Florence d'Alché-Buc is a Professor at Télécom Paris (Institut Polytechnique de Paris), holding an Isaac Newton Institute Simons Chair (2025) and leading the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Digitalized Industry & Services (DSAI) Chair. She heads the Image, Data, and Signal Department and is part of the Signal, Statistics, and Learning (S2A) team at the LTCI laboratory. Her research focuses on machine learning, bioinformatics, and industrial applications, emphasizing kernel methods, structured prediction, and reliable AI. Education: Previously a professor at Université d’Evry and deputy director of the IBISC lab. Co-director of the Paris-Saclay Data Science Master and creator of specialized AI programs (e.g., Certificate of Specialized Studies in AI). Research highlights include contributions to operator-valued kernel methods, graph prediction, and frugal AI. She actively collaborates with institutions like Inria, École Polytechnique, and industry partners (Airbus, Engie, etc.). Notable roles: Scientific director of Digicosme Labex, Ellis Fellow, and board member of IVADO (Montreal). Her recent work addresses AI explainability, robustness, and sustainability, including projects on interpretable networks and energy-efficient models.









