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

Change of management at IMREDD
Emmanuel Tric has been appointed Acting Director of IMREDD as of February 1, 2023. He succeeds Eric Dumetz, Director of the Institute since September 2021, and previously Deputy Director since 2013. After 10 years of imagining and co-constructing the IMREDD, Eric Dumetz has decided to devote himself fully to Fondation Université Côte d’Azur, which is beginning its renewal with new ambitions.
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.
october
13oct9 h 00 minSéminaire Inaugural de l'Académie 3

Event Details
Pour marquer le début de l’année universitaire, l’Académie 3 “Espaces, Environnement, Risques et Résilience” lance pour la première année son Séminaire Inaugural! En parallèle de la fête de la Science,
Event Details
Pour marquer le début de l’année universitaire, l’Académie 3 “Espaces, Environnement, Risques et Résilience” lance pour la première année son Séminaire Inaugural! En parallèle de la fête de la Science, le séminaire d’une matinée fera intervenir 4 chercheurs reconnus dans leurs domaines en lien avec les thématiques de l’Académie, et toujours dans l’interdisciplinarité bien sûr !
Séminaire inaugural de l’Académie
Vendredi 13 Octobre 2023 – Cinéma Pathé Gare du Sud, Nice
Au programme, 4 interventions de spécialistes venus de toute la France :
- Catherine Aubertin, Economiste de l’environnement, Directrice de recherches émérite et correspondante “Nagoya“ à l’IRD (UMR PALOC IRD/MNHN)
- Johanna Lepeule, Epidémiologiste, Institut pour l’Avancée des Biosciences (IAB, Inserm, Université Grenoble Alpes)
- Sophie Bonnet, Océanographe et Directrice de recherche à l‘IRD et PI du DIAZO Group, Institut Méditerranée d’Océanologie (MIO, Marseille)
- Julien Dellaux et Jean-Christophe Martin, Professeurs agrégés de droit public (LADIE, Université Côte d‘Azur) et Directeur de l’Institut de la Paix et du Développement
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Time
(Friday) 9 h 00 min
Location
Cinéma Pathé Gare du Sud
Organizer
Université Côte d'Azur - Académie 3
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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
Direction
Pr Emmanuel TRIC
IMREDD Director
Laurence NELIS-BLANC
IMREDD and Reference Centers
Administrative Director
Innovation and transfer projects engineer
Paulo MOURA
Deputy Director – Innovation
Expertise & Innovation
Benoit COURAUD
Smart Home – Energy engineer
Paul DAELMAN
Embedded Systems Engineer
Franck DECHAVANNE
Software engineer
Data Scientist – Business intelligence
Julie JOSSE
Geomatician
Ekaterina KOPTSEVA
Energy digitalization engineer
Mehdi NAFKHA
Data Scientist – Business intelligence
Roberta PENNUCCI, PhD
Partnership and scientific animation officer
Julien PINCEMAILLE
Climate Change and Ecological Transition Project Manager
Engineering & Maker
Dr Arnaud ZENERINO
Development 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
Camille JEANNE
In charge of communication and administration
of GEDD Master programme
Solen COZIC
Documentalist, Coordinator of Research Services
Communication and Diffusion
Dimitri MЕTОDIЕV
Multimedia developer
Antonio BARROS
Internal Communications and Environment Officer
Assistance
Claire COURTOISIER
Adjointe administrative
Alexandre PERRI
Technical Resources Referent
Vincent FIORENTINO
Logistics and Reception
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.
4 axes of development
octobre
13oct9 h 00 minSéminaire Inaugural de l'Académie 3

Détails de l'événement
Pour marquer le début de l’année universitaire, l’Académie 3 “Espaces, Environnement, Risques et Résilience” lance pour la première année son Séminaire Inaugural! En parallèle de la fête de la Science,
Détails de l'événement
Pour marquer le début de l’année universitaire, l’Académie 3 “Espaces, Environnement, Risques et Résilience” lance pour la première année son Séminaire Inaugural! En parallèle de la fête de la Science, le séminaire d’une matinée fera intervenir 4 chercheurs reconnus dans leurs domaines en lien avec les thématiques de l’Académie, et toujours dans l’interdisciplinarité bien sûr !
Séminaire inaugural de l’Académie
Vendredi 13 Octobre 2023 – Cinéma Pathé Gare du Sud, Nice
Au programme, 4 interventions de spécialistes venus de toute la France :
- Catherine Aubertin, Economiste de l’environnement, Directrice de recherches émérite et correspondante “Nagoya“ à l’IRD (UMR PALOC IRD/MNHN)
- Johanna Lepeule, Epidémiologiste, Institut pour l’Avancée des Biosciences (IAB, Inserm, Université Grenoble Alpes)
- Sophie Bonnet, Océanographe et Directrice de recherche à l‘IRD et PI du DIAZO Group, Institut Méditerranée d’Océanologie (MIO, Marseille)
- Julien Dellaux et Jean-Christophe Martin, Professeurs agrégés de droit public (LADIE, Université Côte d‘Azur) et Directeur de l’Institut de la Paix et du Développement
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Horaire
(Vendredi) 9 h 00 min
Lieu
Cinéma Pathé Gare du Sud
Organisateur
Université Côte d'Azur - Académie 3