The Deep Red chair aims to democratise infra-red technology and its new uses (emergency braking assistance in cars, measuring the energy efficiency of buildings using thermography, etc.). To do this, it is important to understand how these images are perceived by non-specialists (link with cognitive sciences). It carries out initiatives aimed at the general public and runs a number of projects in collaboration with schools of Grenoble INP-UGA and laboratories Gipsa-lab and INRIAHalfway through the programme, significant progress has been made thanks to a series of innovative projects, all led by committed students and researchers.
EDUCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Student challenges
- Creativity challenge in 2022 at Grenoble INP – Ense³, UGA : 40 students worked on the theme of ‘How to democratise infrared’, with the flagship result being an immersive restaurant concept that won the Jury's Grand Prize.
- DataChallenge in 2022 at Grenoble INP – Phelma, UGA : the students explored methods for finding the best representation of 16-bit images.
- Escape Game : The Pelican investigation in 2023/2024 : creation and running of an educational escape game, ‘L'enquête Pélican’, presented at Tech&Fest 2024. This project, created by students from five different schools (Ensimag, Ense³, Polytech Grenoble, Phelma, ENSAG) and presented at Tech&Fest 2024, illustrates the fun and innovative use of infrared.
👉 Find out more about the The Pelican investigation
2. Engineering projects
- Creation of a mock-up of a house to popularise thermography with students from Grenoble INP – Ense³, UGA (2023, 2025)
- Setting up eye-tracking experiments on the perception of infra-red images (link with cognitive sciences) to ensure that new users of infra-red imaging are able to understand the information contained in the images in the best possible way.
- Creation of a game based on IR used in an escape game with students from Polytech Grenoble – INP, UGA (2024, 2025)
- Creation of a posture recognition game based on infrared cameras with students from Grenoble INP – Ense³, UGA (2024, 2025). This game was integrated into the escape game.
3. Popularisation activities
- Science festival (2022, 2023) : nearly 200 students discovered the properties of infrared radiation through demonstrations at GIPSA-Lab.
- Kaleidoscope Week (2024, 2025): An introductory course in infrared technology was given to 60 2nd year students as part of the introductory courses organised by Grenoble INP – UGA.
ADVANCES IN APPLIED RESEARCH
1. Theses and post-doctorates
- Thesis (2023-2026) : Work on multispectral detection (RGB-IR) to assist driving and protect vulnerable road users
👉 Find out more about the thesis in progress - Thesis (2023-2025) : Fusion of visible and infrared images to optimise image perception by non-expert users
👉 En savoir plus sur la thèse - Post-doc (2024) : Pedestrian detection using artificial intelligence and multimodal data for road safety.
2. Master's internship
- Evaluation of the impact of image processing on the performance of object detection AI (2022-2023).
👉 Find out more about the course - Parallax correction for merging infrared and visible images (2022).
A SHARED VISION: DEMOCRATISING INFRARED TECHNOLOGY
All these projects, whether educational, academic or research, contribute to a central objective: to make infrared technology accessible to a wide audience and to extend its applications. By involving students, researchers and industry, the Deep Red Chair is playing a key role in popularising and adopting this promising technology.
The Chair continues to inspire vocations, encourage collaboration and propose innovative solutions in a wide range of fields.
Stay tuned for the next stages in this exciting programme!
