PhD Defense
My defense will be held Friday 19th of December 2025 at 2pm. I will present my thesis work on Over-Approximating Neural Networks for Verification, Robustness and Explainability. The manuscript is available here, slides are coming soon. You can attend online at this link.
If you want to attend in person please fill this poll so I can plan the “pot”.
Logistic
The defense will be in Nano Innov, bulding 862, amphi 33 (right in front of the welcome desk of building 862). It is NOT in the historical CEA center in Gif-sur-Yvette, do not go there. It is just south of the new Agro Paris Tech campus. See the map below with indication on how to reach it (click on it for a bigger pdf version). From Paris you can also take the RER B to Le Guichet and come to Nano Innov through the La Troche stairs. Be warned, it’s a pretty steep walk. Some information here. You can follow this itinerary (take a seat at the back of the train to get off at the good end of the platform).
If you intend to come physically please let me know in advance (by the 16th of December). I need to let the CEA know to make your arrival smoother: your name might need to be on a list. Bring an ID (passport / national ID / titre de séjour). If you need parking access (bike or car), it must be on a list for sure. Let me know and send me your license plate number. My email: serge [dot] durand [at] ymail [dot] com
After party For anyone interested an available, we will have drinks and food in the evening at Académie de la Bière
Well named and conveniently located near RER B Port Royal. The festivities should start around 8.30 pm.