I am a full professor at University of Orléans. My main research interest is Machine Learning and Data Mining. Currently I am mostly working on clustering, but I am also interested in rule learning and pattern discovery.

Before being in Orléans, I studied Mathematics in ENS Fontenay aux Roses and prepared my PhD thesis in LRI, University of Paris 11 under the supervision of Yves Kodratoff.

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News 2020

ANR Contrat doctoral en Intelligence Artificielle - Université d'Orléans
AI.iO Artificial Intelligence in Orléans: Learning from heterogeneous data and expert knowledge. Applications in geological and environmental sciences
Leader: C.  Vrain, Co-leaders: B. Galerne, M. Pereira de Souto

ANR InvolvD
Interactive constraint elicitation for unsupervised and semi-supervised data mining.
GREYC, LABRI, LIFO, CERMN
Leader: A. Zimmermann, Co-scientific leaders: D. Auber, R. Bureau, C.Vrain

ANR Herelles
Hétérogénéité des données - Hétérogénéité des méthodes: Un cadre collaboratif unifié pour l'analyse interactive des données temporelles.
ICube-UNISTRA, IRSTEA-TETIS, MIA, GREYC, LIFO. Leader: P. Gançarski

L’intelligence Artificielle: De quoi s’agit-il vraiment ?
Livret dirigé par le comité scientifique du GDR IA, Cepadues

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Main Teaching Activities

• Machine Learning and Data Mining
  
• Artificial Intelligence
• Logic, Calculability
  

Research Topics: Machine Learning and Data Mining

• Constrained clustering in Declarative Frameworks (CP) and more generally Machine Learning and Constraints
• Inductive Logic Programming and Relational Learning
• Pattern Mining
• Applications: textual data, chemistry, Geographic Information Systems, ...

Recent administrative charges

• Co-leader with D. Conte of the project DIAMS Données, Intelligence Artificielle, Modélisation, Simulation
  supported by Centre Val de Loire region, 2019-2023
• Member of the direction committee and of the scientific committee of GDR IA
  
• Head of the Constraint and Learning group, LIFO, University of Orléans from 01/2014 to 07/2016
• Director of LIFO, University of Orléans from 01/2006 to 12/2009
• LIFO, University of Orléans from 2001 to 2008
• Member of CNU (Conseil National des Universiteacute;s) from 2012 to 2015