Inria Saclay Centre

The centre has 35 project teams, 15 of which are shared with Université Paris-Saclay and 15 with the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. Its activities mobilise more than 660 people, scientists and research and innovation support staff, from 54 nationalities.

Positioning & Strategic issues

Scientific priority areas:

• Scientific computing and optimisation;
• Digital biology and health;
• AI and data science;
• Cybersecurity, privacy, proof and verification;
• Quantum computing;
• Human-computer interaction.

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 Université Paris-Saclay 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...