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Random matrices and applications to statistical signal processing
In this thesis, we consider the problem of source localization in large sensor networks, when the number of antennas of the network and the number of samples of the... -
Design of metaheuristics for dynamic optimization : application to the analys...
Many real-world problems are dynamic, i.e. their objective function (or cost function) changes over time. The main approach used in the literature is to adapt static... -
Distributed agent based architecture to optimize the management of patients a...
Health-care organizations are facing new challenges such as the aging population, the rise of health care costs and the rapid progress of medical technologies. New... -
Optical flow estimation with subgrid model for study of turbulent flow
The objective of this thesis is to study the evolution of scalar field carried by a flow from a temporal image sequence. The estimation of the velocity field of... -
2D discrete modeling of crowd movements : application to emergency evacuation...
The development of a model for crowd movement simulating the evacuation of public spaces becomes useful and necessary to determine the effectiveness of transportation... -
Creep and fluidity of a granular packing under shear stress
The main objective of the thesis was to identify experimentally the mechanical and rheological behavior of granular media in an environment varying in complexity. In... -
Study of ozone/activated carbon process for the removal of phthalates in aque...
In order to comply with the standards governing the discharge of industrial effluents (Water Framework Directive, target date 2021) concerning micropollutants, in... -
A formal integration of access control policies into information systems
Security is a key aspect in information systems (IS) development. One cannot build a bank IS without security in mind. In medical IS, security is one of the most... -
Experimental and theoretical study of the structural and magnetic properties ...
The intermetallic based on rare earth and transition metal compounds present interesting magnetic properties for the technological applications (permanent magnets,... -
Climate, topography and erosion in the Nepal Himalayas
Mémoire de Géosciences-Rennes n°139. ISBN : 2-914375-80-8. 173 p. -
Semantic structuring of verbal lexicon in Polish and French as a foreign lang...
Our study deals with two elements involved in the acquisition of Polish as a first language and of French as a foreign language.The first element is verbal... -
Caractérisation et datation des circulations de fluides dans le Cisaillement ...
In this study, petro-geochemical, isotopic and geochronological data have been acquired in order to characterize and date fluid circulations within the South Armorican... -
Contrôle de la spéciation des terres rares par les acides humiques : rôle de ...
Mémoire de Géosciences-Rennes n°139. ISBN : 2-914375-79-4. 153 p. -
Philosophy and society : a contribution to the definition of the social funct...
This doctorial dissertation is an attempt to contribute to the following question: how to practise philosophy today in order to not only interpret the world in various... -
Mobility and ethnicity: the experience of indigenous Mexican migrants, betwee...
This dissertation examines how migrants mobilize ethnicity throughout the different stages of their migratory journey. The study is based upon multi-sited ethnographic... -
Numerical methods for homogenization : applications to random media
In this thesis we investigate numerical methods for the homogenization of materials the structures of which, at fine scales, are characterized by random... -
Coprocessors architectures for high performance computations of asymmetric cr...
In this PhD thesis I propose coprocessors architectures for high performance computations of asymmetric primitives like RSA, Elliptic Curves and Pairing. Coprocessors... -
Etude du transport ionique à travers un nanocanal fluidique : vers l'électrop...
This research focused on concentration of traces in a sample using electropreconcentration in a fluidic device containing a nanoslit. The technique was discoverd a few... -
Experimental study of seismic retroffiting of reinforced concrete columns wit...
Structures can be submitted to severe loadings, especially impacts and earthquakes, and reducing the seismic vulnerability of existing structures is thus an important...
