Highlights from GreenDays 2026 in Sophia Antipolis

  • Research
  • Sustainable Development
  • IDEX
Published on March 20, 2026 – Updated on March 24, 2026
Dates

on the March 20, 2026

The 14th edition of GreenDays brought together nearly 150 participants on 10-11th March 2026, at the Inria center of Université Côte d’Azur in Sophia Antipolis, confirming the growing interest of the scientific community in the environmental challenges of digital technologies.

Organised in collaboration with several research groups (GDR), including C4P, IASIS, IGRV, MaDICS, RADIA, Robotique, ROD, RSD, SciLog, SOC2, and the GDRS EcoInfo, and with the support of the PEPR Cloud and “Future Networks” programs, these French-speaking thematic days featured a rich program combining keynotes, scientific sessions, poster presentations, and demonstrations.

The three keynotes addressed major issues:
(i) the environmental impact of AI infrastructure, namely data centers (Pauline Denis, The Shift Project and UGA),
(ii) recycling of digital materials (Jean-François Gérard, INSA Lyon and PEPR Recycling),
(iii) undone science in computer science (Sophie Quinton, ADN team, Inria Rhône-Alpes).

The scientific sessions covered a wide range of topics, from robotics to software engineering, reflecting the diversity of the GDRs involved in the conference, as well as perspectives from the social sciences and humanities on digital technologies.

In total, 24 speakers in thematic sessions, along with 17 posters and demonstrations, contributed to rich discussions among participants.

The next edition is already scheduled for March 2027 in Grenoble, reflecting the ongoing commitment to advancing discussions on more sustainable digital technologies.

Videos of the sessions, keynotes, and slides will be available soon:

https://greendays.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/6

Students from the MIAGE "Numérique responsable" Master’s at the Greendays

Students enroled in the MIAGE "Numérique responsable" Master’s programme were not about to miss this event, held just a stone’s throw from their lecture theatres on the SophiaTech campus. Led by course directors Grégory Galli and Guillaume Urvoy Keller, the students were able to immerse themselves in the subject and explore both the research and industrial aspects of responsible digital technology.
A wonderful opportunity for them to rub shoulders with researchers and experts committed to addressing the environmental challenges of digital technology, and to broaden their thinking in a field at the heart of their studies.