Consortium led by IP Paris and HEC Paris, including Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, wins a call for AI Cluster projects

The consortium led by IP Paris and HEC Paris, and including Inria, CNRS, and Université de Technologie de Troyes, won the AI Cluster call for projects. Based on the Hi! PARIS Interdisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis, the project has been awarded €70 million to create a world-class AI research, training and innovation cluster serving society in France.

The consortium led by IP Paris and its five schools (École polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis) et HEC Paris had won, through their joint interdisciplinary center, Hi! PARIS, a call for projects under the AI Cluster plan launched in June 2023 by the government. The consortium also includes Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, Inria, CNRS, and Université de Technologie de Troyes.

The announcement of the selection of “Hi! PARIS Cluster 2030” was made by French President Emmanuel Macron, who gathered France's top artificial intelligence talents at the Elysée Palace on Tuesday afternoon. The financing of “Hi! PARIS Cluster 2030” amounts to €70 million euros over five years.

The project supported by Hi! PARIS therefore focuses on excellence in research, teaching, innovation and technology transfer, as well as diversity in training. It covers different areas of artificial intelligence and is aimed at specialized profiles, from researchers working on general AI to those focusing on specific application areas.

As part of the “France 2030” investment plan, the aim of the AI Cluster call is to build a network of around ten internationally renowned French academic clusters in artificial intelligence (AI), to foster the emergence of international leaders in France, attract top talent and increase the number of people trained in AI and its uses. It also aims to preserve and consolidate the position of French research in key AI fields.

Finally, this project aims to deploy AI innovation in all key economic sectors, and in particular in the priority areas of France 2030.