LAAS-CNRS
The Laboratory of Analysis and Architecture of Systems is a CNRS research unit associated with the six founding members of the University of Toulouse: Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse (INSA), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (INP) and Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE), Université du Mirail (UTM) and Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (UT1).
LAAS’ research activities fall within the domain of Information Sciences and Technologies. They address complex systems (artificial and sometimes natural) generally heterogeneous, and at different scales, to devise theories, Methodologies and tools for modeling, designing and controlling them. Research, innovation and transfer are tied. The lab has a history of strong relationships with industry and works in a large number of collaborative projects with international, national and regional industries of all size. LAAS is a “Carnot Institutes” labeled for the 2d time in 2011.
The systems considered in our research are of different kinds: integrated systems, embedded systems with real time and safety requirements, distributed systems, mobile systems, autonomous and robotics systems, micro and nano systems, biological systems. They fall in various application domains such as aeronautics and space, telecommunications, transports, production, services, security and defense, energy management, healthcare, environment and sustainable development. The scientific topics are distributed in four main research areas or domains:
- Micro and Nanosystems (MINAS),
- Systems Modeling, Optimization and Control (MOCOSY),
- Critical Computer Systems (SINC),
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RIA).
Currently there are 17 research groups and two operations partitionned into the different areas.
