Awards

3IA Côte d'Azur's researchers are internationally recognized for their groundbreaking contributions to artificial intelligence.

This page showcases the prestigious distinctions awarded to them, spanning ERC Grants funded by the European Research Council, Academic Prizes recognizing outstanding research achievements, and Papers & Demos Awards recognizing outstanding publications and innovations.

These accolades reflect our commitment to advancing AI research and reinforcing Côte d'Azur's position as a leading hub for artificial intelligence in Europe.

 

ERC

2025

• Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for Serena Villata (CNRS), 3IA Scientific Director and Chairholder
• Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for Quentin Bletery (CNRS), 3IA Chairholder

2024

• Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for Maria A. Zuluaga (EURECOM), 3IA Chairholder

2022

• ERC Advanced Grant for François Delarue (Université Côte d'Azur), 3IA Chairholder

 

Academic Prizes

2025

• Second place of the 9th Prix Pierre Laffitte for Rafael Silva (Inria), 3IA Ph.D. (Chair of Maxime Sermesant)
• Palme Espoir (2025 Palmes de la Médecine Région Sud) for Juliette Raffort-Lareyre (CHU Nice, Université Côte d'Azur)
• Palme E-santé et intelligence artificielle (2025 Palmes de la Médecine Région Sud) for Olivier Humbert (Université Côte d'Azur)
• GSI Achievement Award for Xavier Pennec (Inria)

2024

• Académie des sciences Prize / Prix Ampère de l'électricité de France for Xavier Pennec (Inira), 3IA Chairholder
• Cancer Prize from the National Academy of Medicine 2024 for Ellen Van Obberghen-Shilling (Inserm), 3IA Chairholder
• Scientific Grand Prize of the City of Nice 2024, awarded by the Doyen Jean Lépine Committee for Ellen Van Obberghen-Shilling (Inserm), 3IA Chairholder
• Victoires de la Recherche 2024 for Serena Villata (CNRS), 3IA Chairholder
• Prix Unicancer de l'innovation 2024 for Olivier Humbert (Université Côte d'Azur), 3IA Chairholder
• Exceptional Scientific Prize for Paul Tourniaire (Inria), 3IA PhD (Chair of Hervé Delingette), for his PhD thesis work entitled "AI-based selection of imaging and biological markers predictive of therapy response in lung cancer"
• Palme E-santé & Intelligence Artificielle (2024 Palmes de la Médecine Région Sud) for Marc-Olivier Gauci (Université Côte d'Azur, CHU Nice)

2023

• Académie des Sciences Prize / Inria - Dassault Systèmes Prize for Hervé Delingette and Maxime Sermesant (Inria), 3IA Chairholders
• CNRS Silver Medal for Laure Blanc-Féraud (CNRS), 3IA Chairholder

2022

• Women In Tech Sud Award for Serena Villata (CNRS), 3IA Deputy Scientific Director and 3IA Chairholder

2021

• Inria-Academy of Sciences young researcher Prize for Serena Villata (CNRS), 3IA Deputy Scientific Director and 3IA Chairholder
• Grand Prix IMT-Academy of Sciences for David Gesbert (EURECOM), 3IA Chairholder
• Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering for Sebastien Ourselin (King's College London), 3IA international Chairholder
• The second Pierre Laffitte Prize for Hind Dadoun, 3IA PhD student (Chair of Nicholas Ayache)
• MICCAI 2021 DALI Workshop Paper Choice Award for Zihao Wang, PhD student in Hervé Delingette's team (Inria), 3IA Chairholder
• Humboldt Research Prize for David Wales (University of Cambridge), 3IA International Chairholder
• CNRS Silver Medal for Patricia Reynaud-Bouret (CNRS), 3I​A Chairholder

2020

• Pierre Faure Prize for Patricia Reynaud-Bouret (CNRS), 3I​A Chairholder
• International Steven Hoogendijk Award for Nicholas Ayache (Inria)​, 3IA Scientific Director and 3IA Chairholder
• Joseph Doobs Prize for François Delarue (Université Côte d'Azur), 3IA Chairholder
• Maurice Audin Prize for François Delarue (Université Côte d'Azur), 3IA Chairholder

2019

• Pôle SCS Fundamental Research Award for David Gesbert (EURECOM) and Benoit Miramond​ (Université Côte d'Azur), 3IA Chairholder

 

Papers & Demos Awards

2025

• Best Paper Award at the FIMH 2025 conference for Rafael Silva (Inria), 3IA Ph.D. (Chair of Maxime Sermesant)
• Best Paper Award: Agentic AI RAGE-KG 2025 workshop at ISWC 2025 for Louis Felix Nothias (CNRS), Junior Professor associated with the 3IA, Fabien Gandon (Inria), 3IA Chairholder, and their team
• Best Paper Award at ICTAI 2025 for Margaux Schmied (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS), 3IA Ph.D. (Chair of Jean-Charles Régin)

2024

• ECAI Prize / Outstanding Demo Award for Elena Cabrio (Université Côte d’Azur) and Serena Villata (CNRS), 3IA Chairholders, with Greta Damo (Université Côte d'Azur, Inria) and Nicolás Benjamín Ocampo (Université Côte d’Azur), 3IA PhD
• Best Presentation Award at the International Workshop on Multiscale Multimodal Medical Imaging (MICCAI 2024) for Hava Chaptoukaev (EURECOM), 3IA PhD (Chair of Maria A. Zuluaga)

2022

• AIJ Classic Paper Award for Jean-Charles Régin (Université Côte d'Azur), 3IA Chairholder
• Best-Paper Runner-Up Award In Tech Sud Award for Vasiliki Stergiopoulou (CNRS), 3IA PhD student, and Laure Blanc-Féraud (CNRS), 3IA Chairholder