Through the prism of three forms of intelligence -- environmental (systemic biomimicry), - artificial (AI tools integrated into the design process), - and collective (transdisciplinary intelligence) - as well as seven ways of thinking [...].
On 28 October, IMREDD will be taking part for the first time in Biomim'Expo, the leading event for biomimicry and innovations inspired by the living world, through its UX Chair «User Experience for Smart Life: Home & Mobility».
On the occasion of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), organised in June 2025 in Nice, IMREDD, through its UX for Smart Life Chair, affirmed its role as an innovation laboratory for a sustainable future for marine environments. Several projects supported by the institute have helped to highlight the links between ecological transition, speculative design and emerging technologies.
On 5 and 6 June, the Institut Méditerranéen du Risque, de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable (IMREDD) at the Université Côte d'Azur hosted a major international event, organised as part of the [...]
The UX for Smart Life Chair at the Université Côte d'Azur took part in the World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF) on 13 and 14 February. On this occasion, Eliesh SD, engineer at IMREDD and futurologist, presented the use of artificial intelligence within the Chair, in particular through the flagship project «The Future Human Habitat».
Discover the retrospective video of the seminar «Towards a Better World: innovating today by exploring the future», looking back at the highlights of the day: stimulating exchanges, exclusive interviews and inspiring visions.
On Friday 6 December 2024, in the IMREDD Learning Centre, organised in the form of an agora, the feedback seminar «Towards the best of all worlds: innovating today by exploring the future» was held. Led by Eliesh SD, architect, expert in sustainable urban transitions and futurologist, the event provided a rich and stimulating forum for the local and regional ecosystem.
As part of the Territories & Autonomous Vehicles and UX for Smart Life: Home & Mobility Chairs, from 24 January to 2 February 2024, IMREDD worked with Leroy Merlin Nice to carry out a pilot test of the ciTHy S delivery robot from French manufacturer TwinswHeel. The trial took place at Leroy Merlin's Goods Collection depot in Carros, with the aim of assessing the robot's operational capabilities in a real logistics environment.
IMREDD's participation in the «Habitat of the Future» round table focusing on the Silver Economy, event organised by CCI Nice
During a visit to the Alpes-Maritimes, Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Telecommunications, visited the IMREDD to discover the role played by this component of the Université Côte d'Azur in the region's social, economic and academic fabric.
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