Edito

"The Hubert Curien laboratory is a joint research unit (UMR CNRS 5516) of the Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, the National Research Centre "CNRS" and the Institut d’Optique Graduate School. It is composed of 90 researchers, professors & assistant professors, 25 engineers & administrative staff, and around 110 PhD & post-PhD students. This total of approximately 230 staff makes the Hubert Curien laboratory the most important research structure in Saint-Etienne. Our activities are organized around two scientific departments: Optics, Photonics & Surfaces and Computer Science, Security & Image, and scientific projects are carried out by 6 main teams: Functional Materials and Surfaces, Materials for Optics and Photonics in Extreme Radiative Environments, Laser-Matter Interaction, Image Science & Computer Vision, Data Intelligence, and Secure Embedded Systems & Hardware Architectures.'

Florence Garrelie
(Director of the Hubert Curien Laboratory)