General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DES-25-0255
Thesis topic details
Category
Engineering science
Thesis topics
A revolution in intervention in complex environments: AI and Digital twins in synergy for innovative and effective solutions.
Contract
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Job description
Scientific Context
The operation of complex equipment, particularly in the nuclear sector, relies on quick and secure access to heterogeneous data. Advances in generative AI, combined with Digital Twins (DT), offer innovative solutions to enhance human-system interactions. However, integrating these technologies into critical environments requires tailored approaches to ensure intuitiveness, security, and efficiency.
Proposed Work
This thesis aims to develop a generative AI architecture enriched with domain-specific data and accessible via mixed reality, enabling a glovebox operator to ask natural language questions. The proposed work includes:
A review of the state-of-the-art on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), ASR/TTS technologies, and Digital Twins.
The development and integration of a chatbot for nuclear operations.
The evaluation of human-AI interactions and the definition of efficiency and adoption metrics.
Expected Outcomes
The project aims to enhance safety and productivity through optimized interactions and to propose guidelines for the adoption of such systems in critical environments.
University / doctoral school
Ecole Doctorale Sciences des Métiers de l’Ingénieur (SMI )
Bourgogne
Thesis topic location
Site
Marcoule
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2025
Person to be contacted by the applicant
PERROT Vincent
vincent.perrot@cea.fr
CEA
DES/ISEC/DPME/SEIP/LNPA
Bat 51 - L. 109
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
Centre de Marcoule | BP 17171 30207 Bagnols sur Cèze Cedex
04 66 79 66 38
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
CHARDONNET Jean-Rémy
jean-remy.chardonnet@ensam.eu
Institut Arts et Métiers de Chalon sur Saône
Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes Physiques et Numériques
2 rue Thomas Dumorey
71100 Chalon sur Saône
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