All Years Seminars
[LINGI2399] 2026-03-19 (10:45) : Ethical hacking
At BARB94
Speaker :
Robin Descamps (PWC)
Abstract : Information security and data protection are at the core of architects and developers during the design and development of applications with users (web or mobile applications, ATMs, embarked software, etc.). In order to prevent any unforeseen usage of these applications, professional hackers are involved to detect any breach that could be used for fraudulent usage of these applications.
Based on multiple years of practical experience, the speaker will introduce and illustrate methodologies and tools that are commonly used by professional hackers.
[INMA] 2026-03-17 (14:00) : Active surface haptics for rich touch interaction
At Euler building (room A.002)
Speaker :
Zhaochong Cai (ICTEAM, UCLouvain )
Abstract : Touch is fundamental to our perception of the world and to our interaction with the physical environment. With touch, we can intuitively and effortlessly manipulate objects and control complex machines. However, most touch-based interfaces deliver only primitive tactile feedback, such as vibrations, which are a poor substitute for the richness of natural touch. This talk presents my doctoral work on the design and evaluation of active surface-haptic devices that deliver lateral force feedback to the bare fingertip. By generating controllable lateral forces using resonant traveling waves, these devices can render force fields and guide users toward targets, enabling the perception of virtual shapes and improving targeting performance. I will then briefly introduce my current postdoctoral project, which aims to connect fingertip skin deformation, mechanical modeling, and tactile afferent responses. In particular, the goal is to use imaging and microneurography to better understand how the local strain patterns at the skin surface during manipulation are transformed into neural signals.
[INGI] 2026-03-12 (13:00) : When AI co-designs and implements a programming language : the case of Elo
At Shannon, Maxwell a.105
Speaker :
Bernard Lambeau (Klaro Cards)
Abstract : I launched Claude Code on the design and implementation of the Elo data expression language the 24th of December. By the 1st of January, the compiler, website and documentation were ready for pre-production. I did not touch a single line of code, yet a week later I was confident enough embedding Elo in production systems. In this talk I'll share my motivation for creating Elo, the methodology I used with Claude Code, and lessons learned about integrating AI in Software Engineering processes in my companies.
[INMA] 2026-03-10 (14:00) : From Learning to Optimize to Learning Optimization Algorithms
At Euler building (room A.002)
Speaker :
Camille Castera (University of Bordeaux)
Abstract : Towards designing learned optimization algorithms that are usable beyond their training setting, we identify key principles that classical algorithms obey, but have up to now, not been used for Learning to Optimize (L2O). Following these principles, we provide a general design pipeline, taking into account data, architecture and learning strategy, and thereby enabling a synergy between classical optimization and L2O, resulting in a philosophy of Learning Optimization Algorithms. As a consequence our learned algorithms perform well far beyond problems from the training distribution. We demonstrate the success of these novel principles by designing a new learning-enhanced BFGS algorithm and provide numerical experiments evidencing its adaptation to different settings at test time.
[INGI] 2026-03-09 (13:00) : Development of digital twins of reference softwares for testing/certification in realistic environment.
At BARB 94
Speaker :
Ahmed Bokri (ERM)
Abstract : Security certification of detection systems requires testing environments that are realistic but also fully controlled. This presentation describes the development of a digital twin of the Multi-Agent System for APT Detection (MASFAD), deployed on the KYPO Cyber Range to support structured testing and certification activities.
The digital twin reproduces the software architecture of MASFAD and the environment in which it operates. It includes a realistic enterprise-like infrastructure, background traffic generation, and controlled APT-inspired persistence scenarios. All system and security events are centrally collected through the Elastic Stack to ensure clear visibility of system activity and detection results.
The platform ensures reproducibility, traceability, and controlled evidence generation. Experiments can be repeated under the same conditions, and the results can be verified. This work shows how a digital twin can be used as a practical and structured environment for evaluating detection capabilities in view of formal security certification.
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