This call for projects aims to encourage interdisciplinary approaches to studying the resilience of systems, whether physical, chemical, biological, ecological, IT, technological or social. Understanding the different facets of the notion of resilience requires cross-disciplinary approaches in order to be understood, modelled and eventually mastered.
The expected projects could concern, but are not limited to :
- The emergence and survival of life in extreme environments requires biological systems capable of adapting to hostile conditions (COMP Challenge: Life in the Universe).
- Cognitive resilience, which optimises learning algorithms and decision-making in uncertain environments and enables the design of more robust and adaptive computer architectures (COMP Challenge: The brain and generative AI for science).
- Exploring self-healing materials inspired by living organisms (COMP Challenge: Materials of the future). - Improving observation and experimentation instruments, which requires fine-tuned management of errors and uncertainties, particularly in environments with extreme or changing conditions (COMP Challenge: Limitless Instrumentation).
- The influence of anthropogenic environmental changes on the robustness of genomes and populations (key challenge of the COMP: Societies in transition).
- The robustness of generative AI, to guarantee the reliability of the models produced, limit bias and prevent errors (COMP Challenge: generative AI for science).
- The resilience of societies, put to the test in the face of various technological, environmental and social upheavals. This involves understanding how social, economic and political systems adapt to crises in order to anticipate transformations and strengthen the stability of institutions (COMP Challenge: Societies in Transition).
Application deadline : Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 12 noon (Paris time)
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