Inria Learning Lab
Inria Learning Lab is the "Service Éducation Scientifique" (SES) of the Direction de la Culture et de l'Information Scientifiques (DCIS), headed by Laurent Romary. This department reports to the Deputy "Direction Générale Déléguée à la Science" (DGDS), headed by Jean-Frédéric Gerbeau.
Our Missions
The Learning Lab's missions are to:
- design and deliver training courses on digital sciences (in the form of MOOCs, ePOCs and serious games) to promote Inria's scientific expertise,
- support researchers in the educational and public dissemination of their work,
- support Inria's digital and educational policies, with an openness towards universities, education and scientific structures,
- promote an innovative, accessible (mobile, offline), sustainable and eco-responsible educational offering.
The target audience is broad and varies depending on the course: it is aimed at all citizens, whether they are students, professionals, teachers or trainers. The objective is twofold: on the one hand, to make digital technology accessible and understandable to all, and on the other hand, to provide training in Inria's areas of expertise.
Our Values
Scientific quality and technological innovation
Our content is developed and validated by recognised scientific experts. Our educational programmes and learning environments incorporate a degree of innovation, the result of the work of our learning engineers and developers. This approach, combining scientific validation and innovation, ensures a rich and high-quality learning experience.
Citizenship
The values of citizenship and equality are deeply rooted within Inria Learning Lab, which offers free educational resources accessible to all. We consider it a fundamental mission to raise awareness of digital challenges and train students and engineers in the knowledge and technologies explored by Inria researchers.
Cooperation and partnerships
Cooperation is at the heart of our organisation. Beyond pooling resources, knowledge and skills, it also extends to networking with Inria teams and opening up to external partners, both French and European, to achieve common goals.
Our team
We are a team of around ten people, made up of learning engineers and IT developers. Elise Taillant has been in charge of Inria's Learning Lab since 1 January 2025.
Old members of the team
Jean-Marc Hasenfratz, Bénédicte Cardon, Tatiana Khomenko, Marie-Hélène Comte, Gilles Dowek, Alexandre Dubus, Florian Dufour, Benjamin Ninassi, Patrick Guillaud, Sébastien Hinderer, Mia Ogouchi, Guillaume Ollivier, Patrick Rambert, Stéphane Ribas, Martin Quinson, Isabelle Rey, Aurélie Bayle, Reinaldo Saavedra-Gomez.