IDIL Photonics & Electronics Sensors for Environment & Health
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Welcome to the IDIL / EEA Photonics & Electronics Sensors for Environment & Health !
Sensors are omnipresent in our modern world. To give just a few examples: in the environment, they are used to detect and quantify the presence of pollutants in water or the atmosphere; in medicine, they enable 2D or even 3D imaging of the eye or arteries, or the early diagnosis of diseases. Most of the latest high-performance sensors are based on electronic or optical/photonic components, and we don't even know it. Against this backdrop of ever-increasing and more demanding demand, the IDIL Master's degree "Photonic & electronic sensors for the environment and health" aims to train highly qualified personnel in the field of electronic and photonic sensors, with a focus on applications in the environment and health, supported by long stays in research laboratories. Graduates can then choose to complete their training to become researchers in the public or private sectors, responsible for developing new systems that open up the field of possibilities for the future.
The course is supported by the Institut d'Électronique et des Systèmes, a world-class Univ. de Montpellier / CNRS research laboratory in the field of sensors and photonics. Supervised by renowned researchers, you will learn to master state-of-the-art experimental techniques, enabling you to design and manufacture lasers, sensors, detectors and other key components using cutting-edge technological equipment, right through to the application of these components, particularly in the environmental and health fields.
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Tuesday septembre 1, 2026, at 1:00 pm in room Simulation 1, Building 1, Triolet Campus
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M1 students
For 2026-2027, subscribe to the calendar link:
If any issue, verify using the PROSE tool (PROSE Consultation par formation 2025/2026) from your ENT by looking for Course number (using the >> option then HAE703E as a research item for example)
M2 students
Check your ENT!
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Key Dates:
- Personal Project (M1 only):
- Report to be submitted by January 15, 2027
- Defense (oral presentation) on January 25, 2027
- Internship (M1 & M2):
- Report to be submitted by email to S. Blin & B. Sorli no later than August 20, 2027
- Defense (oral presentation) on August 27, 2027
Evaluation
You will be assessed on:
- a written report in English, no more than 6 pages long, in the format of an IEEE journal research article (cf template at the end of this section). Only pdf format is accepted. Optimize the PDF by reducing the final file size.
- an oral presentation consisting of 15 minutes followed by 15 minutes of questions + few questions on TTU for M1 students. Have a pdf file of your slides!
Written Report Guidelines
- All reports must include an introduction, the main body of the report, a conclusion, and bibliographic references. The introduction aims to establish the project's objectives, define the problem, and position the solutions studied in relation to existing ones. Bibliographic references are essential in this section to support your presentation. The conclusion should summarize the results obtained, the issues identified, and potential future prospects.
- All figures must be cited and commented on in the text. Each figure must be legible, including figures, and have axis titles, units where applicable, and a key.
- Respect the general format: spelling, grammar, and typography (note that typographical rules are different in English!).
- Beware of plagiarism: your file will be checked by an anti-plagiarism system.
Instructions for the oral presentation
- Be present well in advance of your scheduled time slot.
- Oral presentation: 15 minutes followed by 15 minutes of questions. Keep to the allotted time.
- File in PDF format on a USB drive and eventually, additionally, on your computer (whatever the format then).
- Allow 1 to 1.5 minutes per slide. You should therefore have approximately 12-15 slides. Be careful: there's no point in making 30 slides and rushing through them: this will hinder comprehension.
- When presenting orally, avoid large tables that are difficult to read from a distance, or circle the boxes that are of interest.
- Avoid written sentences! You need keywords.
- Avoid scanned figures, which are often illegible.
- Avoid illegible axis titles and illegible figures.
- Avoid chained equations; only highlight what is important.
- Conclusion: Don't include a conclusion on a slide; instead, use a slide with keywords related to the conclusion: reframe the topic, what we tried to achieve, whether it was successful or not, what original solutions were proposed, and possibly a personal assessment of what the internship brought to you, and some perspectives.
Thank the tutors for their guidance.
Highlight the work YOU have done.
- Personal Project (M1 only):
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- Ecodesign sensor for air pollution, B. Sorli (IES)
- Pulsed Light Based sensor protection system against biofouling, B. Sorli (IES)
- Optimisation of a photonics and optical instrument for quantitative measurement of UV radiation, L. Bidel (IATE)
- Sensing platform based on infrared spectroscopy for life sciences, A. Vicet (IES)
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for photoacoustic gas spectroccopy, M. Bahriz (IES)
- Control & signal processing dedicated to luminescence measurements, B. Saggin & G. Coussot (IES)
- Simulation and GaAs-based waveguides for MIR applications, F. Gonzalez-Posada (IES)
- THz Guided Optics for Environment Sensing, S. Blin (IES)
- Low-power continuous-wave opto-THz techniques for environment spectroscopy, J. Guise (IES)
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@M2 students:
you will follow the HAE701E course. Support in English (from https://web.xidian.edu.cn/cfliu/files/20121125_153153.pdf) is provided here!
