New leadership for 3IA Côte d'Azur
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Published on November 3, 2025
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Updated on November 3, 2025
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on the November 3, 2025
3IA Côte d'Azur is establishing a new leadership duo as of November 1st.
Diana Sebbar becomes Director of the institute, succeeding Charles Bouveyron. Serena Villata becomes Scientific Director of the institute, succeeding Nicholas Ayache.
Following the awarding of the IA-Cluster label, the complementarity of this duo will strengthen the coherence between strategic leadership, territorial anchoring, and scientific excellence.
Together, the two women intend to ensure continuity of ongoing initiatives, increase the Institute's momentum and visibility, and ensure its sustainability in service of the Université Côte d'Azur site and the Côte d'Azur AI ecosystem.
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Diana Sebbar is a research engineer at Université Côte d'Azur.
As Executive Director of the Initiative of Excellence (IdEx) and Major Projects at Université Côte d'Azur, she has served as Executive Director of 3IA Côte d'Azur since 2019, and of the French School of AI "EFELIA Côte d'Azur" since 2022.
Serena Villata is a Research Director at CNRS and heads the MARIANNE research team at the Centre Inria d’Université Côte d'Azur.
She has held a chair at the 3IA Côte d'Azur Institute since 2019 and has been Deputy Scientific Director of the Institute since 2021. Since September 2025, she has been a member of the National Council on AI and Digital Technology and the National Advisory Committee on Digital Ethics.
