tools for assessing the environmental performance of digital services.
  • JNI1: Assisted and tool-supported construction of industrial system digital twins, including Cybersecurity by Design aspects.
  • JNI3: Development and deployment of digital twins for predictive maintenance and health indicators.
  • JNI5: Digital twins to evaluate, manage, and improve reliability, robustness, and resilience (R3) of critical systems.
  • MAIA: Design solution for automated mobility services for airport connectivity.

R&D programs

Industrial Digital Twins of Complex Systems (JNI Program)

This program addresses the need for defining, prototyping, and developing innovative digital technologies to support digital twins of complex industrial systems.

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Cybelia – Augmented Cybersecurity for Industry

The Cybelia program addresses the growing need for industrial resilience in the face of increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyberattacks.
Co-developed with a dozen industrial partners, Cybelia aims to deliver augmented cybersecurity solutions to bolster France’s technological sovereignty and innovation capacity.

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