Team presentation

Sloop’s main objective is to develop algorithmic methods and tools, with particular emphasis on the design of telecommunication networks. This involves high level research in the fields of discrete mathematics, simulation and algorithms.

Research themes

• Algorithms, discrete mathematics and combinatorial optimization.
• Communication algorithms.
• Networks design (optical WDM, SDH, ATM, on-board, mobile and satellites constellation networks).
• Parallel processing and interconnection networks.
• Distributed object oriented simulation.

International and industrial relations

• Industrial links
  • Hipertrans project (DG VII Transport program) - road traffic simulation. Alcatel Space Industries (Toulouse) - design of fault tolerant on-board networks in satellites.
  • France TELECOM CNET (CTI) - design of SDH services for companies.
  • Project RNRT (Constellations) - satellites constellations.
  • Project RNRT (PORTO) with ALCATEL (Marcoussis) and
  • France TELECOM - design of optical networks.
• International cooperations
  • Greece cooperation PLATON with Patras University.
  • Israel project AFIRST with the Weizmann Institute.
  • Brazil cooperation INRIA/CNPq with Minas Gerais University.
  • Italy and Canada NATO project OTAN with Pisa University and Carleton University.
  • Italy (Salerno, Roma and l’Aquila).
  • Canada (Simon Fraser University and DalTech).