Hybrid Cognitive Systems

The issue addressed will be the construction of hybrid cognitive systems, i.e. combining human(s) and machine(s) in decision-making systems, and the ethical questions that arise from this.
The concepts of intelligence, natural and artificial cognition, metacognition, sensorimotor and cognitive coupling, and the sharing with machine(s) of knowledge, representations, decisions, tasks and responsibilities through dynamic strategies of sharing, delegation and collaboration will be central.

Keywords:

Forms of intelligence,
Interaction dynamics,
Hybrid cognitive systems.

All modules in the Cognitics theme of the training.

This module is taught over 5 immersive weeks, totally dedicated to this course. They combine theoretical and ethical reflection on the notion of cognitive hybridity with technical and methodological applications.

The main themes will be :

  - for the theoretical framework :    

• intelligence at different scales (cell, individual, society) and in different forms (natural, artificial and hybrid)  
• emotions (natural and artificial)   
• the impact of human augmentation on the relationship to work   
• the theories, challenges and limits of behavior modeling, simulation and interpretation * human/machine interaction, hybrid cognition and related ethical issues   
•  ...

 - for practical use :    

• multi-agent systems,
• symbolic programming,
• expert systems.

 - for the methodological part:    

• the experimental approach to evaluating immersive technologies
  
  

Through the succession of speakers and the examples used, the lessons cover various fields of application: 

• robotics, cobotics
• virtual or augmented reality
•  Multi-agent systems and video games
• HMI, IHS and human factors
• Artificial intelligence
• automatic learning
• social organizations 
• command and control systems
•   supervision systems
• factory of the future 
• ...

A cross-disciplinary project for the entire course consists of evaluating an immersive technology from the angle of a research question freely discussed with the supervisors. This is a direct application of the experimental methodology for evaluating immersive technologies developed in the first week of the course. This project forms an important part of the module's assessment.

Speakers 2025-2026:

Aline ROC (CATIE)

Capucine Ibarlucia (CATIE)

Joseph Gardette (CATIE)

Eugénie Brasier (INRIA)

Damien Marion (Thalès)

Hippolyte Caubet (Freelance Game Designer)

Pierre-Alexandre Favier (ENSC)

Other participants to be specified