Mihai Andries

I am almost constantly looking for Postdocs, PhD candidates, and Master Interns willing to join our research team for working on topics in cognitive robotics, ambient systems, and artificial intelligence for healthcare.

If you want to join us but see no open position matching your interests, please contact me specifying your domains of expertise and specific topic you would like to work on.

Location: Brest is a middle-sized town on the French Atlantic coast, home to a population of nearly 140 thousand people in 2018. Located near the western tip of the Brittany peninsula, it has a temperate oceanic climate, with mild summers and wet winters.

Cultural heritage: Almost entirely destroyed during WW2, the city center was rebuilt in Art Deco style. Historical monuments include the Brest Castle, the Tanguy tower, and the Saint-Louis church. Gastronomically, Brittany is known for its galettes, crêpes, the Far breton and the Kouign-Amann.

Nature: Profiting from its beautiful coastline, Brest offers plenty of water activities. The Blancs Sablons beach, popular among the locals, is only 25 minutes away by car. The picturesque GR34 coastline trail is famous among hikers.

Work: Brest hosts offices of Naval Group, THALES, Dassault Systemes, Alcatel Lucent, Ifremer, Université Bretagne occidentale and IMT Atlantique, among others. The IMT Atlantique campus is part of the Technopôle Brest-Iroise in Plouzané.

Travel: Brest is connected by high-speed rail to Rennes (2h) and Paris (3h45). The Brest international airport offers direct flights to Porto, Majorca, and Heraklion, as well as to national destinations like Nice, Lyon, and Toulouse.

As many of us, you may want to come for a year and ultimately stay for longer!