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The AI Rendezvous at UTC

Friday March 27, 2026

From formulation to processes: AI as a driver of innovation

Objec­tifs
Com­piègne
UTC inno­va­tion centre

Key­note talks

Round­table dis­cus­sions with the industry

Objec­tives

UTC, its research teams, and the UTC Part­ner­ship Foun­da­tion for Inno­va­tion invite you to a regu­lar series of events focu­sing on arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence and its chal­lenges in various contexts.

These events are aimed at resear­chers and public and pri­vate sta­ke­hol­ders, with the goal of fos­te­ring dia­logue around a selec­ted theme. They bring toge­ther aca­de­mic and indus­trial contri­bu­tions to help spark new topics for innovation.

Our fourth AI Ren­dez­vous dives into the trans­for­ma­tive role of Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence in the fields of human nutri­tion and health, with a focus on how it is revo­lu­tio­ni­sing for­mu­la­tion and pro­ces­sing, from know­ledge engi­nee­ring and data science to auto­ma­tion, com­pu­ter vision, and intel­li­gent deci­sion-sup­port sys­tems. This edi­tion brings toge­ther lea­ding experts from aca­de­mia and indus­try to explore real-world appli­ca­tions of AI across food sys­tems and indus­trial inno­va­tion. Dis­cus­sions will high­light how AI is being inte­gra­ted throu­ghout the value chain to deli­ver safer, higher-qua­li­ty food, per­so­na­li­sed health solu­tions, and impro­ved well-being.

The day’s pro­gramme fea­tures key­note talks and a high-level round­table addres­sing how AI is resha­ping pro­fes­sio­nal prac­tices in for­mu­la­tion and pro­cess deve­lop­ment. Dedi­ca­ted net­wor­king ses­sions will fos­ter mea­ning­ful exchanges bet­ween resear­chers, indus­trial lea­ders, and inno­va­tion stakeholders.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CHAIRE SAFE AI

Pro­gramme
Pro­gram

8h30

Wel­come coffee

9h00

Wel­come address

Claire Ros­si – Pre­sident of Uni­ver­si­té de Tech­no­lo­gie de Com­piègne (UTC)

9h10

Intro­duc­tion to the SAFE AI Chair 

Sébas­tien Des­tercke – SAFE AI Chair Holder

9h15 – 10h00

« The Meta Food Indus­try: From conven­tio­nal control to auto­ma­tion to bot humanisation » 

George Nychas – Pro­fes­sor, Agri­cul­tu­ral Uni­ver­si­ty of Athens

10h00 – 10h30

« Beyond Pre­dic­tion: Real-Time AI Trans­for­ming Food Qua­li­ty, Safe­ty, and Authentication »

Fady Moha­reb – Pro­fes­sor, Cell and Enzyme Engi­nee­ring Labo­ra­to­ry, UMR 7025 CNRS, UTC

10h30 – 11h00

Cof­fee break and networking

11h00 – 11h30

Data and AI: Their Contri­bu­tion to Dai­ry Pro­duct Safety

Fan­ny Tenen­haus-Azi­za – Direc­tor Data and Sta­tis­tics, CNIEL

11h30 ‑12h00

« How Know­ledge Engi­nee­ring and Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence sup­port deve­lop­ments in agro-resource pro­ces­sing sectors? » 

Patrice Buche – Research Engi­neer HDR INRAE, Know­ledge Engi­nee­ring (ICO) team, UMR IATE, Montpellier

12h00 – 13h30

Lunch buf­fet and dis­co­ve­ry of labo­ra­to­ry pos­ters and visuals

Inno­va­tion Cen­ter Hall

13h30 – 14h00

« Contri­bu­tion of AI in the acti­vi­ties of the TIMR labo­ra­to­ry: che­mis­try, for­mu­la­tion, and process »

Fré­dé­ric Del­becq – Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor, Inte­gra­ted Trans­for­ma­tion of Rene­wable Mat­ter, UTC-ESCOM 

14h00 – 14h30

« Trans­for­ming the art of for­mu­la­tion into a data-dri­ven science with Big Chemistry »

Nathan Mase­ra – Busi­ness deve­lo­per for Big Chemistry 

14h30 – 15h00

« AI applied to for­mu­la­tion at L'Oreal »

Gio­van­ni Pal­ma – Head of IA and Com­pu­ter Vision, L'Oréal

15h00 – 16h00

Round table dis­cus­sion : « The Impact of AI on the Trans­for­ma­tion of Pro­fes­sions in For­mu­la­tion and Processes »

Chry­sou­la Tas­sou – Research Direc­tor, DIMITRA / Mode­ra­tor of the round table

Nathan Mase­ra – Busi­ness deve­lo­per for Big Chemistry 

Kais Lan­da­lou­si – Site Direc­tor, Opel­la Compiègne

Gio­van­ni Pal­ma – Head of IA and Com­pu­ter Vision, L'Oréal

Claire Ros­si – Pre­sident of UTC

16h00 – 16h10

Clo­sing remarks

Claire Ros­si – Pre­sident of UTC

Slide
Lives­tream and replays
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Mor­ning lectures
After­noon lectures
fast_rewind

1st edi­tion

"Trans­port and Perception"

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2nd edi­tion

"AI and training"

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3rd edi­tion

"AI and the indus­try of the future"

Team
Contact and organization

Stee­ring Committee

Claire Ros­si
Audrey Drelich
Mirian Kubo
Fady Mohareb

Event mana­ge­ment team

Audrey Coor­naert
Sébas­tien Destercke

Contact the team