Glossary and abbreviations

Definitions of specialist terms used on this website.

AI / IA (French): Artificial intelligence: computer methods for tasks such as recognising an image.
BCI: Brain–computer interface: a system that uses brain signals to interact with a computer.
EEG: Electroencephalography: measuring electrical activity in the brain.
IHM / HCI: Human–computer interaction: the study of how people use computer systems.
MIASHS: Mathematics and computer science applied to the humanities and social sciences: the French degree programme described on this website.
ICH: Engineering – Cognition – Disability: a department at Université Paris 8.
CHArt: Human and artificial cognition: the name of the research laboratory.
THIM: Refers here to the CHArt research team mentioned in Anis Rojbi’s profile.
CNU: France’s National Council of Universities. Section 61 covers computer engineering, control engineering and signal processing.
UFR: A teaching and research unit within a French university.
CNRS: French National Centre for Scientific Research.
ATER: Temporary teaching and research assistant in a French university.
M1 / M2: First and second years of a master’s degree.
TD / HTD: Tutorials / equivalent tutorial hours: a unit used to measure teaching workload.
IoT: Internet of Things: physical devices connected to a network.
R&D: Research and development.
MSc / PhD: Master of Science / Doctor of Philosophy: academic degrees.
PHC: Hubert Curien Partnership: a programme supporting international research cooperation.
LMD5: LMD means bachelor–master–doctorate. LMD5 refers here to the curriculum structure mentioned in the profile.
HCERES: High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education in France.
CT / CHSCT: Staff representative bodies: technical committee and committee for health, safety and working conditions, as mentioned in the CV.
ML / deep learning: Machine learning: learning patterns from data. Deep learning: machine learning using artificial neural networks.
Multimodal: Using several kinds of information, such as images and measurements from the body.
Granulation: Breaking information or an image into smaller parts for analysis or a different presentation.
Front-End / cloud: Front end: the part of a website a person interacts with. Cloud: computing services accessed remotely over a network.
Hz / GHz / k€: Hertz / gigahertz: frequency units. k€: thousands of euros.
PDF: Portable Document Format: a downloadable document format.
WCAG / RGAA: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines / France’s general accessibility improvement framework.
IEEE / 5G / SRSS: IEEE: a professional organisation for electronics and computing. 5G: fifth-generation mobile networks. SRSS: Satellite-Routed Sensor System.
PSETH: Science, Engineering, Technology and Healthcare: the subjects of the conference cited in the publications.