Xrisques
XRisques metaprogramme annual seminar

XRisques metaprogramme annual seminar

From 24 Sept. 2026 to 25 Sept. 2026

Hôtel Novotel Spa Rennes Centre Gare 22 Av. Jean Janvier, 35000 Rennes. ESPACE ZOLA MAGENTA

On 24 and 25 September 2026, the annual seminar of the INRAE XRisques Metaprogramme will take place, focusing on the analysis and management of multiple risks to food systems, populations and ecosystems. The programme will centre on an exhibition of work by PhD students co-funded by the Metaprogramme, an international session focusing on partnerships with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and the presentation of new interdisciplinary research tracks resulting from the calls for proposals (AMI).

Thursday, September 24, 2026

09:30 - 10:00Participant arrival
10:00 - 12:30Session: presentation of research work by the 5 PhD students co-funded by the MP (session in French or English)
10:00 - 10:30Alexandre Lhuisset. Learning Stackelberg-Nash equilibria in games of incomplete information for public policy design: application to multi-risk forest insurance. (2025 Thesis)
10:30 - 11:00Killian Baué. Multi-risk modeling in forests. (2025 thesis)
11:00 - 11:30Ioana Chiru. Mathematical approaches to support the management of eutrophic lakes. (2024 thesis)
11:30 - 12:00Charles Abdoulaye Ngom (replaced by Remy Decoupes). Spatial information and artificial intelligence to improve food security monitoring using textual data. (2024 Thesis)
12:00 - 12:30Shengling Zhu. Attribution of forest fires in Europe to climate change. (2023 thesis)
12:30 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 17:00SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) International Guest Session (session held in English) - Presentation by Giulia Vico (Professor of Ecology) & Presentation by Riccardo Bommarco (Professor of Agricultural Entomology). Includes a break, discussion and exploring potential future collaborations.
19:30Cocktail reception at the hotel restaurant

Friday, September 25, 2026

09:00 - 12:00Session: AMI 2027 Projects – 4 interdisciplinary pathways (session in French or English)
09:00 - 10:30Fire*Flood. Interdisciplinary pathways without an exploratory project. Presentation by Franck Taillandier.
CHRONO-MAT. Chronobiology of toxic benthic mat formation in Lake Geneva: high-frequency multi-omics of microbial succession from pioneer communities to toxic cyanobacterial proliferations. Interdisciplinary pathways with an exploratory project. Presentation by Nicolas Tromas.
10:30 - 11:00Break
11:00 - 12:30AQUA-TRANSFERT. Design resilient aquaculture and experimental infrastructures in the face of multiple risks: integration of noise, animal welfare, technical performance and environmental constraints. Interdisciplinary pathways with an exploratory project. Presentation by Emilie Réalis-Doyelle.
REDUCTION-PESTICIDES. Reducing pesticide use: perspectives from farmers and local residents (as well as professionals in the agricultural and wine sectors)? Factoring in opportunity costs and new risks when adopting a "zero-pesticide" approach. Interdisciplinary pathways with an exploratory project. Presentation by Sonia Grimbuhler.
12:30 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:00Discussion and exchange session (session in French or English):
- Discussion on Interdisciplinary pathways (30 min)
- Discussion on potential international collaborations (15 min)
- Open discussion (15 min)
15:00Social break and end of the seminar