Affiliated laboratories

COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH

Faculty members are affiliated with several laboratories based on their research areas : 

• In Virtual and Augmented Reality, faculty are hosted by the "Computer Science, Bioinformatics, and Complex Systems" laboratory (IBISC, EA 4526) at the University of Paris-Saclay, as part of the IRA2 team, which focuses on "Interactions, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and Ambient Robotics."

• In Operations Research, faculty are affiliated with two main laboratories: the Cedric Laboratory at CNAM (HESAM), with which there is a longstanding partnership, particularly in the management of the MPRO master's program, and the "Distributed Services, Architectures, Modeling, Validation, and Network Administration" (SAMOVAR) laboratory at Télécom SudParis (TSP), a research institute under IPP.

• In Software Science and Distributed Networks and Systems, faculty are hosted by the SAMOVAR laboratory. Faculty members of ensIIE affiliated with SAMOVAR are part of specific research teams depending on their focus area, including ACMES (Algorithms, Components, Models, and Services for Distributed Computing); BENAGIL (Performance and Security in Distributed Systems); NESS (Networks, Systems, and Services); and SOP (Statistics, Optimization, Probabilities).

• In Environmental Impact of Digital Technologies, faculty are hosted at the Laboratory of Computer Science and Digital Sciences (LISN) at the University of Paris-Saclay.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS RESEARCH

The faculty members are primarily affiliated with the Mathematics and Modeling Laboratory of Evry (LaMME | UMR CNRS 8071) at the University of Evry Paris-Saclay (UEVE). The lab is under the secondary supervision of ensIIE and INRAE, with UEVE and CNRS serving as the main supervising institutions. Faculty from ensIIE affiliated with LaMME are part of the "Probability and Financial Mathematics" and "Statistics and Genome" research teams. One ensIIE faculty member is affiliated with the Borelli Center at ENS Paris-Saclay, with which ensIIE has an industrial chair partnership.

Research themes

The research teams associated with the school work on the following main themes:

• Parallelism, grid computing, cloud computing

• Combinatorial optimization

• Program specification and verification

• Virtual and augmented reality

• Natural language processing

• Stochastic modeling, optimization, and financial mathematics

• Statistical modeling

Applications and Implementations Related to the JIN Track

Our latest survey (2021) shows that our JIN graduates (over 200) are approximately 35% working in or around the video game industry, 27% in digital interactions (VR, AR...), and 20% in web or mobile (non-exclusive domains). It is noteworthy that 7% of them are engaged in research (several completed or ongoing theses).
There is clearly no employment issue, as JIN graduates hold the same degree as other ENSIIE/TSP graduates, but with a resume that can make a difference in the competitive gaming industry (with high demand and few offers). The most common jobs upon graduation are software engineer roles, either in specific themes (gameplay, engines, tools, networking, mixed reality...) or more general areas (software engineering, mobile, backend, R&D...).
Companies and game studios range in size, from well-known names to independent startups: Ubisoft, Amplitude, Cyanide, DontNod, Kylotonn, Quantic Dream, Asobo, Evil Empire... for games; Arm, Dassault, CapGemini, Orange, Inétum, Safran... for industry, for example.
Recruiters particularly appreciate advanced technical skills, rooted in solid theoretical knowledge but not tied to specific software, enabling integration into any project type. We believe that students' soft skills, methodology, portfolio, and creativity are also highly valued.

Additional Resources

Presentation by Guillaume BOUYER, researcher at ensIIE on "Video Games & Health" theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ8WG52HB_g&t=19s 

Seminar & Colloquium: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT11k0kdK3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix36LzUqxP8

Around the JIN field (achievements and ecosystem):

ENSIIE and Télécom SudParis professors responsible for the JIN program:
http://web4.ensiie.fr/~guillaume.bouyer/index.html 
http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/~simatic/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg1vjIUke3M 

Projects from the End of Studies Project:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLASl98xjoz0b1mLRgljMIFOCDdUIhHoAy

Unijam (Game Jam to create a video game in 48 hours): 
https://itch.io/jam/unijam2022
https://iutb.univ-paris13.fr/formations/metiers-du-multimedia-et-de-linternet/licence-pro-metiers-du-jeu-video/ 

For further exploration...

Companies/startups in the video game field hosted and supported by C-19, Video Games & Digital Interactions Cluster (affiliated with ENSIIE):
https://ethereal.games/
https://www.symphonia-game.com/studio.html
https://terebron.com/fr/ 

Serious Game project developed by four ENSIIE engineering students and a student from Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, as part of the SUMMER SCHOOL 2022 - Entrepreneurship support program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXjdPF6LBu0 

Presentation of the Global Game Jam, an international game creation competition organized since 2018 at C-19, Video Games & Digital Interactions Cluster (affiliated with ENSIIE):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng2zoHvVPZs