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Matinale Digitale
Apr 25, 2024
7:00 AM7:20 AM
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AI and digital twins: between technological promise and major urban challenges

Dominique BaillargeatCNRSDirecteur Scientifique Exécutif, Directeur régional
Description
Moderated by : Guillaume Doyen, Editorial Director, Gazette des Communes and Courrier des Maires, Infopro Digital Group Dominique Baillargeat will answer 2 main questions: an overview of the major challenges facing French and European cities, and the technological solutions based on AI and/or Digital Twins to address them. The CNRS is currently involved in six major societal challenges: climate change, educational inequalities, artificial intelligence, health and the environment, the territories of the future and the energy transition. AI and future urbanization are part of these societal challenges, and are the subject of this presentation. According to current United Nations projections, the world's population is set to reach around 9.7 billion by 2050, and 70% of the planet's inhabitants will live in urban areas. Managing this population growth and urban densification poses major challenges for urban planning, particularly in terms of social equity, inclusion and the promotion of public health. Urban development must also adapt to climate change by designing resilient, sustainable cities. This means rethinking mobility, safety, water resource management and waste management. To meet these major urban development challenges, urban planning is evolving, relying in particular on technological innovation and artificial intelligence. Thanks to the analysis of massive data, AI helps to better understand the behavioral patterns of inhabitants, traffic flows and demographic trends. Using advanced algorithms, AI also helps predict future needs in terms of infrastructure, housing and public services, facilitating more accurate and efficient planning. What's more, AI-based simulations implemented in future digital twins can assess the impact of different urban policies on quality of life, social equity and environmental sustainability, helping decision-makers make more informed decisions to shape more resilient and inclusive cities.
MATINALE LIVE
Apr 25, 2024
7:00 AM9:30 AM
Online

DIGITAL MORNING : AI and digital twins: undeniable assets for resilient, sustainable cities

Description
9h00 : INTRODUCTION PANORAMA - Dominique Baillargeat, Executive Scientific Director, CNRS Regional Director, Singapore The major challenges facing cities, AI solutions and Digital Twins to meet them Interviewed by Guillaume Doyen, editorial director of Gazette des Commune and Courrier des Maires, Infopro Digital group 9h20 : KEYNOTE User 15 mn - Jacques Beltran, Vice-President Global Head, Cities and Public Services, Dassault Systèmes Benefits and advantages of the digital twin for local authorities 9.35am: KEYNOTE - Arnaud Lépinois, Development Manager, Eclairion How a computing infrastructure can serve the digital twin 9h45: ROUND TABLE 45 mn AI, digital twins and urban transition: the importance of a multiscalar approach Moderated by Guillaume Doyen 1. City of Noisy-le-Grand, Philippe Sajhau, Director of Smart City, Innovation and Data, 2. Dimitri Sarafinof, pilot of the defense support program and digital twin, Programs and Public Policy Support Department, IGN 3. Philippe Chevalier, CEO and co-founder of Kipsum 4. Benoit Gufflet, innovation project manager, Bouygues Group, co-author of the book Learning Cities 10h35: PROJECT n°1 The JUNON program, digital twins for natural resources in the Centre-Val de Loire region, Sébastien Supraz, Junon program coordinator, BRGM 10.45am: PROJECT 2 - The DesCartes program on hybrid artificial intelligence, Francisco Chinesta, University Professor of Digital Physics at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers (Paris, France), Honorary Member of the Institut Universitaire de France and Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering, Director of the DesCartes program. 10:55 : CONCLUSION : Key points and outlook Christian Saguez, Honorary Chairman of Teratec
Matinale Digitale
Apr 25, 2024
7:20 AM4:30 PM
Online

Keynote 1: Benefits and advantages of the digital twin for territories

Jacques BeltranDassault SystèmesVice-Président Global Head, Cities et Public Services
Description
Moderated by : Guillaume Doyen, Editorial Director, Gazette des Communes and Courrier des Maires, Infopro Digital Group The acceleration of urbanization, combined with the impacts of climate change, are raising the stakes of urban planning. Local authorities need to anticipate the impact of their short- and long-term urban planning choices, using reliable decision-making tools. In this context, technological innovation is an undeniable lever. Virtual twins enable us to refine our knowledge of the territory and anticipate the impact of public policies, while engaging with citizens to facilitate their understanding of and support for local decisions. Questions / discussion flow : - Q1: Jacques, could you define for us what a Virtual Territory Twin is? - Q2: Does it provide a holistic view of the territory? - Relaunch: It's also a decision-making tool. - Q3: One of the major challenges for territories is to engage with citizens so that they understand public policies and buy into them. How can the virtual twin play a role in this context? - Q4: To conclude: how can territories easily launch a JN?
Matinale Digitale
Apr 25, 2024
7:35 AM4:30 PM
Online

Keynote 2: How a computing infrastructure can serve the digital twin

Arnaud LépinoisEclairionChargé du Développement
Description
Moderated by : Guillaume Doyen, Editorial Director, Gazette des Communes and Courrier des Maires, Infopro Digital Group Eclairion's unique positioning makes it a privileged observer of the IT needs expressed for the production of digital twins. François Sabatino, Eclairion's Chairman, will give an initial overview of the demand for digital twins, and the variety of uses to which they can be put, in industry and elsewhere, in design and operation. Beyond this, he will also report on the need to adapt a service offering to better accommodate and use them: tailor-made, adaptability, scaling-up, resilience are all key words to take into account the great variability of models and productions behind this notion of digital twin.
Matinale Digitale
Apr 25, 2024
7:45 AM4:30 PM
Online

Round Table: AI, digital twins and urban transition: the importance of a multiscalar approach

Philippe ChevalierKipsumDirecteur général et co-fondateurBenoit GuffletGroupe BouyguesInnovation Project ManagerPhilippe SajhauVille de Noisy-le-GrandDirecteur de la ville intelligente, de l’innovation et de la donnéesDimitri SarafinofIGNPilote du Programme d’Appui à la Défense et Jumeau Numérique, Direction des programmes et de l’appui aux politiques publiques
Description
Moderated by : Guillaume Doyen, Editorial Director, Gazette des Communes and Courrier des Maires, Infopro Digital Group Players in the city of tomorrow are springing into action, using artificial intelligence and digital twins to accelerate urban change. These range from the creation of a digital version of the whole of France to the digital reproduction of a specific neighborhood or building. Advanced technologies such as large language models and deep neural systems are also involved, as are artificial intelligences integrated into urban equipment. Now, the challenge of compatibility and interoperability at different scales is crucial to the success of this transition.
Matinale Digitale
Apr 25, 2024
8:35 AM4:30 PM
Online

Research projets: Project #1: JUNON Project #2 The international DesCartes

Francisco ChinestaEcole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et MétiersProfesseur des universités en physique numériqueSébastien DuprazBRGMDirecteur du programme Junon
Description
The JUNON project involves the deployment of 4 digital twins for territorial use, to monitor greenhouse gases, air quality, water quality and groundwater levels several months in advance: Sébastien Dupraz will explain the benefits of digital twinning applied to natural resources, and the specificities in terms of implementation and challenges. He will review the state of progress and implementation of these 4 digital twins, which are at different stages, mentioning the obstacles to be overcome and the varying degrees of difficulty in making them territorialized due to different parameters (e.g.: sensitive data, sensors / probes for water quality difficult to maintain with calibration). Lastly, Sébastien will discuss future prospects: the challenges to be overcome, the difficulties identified, and ideas for a business model to reconcile the commercial aspect, to enhance the value of twins, and to reconcile the public and open dimensions. The DesCartes project is a vast collaboration in the field of hybrid Artificial Intelligence, starting at the end of 2021. Led by the CNRS subsidiary in Singapore, the project involves the CNRS and 11 universities and Grandes Écoles, including the Université Toulouse 3 - Paul Sabatier (UT3), on the French side, and five universities and the A*STAR Institute on the Singapore side. 17 researchers and teaching staff from Toulouse are involved (UT3, INP, ENAC, CNRS-IRIT, CNRS-LAAS and CNRS-CERCO). The main objective of the DesCartes project is decision-making in "critical urban systems", one of the many research challenges linked to the "smart city". The DesCartes project integrates this theme into the Singapore hub, and responds to the needs identified by the city for its smart city policy up to 2030. DesCartes also reinforces the French momentum in Artificial Intelligence, in the spirit of the France IA plan, at a time when four interdisciplinary institutes in artificial intelligence (3IA) have been created. The dynamic of international cooperation will enable these laboratories to continue their research work. AI is a major area of research, particularly for the CNRS, and the DesCartes project is representative of the importance of this area of research, particularly in the context of international partnerships. Thanks to the DesCartes project, the two countries have embarked on a strong partnership around AI research, focusing on four main areas of research: data and its applications, verifiable and explainable AI, natural language processing, and the interaction between AI and human-computer interaction.
Matinale Digitale
Apr 25, 2024
8:55 AM4:30 PM
Online

Conclusion

Christian SaguezTeratecCo-fondateur & Président d'honneur
Description
Key points and outlook
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
7:00 AM7:15 AM

Inaugural speech

Daniel VerwaerdeTeratec Président
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
7:45 AM8:45 AM

Round table: Exascale and post-exascale, what's the use? What impacts?

Edouard AuditMaison de la Simulation, CEAResearch DirectorFabrice CantosTotalEnergiesSpécialiste infrastructure HPCBruno LecointeEvidenGroup VP Business Support HPC AI & QuantumBertrand OunanianVAST DataSenior System Engineer FrancePhilippe ThierryIntelSenior Principal Engineer
Description
Moderated by : Manuel Moragues, Editor-in-Chief, Industries et Technologies The race for computing power continues unabated... - But to what end? Let's take a look at the use cases made possible by exascale and post-exascale. Will post-exascale be the key to digital frugality? - Will the next generation of machines, which are likely to be driven by power consumption, lead to increased pressure to optimize code and systems in general?
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
9:30 AM9:45 AM

Expert Keynote : HPC, LLM ... or both?

Dorin PredaAxians HPCBU Manager & CTO
Description
Why are LLMs so specific? What is their relationship with HPC? And how will they revolutionize the HPC business? Scientific computing, remote visualization, data analytics (HPDA), GPGPUs, deep learning, containers... for more than two decades, HPC computing centers have demonstrated their ability to evolve and manage different types of workflows. Today, LLMs are making their entry, and they're arguably the most disruptive of a long line of adaptations. Join us at this keynote to find out our take on this convergence between HPC and AI.
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
9:45 AM10:45 AM

Round table: Generative AI and computing power: how can architectures be hybridized?

Patrick FabianiDassault AviationHead of Advanced Scientific Studies in the Foresight Department, in charge of the Artificial Intelligence RoadmapPierre-François LavalléeIdrisDirecteurYves PellemansAxians FranceCTO & Directeur Data AnalyticsMarc SimonHPEBusiness technical adviser for HPC & AI
Description
Moderated by: Julien Bergounhoux, Editor-in-Chief at L'Usine Digitale - How is supercomputer infrastructure being transformed to meet the needs of AI? - Is it feasible and/or desirable to hybridize architectures in order to address the computing power requirements of both simulation and AI?
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
12:00 PM12:15 PM

Expert Keynote: AI Tsunami: benefits for the Cloud, HPC and Quantum

Emmanuel Le RouxEvidenSenior Vice President, Head of Advanced Computing, HPC, Quantum, AI Solutions
Description
Emmanuel Le Roux will explore the waves of transformation unleashed by artificial intelligence (AI) in three key areas: Cloud, High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Quantum Computing. AI serves as a catalyst, redefining not only our approach to data processing, but also our understanding and ability to take advantage of it. In HPC, AI is revolutionizing the processing of large datasets, accelerating scientific discoveries and paving the way for breakthroughs in fields as diverse as climate modeling, medical research and the design of innovative materials. When it comes to quantum computing, AI could benefit from unprecedented advances by exploiting the unique capabilities offered by the computers of the future. This presentation will address how AI serves as a bridge between these technological spheres, fostering innovation and foreshadowing a future where the boundaries between Cloud, HPC and Quantum Computing melt away, giving rise to a more interconnected technological landscape.
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
12:30 PM12:45 PM

Expert Keynote: Peta-byte scale computing in the AWS cloud to accelerate research: feedback from Institut Pasteur in bioinformatics research

Rayan ChikhiInstitut PasteurChercheurMathieu JeandronAWSHead of Solution Architecture France & Benelux
Description
The use of computing power available on demand in the cloud, with environments adapted to data collection, storage and redistribution, is accelerating research in many fields. In the Healthcare sector, the Institut Pasteur will be presenting its project to assemble and index all available DNA and RNA sequences from all living organisms on Earth, in order to accelerate the identification and search for new variants, which was carried out in the AWS cloud using the many scalability and performance features available.
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
1:00 PM2:30 PM

Workshop 1 - Part 1: Is it possible to reconcile digital frugality and performance?

Thomas BouissouAxians HPCHPC consultantCyril DebloisAWSSustainability BDM, Expert Numérique ResponsableEmmanuel LarocheSopra SteriaSustainable IT ManagerXavier Le Vaillant2CRSISenior technical specialist HPC & AIDidier MallarinoCNRSIngénieur de RechercheAurélien OrtizAxians HPCArchitecte et Expert HPCLaurie ServaisAirbus Commercial AircraftSustainable IT Officer
Description
Chaired by : -Marc Morere, Digital & Information Management - Research & Innovation Manager, Airbus -François Bodin, Professor, Irisa
29 mai - Salle 2
May 29, 2024
1:00 PM2:30 PM

Workshop 2 - Part 1: Software environments for quantum computing

Cyril AlloucheEvidenVP R&D QuantumSébastien BardinCEA-ListSenior researcher CEA ListChristophe CharetonCEAResearcher CEA ListEsperanza Cuenca GómezNvidiaDeveloper Relations Manager for Quantum ComputingDaniel García GuijoPASQALTechnical Project Delivery ManagerLaurent ProstAlice & BobProduct Manager
Description
Chaired by : -Jean-Philippe Nominé, HPC Strategic Collaborations Manager, ETP4HPC, CEA -Patrick Carribault, Fellow, CEA -Olivier Hess, Quantum Computing Lead France, Eviden
29 mai - Salle 3
May 29, 2024
1:00 PM2:30 PM

Workshop 3 - Part 1: Cultural and Creative Industries in the age of Artificial Intelligence and HPC 

Tomas BednarzNvidiaDirector, Strategic Researcher EngagementChristophe BicchieraiRanch ComputingDevelopment manager & Senior 3D generalistCôme DemarignyX&ImmersionCo-founder & CFOYann FourreReemoCTODeborah PapiernikUbisoftSenior Vice-President New Business & Strategic AlliancesMatthieu ParmentierFrance TélévisionsDirecteur de France • TV access
Description
Chaired by : -Charles Huot, Vice-president, Cap Digital -Marc Bourhis, Community Leader Cultural and Creative Industries & Program Manager, Cap Digital
29 mai - Salle 4
May 29, 2024
1:00 PM2:30 PM

Workshop 4 - Part 1: Digital twins: the revolution is underway

Philippe BattelOracleVP Artificial Intelligence EMEAPierre-Marie BrunetCNESEarth Observation Data Processing expert, Research&Technology Project ManagerVivien ClauzonMichelinArchitecte Solveur Elements FinisThibault DairayMichelinScientific Computing ExpertRomuald JosienOracleHead of AI Solutions FranceFrançois MazenKITWAREDirecteur Scientific Vizualization EuropeJean-Laurent PhilippeIntelCTO EMEAValerio RizzoLenovoEMEA HEAD of AI & SMEDimitri SarafinofIGNPilote du Programme d’Appui à la Défense et Jumeau Numérique, Direction des programmes et de l’appui aux politiques publiquesNicolas SavidesNvidiaGlobal CSP Alliances Manager, EMEA
Description
Chaired by : -Pierre Louat, Principal engineer hpc expert, Ansys -Cyril Baudry, Scientific IS Architect, EDF
29 mai - Salle Plénière
May 29, 2024
4:30 PM7:30 PM

Party

Description
In partnership with Eclairion The Teratec Forum and Eclairion are delighted to welcome you for an evening of relaxation and understanding! On the menu: mini-golf and plancha!
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
7:00 AM8:30 AM

Workshop 5 - Part 1: Is the Cloud the (inevitable) future of HPC? Urban legends and realities

Vincent BosquierUCitHPC & visualization architectChristophe CompainArista NetworksSystems Engineer, Ethernet/IP technical expertJéremy DéchardAlliance Services Plus, groupe EOLENConsultant ExpertBenjamin DepardonUCitCTOWilfried KirschenmannAneoCTOJulien MinièreAlliance Services Plus, groupe EOLENConsultant Expert HPCJose NoudohouenouAMDSenior Staff Software EngineerBenjamin PajotAMD UcitField Support Manager for the AMD HPC Centre of ExcellenceThierry PorcherDo IT NowCTOBenjamin RoyCFMCTOGuillaume TrainarRescaleDirecteur des Ventes pour l'Europe du Sud
Description
Chaired by : -Gilles Tourpe, Business Development Manager HPC, AWS -Xavier Vigouroux, Head of business development, CGG
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
7:00 AM8:30 AM

Workshop 6 - Part 1: AI applications in research and industry

Florent BartoccioniValeoSpécialiste IAJeff DenworthVAST DataCo-founderCharles HuotEclairion/Cap digitalChargé du Développement, PrésidentRomuald JosienOracleHead of AI Solutions FranceJérôme LacailleSafran AircraftExpert in algorithmsJuliette MattioliThales TFTExpert Senior en Intelligence ArticifielleJorge QuinteroAscendance Flight TechnologiesSoftware & Electronics LeaderFrançois SabatinoEclairionPrésidentDjamé SeddahInriaAssociate Professor in CS
Description
Chaired by : -Stéphane Requena, Director Innovation & Technology, Genci -Patrick Fabiani, AI Roadmapping & Advanced Scientific Studies, Dassault Aviation
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
7:00 AM8:30 AM

Workshop 7 - Part 1: Natural and technological hazards

Marie BoichuCNRS/LOAResearch ManagerAurélien De TruchisKayrrosTech Lead vegetation & IAGilles GrandjeanBRGMDirector of the Risk Research ProgramIrène KorsakissokIRSNResearcher in Atmospheric ScienceSimon LamyKayrrosVP Public SectorYann RichetIRSNScientific AdvisorMélanie RochouxCerfacsGeophysics researcher
Description
Chaired by : -Laurent Boisnard, Deputy Director, Earth Observation Data & Applications Mission, CNES -Gilles Grandjean, Programme Director, BRGM
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
7:00 AM8:30 AM

Workshop 8 - Part 1: Technologies, applications and uses of the future

Laurent Bernou-MazarsExaionCo-fondateur et CTOMarie-Constance CorsiInriaResearch Scientist, Nerv Lab, Institut du Cerveau, Paris Brain Institute (ICM)Mathieu DucottetGroupe ThuasneDirecteur de l’InnovationMarc DurantonCEASenior Fellow, Digital Systems & Integrated Circuits DivisionRomain KleinRescaleTechnical Director EMEAFranck MultonIrisaSenior researcherGilad ShainerNvidiaSenior Vice President Networking
Description
Chaired by : -Frédéric Parienté, « Solutions Architect Manager, NVIDIA -Christian Saguez, Honorary Chairman, Teratec -Thierry Collette, Director of the Information Science and Technology Group, Thales
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
10:45 AM11:00 AM

Keynote: Photonic quantum computers

Pascale Senellart-MardonCo-fondatrice et conseillère scientifique de Quandela, Directrice de RechercheQuandela, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
12:45 PM1:00 PM

Keynote : Moore's Law and chip scaling: how can we put 70 years of expertise to work on the qubit?

Maud VinetQuoblyCEO
Description
English presentation In this talk, James will share some hands-on experience deploying storage solutions for hundreds of thousands of GPUs: How the right storage solution can lead to a scalable AI architecture, and how DDN can streamline deployment and exploitation of large AI factories. The relevant design choices maximize the throughput of AI pipelines and lead to more economical and more robust architectures.
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
1:00 PM1:15 PM

Expert Keynote : How to Build the World’s Fastest and Most Efficient AI Systems

James CoomerDDN StorageSenior VP Products
Description
English presentation In this talk, James will share some hands-on experience deploying storage solutions for hundreds of thousands of GPUs: How the right storage solution can lead to a scalable AI architecture, and how DDN can streamline deployment and exploitation of large AI factories. The relevant design choices maximize the throughput of AI pipelines and lead to more economical and more robust architectures.
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
1:35 PM2:35 PM

Round Table: Deeptech: how to create the French champions of tomorrow?

Anne-Sophie CarreseElaia PartnersManaging PartnerFabien CollangettesOmnes CapitalPartnerCharles HuotEclairion/Cap digitalChargé du Développement, PrésidentMathieu JeandronAWSHead of Solution Architecture France & BeneluxPere PuigdomènechDo IT Now FR/EMEA CEO
Description
Chaired by : Manuel Moragues, Editor-in-Chief at Industries and Technologies Innovation, financing, support, recruitment, marketing... how can we encourage deeptech entrepreneurs' projects, accelerate their development, promote them internationally, avoid mistakes and make a difference? Is the French ecosystem up to the task?
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
2:50 PM3:05 PM

Closing keynote

Bruno BonnellFrance 2030Secrétaire général pour l’investissement, en charge de France 2030
30 mai - Salle 1
May 30, 2024
3:05 PM3:20 PM

Closing speech

Anders Dam JensenEuroHPCExecutive Director

Comment l'IA et le calcul de haute puissance révolutionnent le secteur de l'assurance et de la finance

Description
Le Calcul Haute Puissance et l'IA sont en train de révolutionner les métiers de la finance et de l'assurance dans leur ensemble, de l'optimisation des investissements à la modélisation des risques en passant par le renouvellement de la relation client. 2h d'émission télévisée pour démontrer la contribution du numérique de grande puissance aux secteurs de la finance et de l'assurance.

Le numérique pour la santé : des bénéfices pour toute la chaîne de valeur

Description
De la modélisation mathématique au jumeaux numériques en passant par l’IA, le numérique offre une puissance inédite au travail des chercheurs, à l’industrie médicale et à la qualité de soin des patients. 2h d'émission télévisée pour démontrer la contribution du numérique de grande puissance au secteur de la santé.

Numérique pour l’énergie : évolutions et enjeux

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➡️9h-9h20 : Introduction & Panorama : « Le numérique, toujours plus indispensable au secteur de l’énergie » ➡️9h20-9h30 : Keynote "Trajectoire 2050 : la nouvelle place du nucléaire" ➡️9h30-10h :Table ronde "Le numérique dans les systèmes énergétiques du futur » ➡️10h-10h10 : Keynote « L'énergie du HPC » ➡️10h10-10h50 : Session de recherche et développement : Présentation de 4 projets de recherche ➡️10h50-11h00 Conclusion : points clés et perspectives

Des paroles et des “Acts”

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Dans sa quête de souveraineté numérique, l’Europe a beaucoup œuvré pour imposer de nouvelles règles afin de ne plus jouer sur celles des Américains notamment. Elle a renforcé son arsenal législatif avec notamment le Digital Services Act (DSA), le Digital Markets Act (DMA), le Data Governance Act (DGA), l’Artificial Intelligence Act, qui entreront en application en 2023 et auront de multiples impacts sur les DSI. Sans oublier bien évidemment tous les débats autour des clouds souverains et sur le rôle stratégique que va jouer en 2023 la certification SecNumCloud de l’ANSSI. Une conférence d’ouverture pour traiter de : L'impact de la réglementation européenne et des contraintes de souveraineté sur le secteur du HPC (fermeture de marché, amendes...) Comment les industriels peuvent s’adapter et se préparer.