IMREDD
Mediterranean Institute of Risk,
Environment and
Sustainable Development
Innovation and Partnerships Institute
“Smart territory, risk management and prevention”
About us
Innovation Explorers: crafting inclusive and efficient solutions for the territories of the future
IMREDD hosts GreenMov Project’s first plenary meeting
IMREDD was pleased to welcome its partners in the GreenMov project for two days of plenary meetings and workshops on May 24 and 25th.
Besides being the first time all consortium members met in person, it was also an opportunity to showcase some of the first results.
IMREDD is an Institute of Innovation and Partnerships (2IP) created in January 2020 which is interested in a societal challenge: the intelligent and resilient territory facing all environmental issues.
Its activities are based on four Strategic Activity Areas (SAAs): energy through the issues of intelligent buildings/neighbourhoods, mobility, risks, the environment and, in a transversal manner, human beings. The philosophical, ethical, safety, well-being, behavioural and usage aspects are at the heart of smart city projects.
IMREDD’s mission, in connection with industry, is to promote partnership research/transfer actions, to create educational and training programmes and to encourage expertise and innovation in companies in the field of economic development and job creation. It expresses its potential in its ability to encourage the emergence and development of projects aimed at understanding existing solutions, new needs and future prospects. In each strategic area of activity, its action consists of the identification of areas of innovation and the integration of expertise from the academic and business worlds.
Founded in 2015 by the former President of the University, Frédérique Vidal, today Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, IMREDD has achieved the objectives of its development plan in just a few years: the implementation of an engineering capacity, either simple or combined, depending on the nature of the projects, with the expertise of the research laboratories in response to a request from companies. Multiple and varied partnership research actions involving private and public partners. Training courses that meet international standards, allowing for targeted and customised continuing education of the highest quality. Finally, an open collaborative technological platform called the “Smart City Innovation Centre” which encourages experimentation, accompanies and supports innovative sectors by opening up the possibility of conducting trials, tests and prototypes.
Located in the Plaine du Var eco-valley, in the heart of the Nice Meridia eco-neighbourhood, IMREDD has integrated its Totem building, a precursor of future designs and technologies, at the start of the 2020 academic year.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Urban management has become one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
By 2050, 70% of the world population will live in urban areas. Cities produce 80% of CO2 emissions and concentrate 3/4 of the energy needs of the planet. The goal of smart cities is to better manage the city and make it more pleasant for its inhabitants, its economic actors and its visitors.
Thus, IMREDD has the ambition of building the mediterranean city of tomorrow.
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Strategic Areas
4 axes of development
Environment
pollution | climate change | air quality | particles | pollen | impact on health | noise | waste | water treatment
Risk
territory | resilience | climate change | natural risks and disasters | floods | landslides | earthquakes | tsunamis
Energy
energy transition | smart district | smart grid | climate change | renewable energies | positive energy building
Mobility
multimodality | dynamic ride-sharing | car sharing | connected vehicles | autonomous vehicles | electromobility
Key figures
IMREDD in numbers
Staff
Management Service
Dr Eric DUMETZ
IMREDD Director
Laurence NELIS-BLANC
IMREDD and Reference Centers
Administrative Director
Innovation and transfer projects engineer
Expertise & Innovation
Paulo MOURA
Head of development for innovation and partnership projects
Honorat QUINARD
Energy and smart city engineer
Benoit COURAUD
Smart Home – Energy engineer,Smart City Innovation Center
Franck DECHAVANNE
Software engineer
Azeddine EL YOUSSFI
Data science – Business intelligence Engineer
Paul DAELMAN
Energy engineer
Mehdi NAFKHA
Data science – Business intelligence
engineer
Dr Laurence VANIN
Director of the Smart City:
Philosophy and Ethics Chair
Engineering & Maker
Dr Arnaud ZENERINO
Development engineer,Smart City Innovation Center
Dr Xiaomin YU
Research engineer,Smart City Innovation Center
Robert KULCZYCKI
Operations technician,Smart City Innovation Center
Liliane DA SILVA
Administrative and Financial
management Assistant
Education
Arianna CALZA
Continuing education Officer
Eugénie BALTAGA
International Student Recruitment and Administration Officer
MSc Engineers for Smart Cities
Yael BRADBURY
Program Coordinator
MSc Risks
Odile GIORGI
Academic Secretary
Camille JEANNE
In charge of communication and administration
of GEDD Master programme
Solen COZIC
Documentalist, Coordinator of Research Services
Coordination and dissemination
Dimitri MЕTОDIЕV
Multimedia developer
Antonio BARROS
Internal Communications and Environment Officer
Assistance
Nadine HEBRARD
Financial Officer
Claire COURTOISIER
Administrative Assistant
Jean-Yves MARSOLLIER
Technical resources Referent
About us
Innovation Explorers: crafting inclusive and efficient solutions for the territories of the future
IMREDD is an Institute of Innovation and Partnerships (2IP) created in January 2020 which is interested in a societal challenge: the intelligent and resilient territory facing all environmental issues.
Its activities are based on four Strategic Activity Areas (SAAs): energy through the issues of intelligent buildings/neighbourhoods, mobility, risks, the environment and, in a transversal manner, human beings. The philosophical, ethical, safety, well-being, behavioural and usage aspects are at the heart of smart city projects.
IMREDD’s mission, in connection with industry, is to promote partnership research/transfer actions, to create educational and training programmes and to encourage expertise and innovation in companies in the field of economic development and job creation. It expresses its potential in its ability to encourage the emergence and development of projects aimed at understanding existing solutions, new needs and future prospects. In each strategic area of activity, its action consists of the identification of areas of innovation and the integration of expertise from the academic and business worlds.
Founded in 2015 by the former President of the University, Frédérique Vidal, today Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, IMREDD has achieved the objectives of its development plan in just a few years: the implementation of an engineering capacity, either simple or combined, depending on the nature of the projects, with the expertise of the research laboratories in response to a request from companies. Multiple and varied partnership research actions involving private and public partners. Training courses that meet international standards, allowing for targeted and customised continuing education of the highest quality. Finally, an open collaborative technological platform called the “Smart City Innovation Centre” which encourages experimentation, accompanies and supports innovative sectors by opening up the possibility of conducting trials, tests and prototypes.
Located in the Plaine du Var eco-valley, in the heart of the Nice Meridia eco-neighbourhood, IMREDD has integrated its Totem building, a precursor of future designs and technologies, at the start of the 2020 academic year.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Urban management has become one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
By 2050, 70% of the world population will live in urban areas. Cities produce 80% of CO2 emissions and concentrate 3/4 of the energy needs of the planet. The goal of smart cities is to better manage the city and make it more pleasant for its inhabitants, its economic actors and its visitors.
Thus, IMREDD has the ambition of building the mediterranean city of tomorrow.
