Congratulations to Léo Lavaur

former doctoral student in the SOTERN research team, who received the GDR RSD 2025 thesis award for his thesis entitled

« Improving Intrusion Detection in Distributed Systems with Federated Learning »
supervised by Yann BUSNEL, Marc-Oliver PAHL and Fabien AUTREL, members of the SOTERN research team.

The jury appreciated the very high quality of the manuscript, both in its presentation and structure. Léo Lavaur also conducted numerous experiments to support his work, at the crossroads of complex topics such as artificial intelligence and security. His results offer particularly rich and innovative perspectives for the community.

Congratulations to Wédan Emmanuel Gnibga

former doctoral student in the MAGELLAN research team, for his runner-up prize in the GDR thesis competition in 2025 for his thesis entitled

« Modeling and optimization of Edge infrastructures and their electrical systems »
supervised by Anne-Cécile Orgerie and Anne Blavette in the Magellan research team

His thesis makes significant and innovative contributions to the environmental impact of computing infrastructures, particularly in terms of renewable energy and water consumption. The thesis stands out for its innovative technical and economic models and rigorous mathematical formalisation. Wédan Emmanuel Gnibga has also published notable articles, including one that won the IEEE Outstanding Paper Award at the IEEE ICPADS conference. He has also collaborated with prestigious institutions such as the University of Chicago.