CIROQUO Chair

Industry Research Consortium for Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification for Costly Data

The CIROQUO chair is a continuation of over ten years of academic research and industrial collaboration on modeling and optimization of complex systems. It aims to address the challenges related to the use of costly numerical simulators and the integration of uncertainty in decision-making. Co-led by École Centrale de Lyon and IFP Énergies nouvelles, the chair brings together a network of academic, industrial, and institutional stakeholders committed to data science for simulation.

Objectives of the Chair

  • Develop advanced mathematical methods to leverage intensive computation codes.
  • Integrate uncertainty into optimization and decision-making processes.
  • Promote the transposition of complex models between different scales or environments.
  • Create a collaborative space for the transfer of knowledge and skills between researchers and engineers.

Research and Academics Themes

The chair’s activities are structured around several fundamental research areas:

  • Code Calibration, Validation, and Transposition
  • Metamodeling in Complex Environments
  • Optimization and Inversion in the Presence of Uncertainties
  • Dimension Reduction and High-Dimensional Simulation

In parallel, the chair supports training initiatives through:

  • Supervision of doctoral and postdoctoral students
  • Organization of specialized training courses in sensitivity analysis, uncertainty, and optimization
  • Regular scientific events for sharing advances and best practices

Partners and Collaborations

The chair brings together a consortium of industrial, academic, and institutional stakeholders, including:

  • École Centrale de Lyon (coordinator)
  • IFP Énergies nouvelles (co-sponsor)
  • Mines Saint-Étienne
  • INSA Rouen, CEA, EDF, Airbus, Michelin, Dassault Aviation, etc.

It benefits from the legacy of the DICE, ReDICE projects and the OQUAIDO chair, thus creating a structured research ecosystem recognized at the national level.

Projects and Achievements

  • Development of advanced metamodeling methods
  • Industrial studies on concrete cases with high numerical complexity
  • Organization of CIROQUO summer schools and scientific days
  • Sharing of open-source resources and tools with the scientific community
  • Regular publication in leading international journals

Benefits for Students and Industry

For Students

  • Training in numerical simulation and applied data science
  • Research projects with concrete industrial applications
  • Integration into an interdisciplinary and collaborative research network

For Industry

  • Access to cutting-edge methodologies for optimization under uncertainty
  • Co-construction of models tailored to business needs
  • Opportunity to host CIFRE theses and to participate in scientific working groups

Scientific Director

  • Rodolphe Le Riche
    Mathematics and Operations Research for Engineering
    Henri Fayol Institute – Mines Saint-Étienne
    Email: leriche@mines-stetienne.fr

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