Section: Dissemination

Popularization

For a multi-disciplinary team as Mnemosyne, science popularization is not only a nice and useful contribution to the dissemination of scientific knowledge but also a necessity since we work with colleagues from bio-sciences with whom sharing profound ideas in computer science is mandatory for a real collaboration.

• Thierry Viéville is for 50% of his time involved in popularization actions, mainly computer science large audience education, and has been promoted Officer of the Order of Academic Palms for the collective contribution of the Inria Science Outreach mission.

• F. Alexandre organized a conference about artificial intelligence with high-school children (Sept. 28, Lormont)

• I. Chraibi Kaadoud participated to the regional challenge: “My PhD in 180 seconds”

• X. Hinaut organized the 1st hackathon of Bordeaux in Cognitive Sciences and Artificial Intelligence, 8-10 December, Cap Sciences, Bordeaux. (https://mindlabdx.github.io/hack1cerveau/); Organization of a workshop on cellular automaton at Le Node, Bordeaux; Meeting groups of high-school students for their projects on Artificial Intelligence topics.

• The team participated to “La semaine du cerveau” on the Bordeaux Neurocampus (March 13-17) (http://www.bordeaux-neurocampus.fr/fr/manifestations-scientifiques/seminaires-2017/semaine-cerveau-2017.html); to the “fête de la science” on the Bordeaux Neurocampus (http://circuit-scientifique-bordelais.cnrs.fr/modules/show/261, Oct. 7-9); to the Declics program for high-schools (http://www.cerclefser.org/fr/declics/, Dec. 12)