The second edition of Café IA Ingénierie, organised by Syntec-Ingénierie and Hub FranceIA in partnership with ESILV, brought together nearly 70 participants to discuss the uses of artificial intelligence in engineering professions. This meeting highlighted concrete feedback, projects led by academic and industrial players, and the challenges of AI training.
By bringing together training, projects and feedback, the Café IA Ingénierie illustrates how collective exchanges contribute to structuring the uses of artificial intelligence.
Café IA: a meeting dedicated to the uses of AI in engineering
Designed as a space for exchange and sharing, Café IA Ingénierie is part of an approach focused on the adoption of digital technologies. This second edition brought together companies, experts, students and professionals interested in the integration of artificial intelligence into engineering practices.
The event provided an opportunity to exchange complementary perspectives on AI, focusing on feedback and concrete applications rather than a theoretical approach.
Discussions centred on the conditions for deploying AI solutions, their operational benefits and the transformations they bring about in different professions.
ESILV students during their presentation
Nine pitches to illustrate the diversity of applications
The programme was structured around nine pitches, each illustrating a specific use of artificial intelligence. Several projects from ESILV were presented, demonstrating the importance of AI in the engineering curriculum and in the work carried out by engineering students.
ESILV participants presented work applied to concrete problems:
- Ilyess Assadi, class of 2027, presented ResumEYE, an AI agent dedicated to processing and analysing human resources applications.
- Jonathan BECUWE, class of 2027, and Iyad Hadifé, class of 2026, presented Leo Chat, an educational chatbot designed by the LéoLearning association to support learning.
- Mustapha Kherif introduced Mona l’IA, a locally-based assistant developed by and for the Vinc’IA association, designed to support students in various subjects taught at ESILV.
- Seifeddine Ben Rhouma, class of 2026, shared a proof-of-concept project on the valorisation of customer data in the industrial sector, carried out in conjunction with GIFEC and recognised on this occasion. These presentations highlighted the diversity of AI applications explored by engineering students, at the interface between academic training, association projects and industrial challenges.
Mona-l’IA – Local educational assistant (Mustapha Kherif, ESILV)
These presentations illustrated the diversity of contexts in which AI can be used, as well as the issues it raises in terms of governance, sovereignty and user support, including:
- IAK – Sovereign generative platform (Claire Dupont & Christophe DALICHAMPT – NAOMIS, Keran Group)
- Egis – The collective before technology (Thiziri BOUNEFFA HAMEG)
- Fast & Studious – Project Planning reinvented (Lionel APOSTOLO & Samuel Boutin)
- AI-Xpertise at LGM (Nicolas Beaube)
AI education and training at the heart of discussions
A presentation dedicated to artificial intelligence education and training was given by Nedra Mellouli-Nauwynck, representative of ESILV. This presentation served as a reminder of the challenges associated with training future engineers, who will be called upon to design, deploy and supervise systems incorporating AI.
AI training was presented as a lever for developing a technical understanding of the tools, but also an ability to question their uses, limitations and impacts.
This approach is in line with ESILV’s teaching philosophy, which combines scientific education, applied projects and an openness to the societal challenges of digital technology.
Café IA, a national initiative in the public interest
Café IA is a national initiative led by the French Digital Council, under the aegis of the Directorate-General for Enterprise. Launched in 2024, this initiative aims to create open spaces for discussion, promoting a collective understanding of artificial intelligence and its challenges.
This initiative is a continuation of the work carried out around Digital Itineraries and the recommendations made by the Artificial Intelligence Commission in its report submitted to the President of the Republic in March 2024.
Café IA is intended to be a contributory, evolving and open platform, bringing together institutional, academic and economic players.
A Manifesto for the Responsible Use of AI
At this second edition, Syntec-Ingénierie presented its Manifesto for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering. The result of a collaborative effort, this document aims to support the industry in adopting responsible practices by integrating the ethical, social, and environmental dimensions of AI.
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This post was last modified on 13 January 2026 8:31 pm