Inria Saclay Centre

The centre has 29 project teams, 23 of which operate jointly with Paris-Saclay University (11 teams) and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (12 teams). Its activities occupy over 600 people, scientists and research and innovation support staff, including 44 different nationalities.

Positioning & Strategic issues

Scientific priority areas:

• Digital health;
• Artificial intelligence and data science;
• Cybersecurity, privacy, proof and verification;
• Quantum computer science.

Strategic lines of development:

• Support for DATAIA Institute to make it a global player in the data science and AI world;
• Support for the emergence of DeepTech startup projects;
• Reinforcement of the European ambition and in particular the centre's involvement in the coordination of European projects.

The Inria Saclay Centre is a founding member of Paris-Saclay University and a member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

The centre’s project-teams are shared with the following academic partners: CentraleSupélec, École polytechnique, ENS Paris-Saclay, ENSTA Paris, Paris-Saclay University and University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, CEA, CNRS.

The centre also has many other partnerships:   

• Actors in public research: CNES, IFPEN, INRA, Inserm, Onera... ;   
• Innovation ecosystem: SystemX, Systematic, NanoInnov, DigiHall, DigiCosme ;   
• Local authorities: Essonne Departmental Council, Paris-Saclay Agglomeration Community, Ile-de-France Region;   
• Companies:
  • SME-ETI: AdaCore, Distène, DataIku, Sysnav, Lemma, Tinyclues... ;
  • Major companies: Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Systèmes, EDF, Fujitsu, Google, Microsoft, Orange, PSA, Renault, Safran, Thales, Sony, Total... ;   
• International academic partners: Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Newcastle University, Keio University, CWI...