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From Generic to Domain-Smart: Tailoring Embeddings for High-Performance Business Search
1. Strategic Context and Challenges Modern answer engines look simple from the outside: a user asks a question, and the system returns a grounded answer. But before the language model can write anything useful, the system must first retrieve the right sources from the enterprise knowledge base. If the right sources are not selected, the answer engine is already limited, no matter how powerful the language model is. In most
Robustness & Management of Uncertainty in planning
Context The aging population and increasing life expectancy, as we can see today in France and in other developed countries, lead to an increase in the number of the elderly with loss of autonomy and in dangers caused by frailty. In particular, they suffer from chronic diseases with a long-term need for assistance. They largely
Digital trust
We speak about Trust, digital trust and the reason why its’ important for the company and the future. No apprehesion, fear when we put the data on paper (forms, books). Process by continous support. Recent period, software company. BL software company. Trust was not so far : whitout many links with the ecosystem. Security only,
Software interoperability
Interoperability Assessment Based on Analysis of Messages Exchanges Once Information Systems (IS) are put into production, they are mostly part of distributed networks. If these systems are able to share and exchange information without depending on a particular actor and are able to use the exchanged information and function independently from each other, we can
3D deep learning on terrestrial LiDAR scanned urban environments for objects monitoring
Large urban agglomerations nowadays are facing some major issues such as economic restrictions, environmental challenges, global and systemic approaches in city management [8]. One of them is to precisely monitor urban objects which can be natural (trees), artificial (traffic lights or poles), static or moving (cars). This is essential to analyze their mutual interaction (for
Personalized Visits to Foster Engagement and Revisit in Museums
Context With the growing competition of entertainment industry, museums are facing new challenges. They must reach a wider audience, build local visitors’ loyalty and tailor their content to the diversity of this public. Relying on temporary exhibitions or guided tours is too expensive for small museums which makes it hard for them to diversify the
🇫🇷 Digital Trace Analysis Device for Tourist Territories (DA3T, Funded by Region Nouvelle Aquitaine)
🇫🇷 Dashboard for Fluid Analysis on Toulouse University Campus
Robots for elder assistances
Subject : caring practices in social robotics in nursing homes The project shares a design-oriented agenda of research and the adoption of a human-centred perspective and a Participatory Design approach. With the objective of achieving an “adequate design”, the studies aim at properly understanding the needs, values and experiences of the actors concerned. We are
TreeTech: From paper based tree observation protocol to digital mobile app
As for buildings, roads, and bridges, urban nature requires regular inspections, including an active monitoring of the health status of trees composing it. Several methods of analysis of the state of development of urban trees exist: Crown-Condition Classification in the United States [Schomaker et al. 2007], DEPEFEU in France [Nageleisen 1996], CROCO in Japan [Mizoue
Bio-Inspired Planning Algorithms Ant Colony to generate HomeCare planning
Today, the aging of the population and the increase in life expectancy are leading to an increase in the number of people looins their autonomy and frailty. Noting the lack of places available in specialized institutions, an alternative is home care (HAD). Home-based care structures help reduce hospital overcharge and provide a better environment for
52nd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications – SEAA 2026 (Krakow – Poland)
Franco-German Dialogue Among AI Industry Leaders (Paris – France)
PMS 2026 – 34th International Conference on Program Comprehension (Toulouse – France)
ICPC – 34th International Conference on Program Comprehension (Rio de Janeiro – Brazil)
CHI 2026 – International conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Barcelona – Spain)
Sophie de Thoré guest on Pari ETI on BFM Business: Innovation, Growth and Digital Transformation
The digital transformation of public and private organisations, business resilience in the face of economic change, and responsible innovation were the focus of discussions on the Pari ETI programme broadcast on BFM Business. On this occasion, Sophie de Thoré spoke on behalf of Berger-Levrault, alongside Jérôme de Lavergnolle (Saint Louis), Jean-Luc Gunéard (LPR) and Augustin
A New Milestone in Building a European AI Ecosystem for Industry
Last Friday marked a significant step forward for the European ecosystem of artificial intelligence applied to industry. After more than a year of close collaboration, the report resulting from the Franco-German dialogue on industrial AI was officially presented to French and German authorities during a dedicated forum held at the Ministry of Economy. This initiative,
Yearbook Research & Innovation 2025: Governed, Responsible, and reality-based Research!
We are proud to announce the publication of our 2025 Research & Innovation Yearbook! More than just an annual review, this document marks a structural shift in the way we design and conduct research. Innovation is no longer seen as a simple technological promise, but as a demanding discipline, confronted with the constraints of reality
Camille Dupré Ph.D. thesis defense: “Pad-based Interaction in Mixed Reality environments”
Thursday 18th December at 2p.m. Paris time, Camille Dupré, Ph.D. Candidate has defended her thesis named “Pad-based Interaction in Mixed Reality environments”. Her thesis defense took place at the LISN, in Gif-sur-Yvette (660 Av. des Sciences Bâtiment, 91190), France. Take a look at the summary below. Summary Mixed Reality (MR) environments integrate virtual elements into
Nihed Bendahman Ph.D. thesis defense: “Evaluation and mitigation of hallucinations in automatic summarization in the specific context of legal documents”
Monday 15th December at 2p.m. Paris time, Nihed Bendahman, Ph.D. Candidate has defended her thesis named “Evaluation and mitigation of hallucinations in automatic summarization in the specific context of legal documents”. Her thesis defense took place at the IRIT Research Laboratory, in Toulouse, France. Take a look at the summary below. Summary Legal monitoring is a
Gabriel Darbord Ph.D. thesis defense: “Automatic test generation to help modernize our applications”
Friday 5th December at 9a.m. Paris time, Gabriel Darbord, Ph.D. Candidate has defended his thesis named “Automatic test generation to help modernize our applications”. His thesis defense took place in Lille, France. Take a look at the summary below. This thesis is fully in line with the partnership between Berger-Levrault and Inria, which aims to
Berger-Levrault strengthens its ties with AI startups!
We are proud to announce that we have joined Hub France IA, the largest association dedicated to artificial intelligence in France. This network now brings together more than 250 members—companies, startups, research laboratories, and institutions—who share the same goal: to accelerate the development and adoption of AI in France and Europe. Getting closer to the
Celebrating New PhDs from the BL.Research Team!
At Berger-Levrault, research is more than a mission—it’s a shared adventure. As the new academic year begins, we are proud to celebrate the success of four of our colleagues from the BL.Research team, who have reached a major milestone in their scientific journeys: the defense of their doctoral theses. These achievements are the result of
