Partners

A funeral directors’ firm with three branches in Val-de-Marne.

“As consultants to numerous companies on innovation and digital project management, and as regular recruiters, we were immediately impressed by the relevant and visionary approach – one that breaks down silos – of the management team at aivancity School for Technology, Business and Society, regarding AI and data. Furthermore, aivancity and shift share the same commitment to CSR as Mission-Driven Companies. Finally, our educational and consultancy activities are highly complementary and partly target the same professionals. We are therefore entering into this strong partnership with confidence and enthusiasm.”

SMART Technologies will, in particular, work with the academic staff at aivancity to set up a dedicated training programme based on the analysis of the capabilities of educational technologies and teaching practices, and the joint design of a continuous professional development programme on applications and best practices, as well as the collaborative development of learning objects, platforms and resources; the implementation of a pedagogical framework for the use of educational technologies; and the establishment of a continuous evaluation of processes.

As part of the AI Clinic, SoftBank Robotics will support students in developing new solutions and applications for Pepper and/or Nao. SoftBank’s R&D teams will work with students from aivancity to give a presentation on the software environment specific to Pepper and/or Nao.

As part of the AI Clinic, Solera | Sidexa offers aivancity students the opportunity to work on artificial intelligence development projects and provides them with work placements or a year-long work-study programme. Sidexa may also take on PhD students in line with its remit and research objectives.

An artificial intelligence company founded by Bren Worth in the United States, which develops its own technology based on knowledge-enriched agents that can be trained to perform various tasks.

aivancity and SunWaves-MedTech have formed a strategic partnership with a view to jointly developing responsible artificial intelligence approaches in the field of e-health, with a focus on continuous, personalised and predictive medical monitoring. This partnership notably involves collaboration on R&D, the involvement of aivancity students in real-world use cases, as well as trials using the ANAHITA platform, aimed at improving the prediction of health risks through the analysis of physiological and environmental data in real time.

“Understanding, utilising and mastering AI and data are a strategic priority for accountancy and audit firms, whose business model will in future rely not on the production and audit of financial statements, but on their ability to support SME managers in all aspects of their business development. This will necessarily depend on their ability to use artificial intelligence to analyse the data passing through their information systems and to present it to their clients with added value, particularly of a human nature.” – Julien TOKARZ, Chairman of Sup’Expertise

“We are delighted to be strengthening our partnership with AIvancity, which began with the recruitment of one of the school’s students to join our teams. This partnership is aimed, in particular, at developing activities related to artificial intelligence in the service of sustainable mobility, which is our core business. The alignment of our values regarding technical excellence, boldness and teamwork, underpinned by an ethical and sustainable vision, has also been a key factor in our decision to partner with AIvancity – a partnership we hope to develop further in the coming years. ” – Vincent Duguay – Director of the Urban Projects Business Unit at Systra France

The Technopole de l’Aube en Champagne is a regional innovation hub specialising in innovation engineering and with expertise in supporting innovative projects. As part of this, the Technopole de l’Aube en Champagne operates a general-purpose start-up incubator, organised into various sectors.

The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIITB) is a renowned higher education institution specialising in information technology and related fields. Founded in 1999, IIITB offers a range of programmes, including an integrated M.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc (Digital Society), and PhD programmes. The institute is recognised for its strong focus on research, its high academic standards and its close collaboration with industry.

"The 'AI Journal' aims to provide a wealth of information on AI and emerging technologies. We are passionate about creating free tools and resources to support businesses, communities and individuals from all walks of life and with diverse interests. That is why we are delighted and proud to be partnering with aivancity, which shares the same passion and vision. The aivancity Paris-Cachan team will bring considerable added value to foster the next waves of creativity and innovation, and we are delighted to stand alongside them and support the team, students and lecturers in every way we can."

TrouveTaVoie provides aivancity with four quarterly newsletters on market trends in data and AI professions, as well as practical case studies and AI development projects as part of the AI Clinic. TrouveTaVoie will also offer work placements, prioritising aivancity students as part of their studies.

TUM has long been a key player in research into the interactions between science, technology and society. Founded in 2019, the Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI) follows TUM’s strategy for ‘human-centred engineering’ and the establishment of the Munich Centre for Technology in Society (MCTS) in 2012, whose mission is to better understand and shape, through critical reflection, the multifaceted interactions between science, technology and society.

UIZ.CARE is developing an AI solution that offers Generation Z in the Netherlands personalised, data-driven medical support, whilst helping GPs to make the most of their consultation time. The partnership with aivancity aims to open up new opportunities for research and innovation in connected health, at the heart of a rapidly expanding European ecosystem.

As a specialist in AI-powered video analysis, the company is working to make this technology more widely accessible in order to design smart, sustainable and people-centred cities. As a leading French AI company, it harnesses innovation and deep learning to promote well-being, safety and spatial planning, whilst addressing the challenges of urbanisation and climate change. Its strong commitment to ethics, data protection and societal impact aims to create connected, responsible spaces that are geared towards progress.

Vijaybhoomi University is a private university located in Karjat, Maharashtra, India. Founded in 2019, its aim is to provide a liberal education and it offers a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in disciplines such as law, business, design, engineering and data science.

As a centre for science and healthcare, Villejuif is proud of this new partnership and this new development, which further underscores the special bond between the town and the world of higher education and research. With eight higher education institutions already located within its boundaries and as a member of the Association of University Towns of France, the town is implementing public policies to support the integration of students into the local community: specific activities, healthcare, study spaces and calls for projects.

Voicera enables organisations to build trust by using AI-powered voice and facial analysis to analyse non-verbal communication. Its innovative platform provides objective insights into sincerity, emotions and tone during video and audio calls, going beyond traditional customer surveys. Using multimodal AI models and real-time capabilities, Voicera helps businesses anticipate key issues and improve their customer relationships.

We the Humans is a think tank that promotes and fosters social debate on the use and responsible development of AI, and supports organisations in developing and adopting ethical standards for artificial intelligence. The partnership envisages a wide-ranging international collaboration aimed at developing AI based on trust and accountability.

WellPack, a leader in local customer acquisition via SMS & RCS: having been in business since 2001, WellPack is able to offer its clients the benefit of its 20 years’ experience in digital marketing, specialising in data collection and monetisation. WellPack has a team of experts across a range of fields who work daily to develop effective strategies for acquiring new leads for its clients.