MILYON is a center of excellence in mathematics and theoretical computer science. It gathers more than 450 researchers, from five research units (UMR) of the University of Lyon located in Lyon and Saint-Etienne. MILYON focuses on four key areas: Excellence in research, especially at the interfaces of the two disciplines, and with other sciences; Education, with innovative research-oriented curriculums; Outreach with an ambitious program aimed at disseminating scientific culture among the general public and technology transfer to industry.
The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) is a public research institution under the responsibility of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation (MESRI). The CNRS Institute of Physics (INP) focuses on research thematics related to radiation, matter, and fundamental laws. Those studies come with two main motivations : understanding the world, and answering current societal challenges. The CNRS Institutes of Engineering and System Sciences (INSIS) and of Information Sciences (INS2I) also support IQFA.
The École normale supérieure de Lyon is an elite French public institution that trains professors, researchers, senior civil servants as well as business and political leaders. Students choose their courses and split their time between training and research in sciences and humanities. Built on the tradition of the ENS de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud, founded in 1880, the ENS de Lyon also focuses on educational research. It is a symbol of French Republican meritocracy and it remains committed today to disseminating knowledge to the widest audience and to promoting equal opportunity.
The ENS de Lyon is part of the Université de Lyon and supports quality research that has earned it a Fields medal (Cedric Villani, 2010) and many CNRS medals. It encourages interdisciplinary studies to foster a better understanding of complex contemporary issues.
Centre Blaise Pascal, home of numerical modeling, is a place of gathering for all scientific fields around digital modeling: it takes various forms, ranging from conferences to research projects and training programs. The CBP facility consists of a wide range of computational resources (such as computing clusters, dedicated servers, collaborative work tools, a forge platform, a room for practical training, etc.), it is also equipped with offices, meeting rooms and conference rooms.
The André Marie Ampère Research Federation encompasses the whole spectrum of activities in experimental and theoretical physics undertaken in Lyon. The participating laboratories develop research projects in the domains of condensed or diluted matter, subatomic physics, cosmology and astrophysics, optics and lasers, nanosciences, ..., with many transdisciplinary efforts oriented towards biology, biochemistry, health sciences, geophysics, mathematics, environmental science, ...