Hubert Curien Laboratory

The Hubert Curien Laboratory is a joint research unit (UMR 5516) within Jean Monnet University in Saint Etienne (UJM), the Scientific National Research Centre (CNRS) and Institut d’Optique Graduate School (IOGS). The Hubert Curien Laboratory is the most important of all Saint-Etienne’s university research Lab with more than 240 people, with strong connections with other scientific structures within the University of Lyon or at national and international levels.

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

The Hubert Curien laboratory is addressing scientific challenges on both fundamental and applicative aspects in (1) Optics-Photonics-Surfaces with longstanding skills on radiation/laser - matter interaction and micro and nano structuration, including ultrafast laser processing and aiming at both modifying beams to functionalize or structure the matter, and structuring matter to manipulate the light in (2) Computer science, Image and Security with an expertise in the formation, understanding and analysis of images, in machine learning and complex data analysis, as well as in hardware security.
The research activity is supported by several high-tech shared technical platforms and is developed within 6 teams: Functional materials and surfaces, Laser-Matter Interaction, Materials for Optics and Photonics in Extreme Radiative Environments, Image Science & Computer Vision, Data Intelligence, and Secure Embedded Systems & Hardware Architectures. All teams are involved in Manutech-SLEIGHT Graduate School, as described below.