Laboratoire Informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (LIUPPA)

What Laboratoire Informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (LIUPPA) does

LIUPPA (Laboratoire Informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour) is a public university computer science research laboratory operating as Equipe d'Accueil EA 3000 within the Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA). Founded in 2000, the lab comprises approximately 50 members organized into four research teams: ASCP (Cyber-Physical Systems Architecture), T2I (Information Processing for Context- and User-Adapted Interaction), GL (Software Engineering), and ISI-Know (Information Engineering and Security through Knowledge Management). Its research is primarily applied, covering model-driven engineering, formal methods, Green IT and eco-design, cybersecurity, data management, semantic web, and adaptive user interfaces. Core technologies and products include the ecoCode (now Creedengo) collaborative platform and SonarQube plugin for energy-efficient mobile applications, the PauWare Engine v2 for executable modeling of reactive systems, the Kalimucho middleware for dynamic deployment and reconfiguration of mobile applications (with three US-extended patents filed in 2013), BISE2 for energy and environment data management, TextBI and ProxMetrics for social media analytics, and Xmodeling Studio and PowDroid for model-driven engineering and Android power profiling. Sites are distributed across Pau, Anglet, Bayonne, and Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France.

The lab's business model is non-commercial. LIUPPA operates through institutional funding from UPPA, public research grants (ANR, H2020, Erasmus+, JSPS, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, E2S Scientific Challenges), and industrial R&D contracts executed via chaires (industrial chairs) and bilateral research agreements with named partners including Bertin Technologies, Elqano, CNES, Thales ALENIA SPACE, Maïsadour, NOBATEK/INEF4, IFREMER, INRAE, TotalEnergies, and Renault France. Project budgets disclosed range from €3,000 to €1,722,601 over multi-year horizons. Outputs are disseminated as open-source software (GitHub-hosted ecoCode, PauWare, PowDroid, Xmodeling Studio), peer-reviewed publications, doctoral training (BUT Informatique, Masters, cotutelle programs with Université du Pays Basque and Université de Zaragoza), and technology transfer through industrial partnerships. The lab aligns strategically with UPPA's I-SITE excellence label in 'Solutions for Energy and Environment'.

LIUPPA serves three principal constituencies: (1) the academic research community through collaborative projects and doctoral programs; (2) industrial partners in energy, space, agriculture, automotive, marine, and building sectors through R&D contracts and chaires; and (3) students in computer science through Bachelors (BUT Informatique) and Masters programs. AI/ML capabilities are embedded as applied features across the portfolio — natural language processing (BERT, XLM-RoBERTa, Mistral, LLaMA 2, GPT 3.5) for cybersecurity, information extraction, and social media analytics; machine learning for satellite traffic classification; recommendation systems for e-tourism; and model-driven code generation. Leadership is composed of Director Philippe Roose and Deputy Directors Sébastien Laborie and Ernesto Exposito, with team heads Christian Sallaberry and Annig Lacayrelle (T2I), Manuel Munier (ISI-Know), and Olivier Le Goaer (GL).

Name

Laboratoire Informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (LIUPPA)

Legal name

Laboratoire Informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (LIUPPA)

Website

https://liuppa.univ-pau.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LIUPPA is a public university computer science research laboratory (EA 3000) under Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, with approximately 50 researchers across four teams developing applied research in software engineering, cyber-physical systems, Green IT, cybersecurity, and data management. It serves academic, industrial, and student stakeholders through grants and R&D contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Computer Science Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Collaboration & Joint Labs (International Partnerships) (EDAIABAC)

Keywords

• Computer science research
• Software engineering
• Green IT consulting
• Cybersecurity research
• Data management

Headquarters

HQ city

Pau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Core funding from Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA) as part of the university structure (EA 3000 research unit).
2. Industrial Research Contracts: Direct funding from industrial partners through chaires (industrial chairs), R&D contracts, and technology transfer agreements. Examples include OpenCEMS chaire with Bertin Technologies, Elqano; QoS satellite projects with CNES/Thales; agriculture CPS project with Maïsadour.
3. Government and Regional Funding: Funding from ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche), regional councils (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques), European projects (H2020, Erasmus+), and scientific challenge programs (E2S).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LIUPPA is a public university computer science research laboratory (Equipe d'Accueil EA 3000) of approximately 50 members organized into 4 research teams (ASCP, T2I, GL, ISI-Know). It conducts applied research and develops open-source software platforms and tools in software engineering, cyber-physical systems, cybersecurity, data management, and Green IT/eco-design, delivered through academic publications, industrial R&D contracts, technology transfer, and degree-level training.

Product overview

LIUPPA is a university computer science research laboratory (EA 3000, ~50 researchers) with four research teams (ASCP, T2I, GL, ISI-Know) developing applied research in software engineering, cyber-physical systems, and green IT. The laboratory's product portfolio includes research platforms and open-source tools: ecoCode/Creedengo for mobile eco-design; PauWare Engine v2 for state machine execution; TextBI and ProxMetrics for social media analytics; BISE2 for energy/environment data management; and Kalimucho middleware for mobile application deployment. These tools are primarily developed as research outputs and made available as open-source software or collaborative platforms rather than commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ecoCode (Creedengo) Platform Collaborative platform providing tools to detect and automatically correct energy consumption defects in Android and iOS mobile applications, supporting eco-design of software for developers and mobile application teams.
• PauWare Engine v2 Open-source state machine execution engine for reactive systems and discrete-event modeling in embedded systems, mobile apps, and video games using formal methods such as Petri Nets, Bigraphs, and Statecharts.
• ecoCode Mobile (SonarQube Plugin) SonarQube plugin for static code analysis to detect energy-related defects in Android and iOS mobile applications, for software developers and quality assurance teams.
• PowDroid Open-source research tool for power analysis and optimization in Android applications, aimed at developers researching mobile energy consumption.
• Xmodeling Studio Modeling workbench supporting executable and formal model creation for model-driven engineering, used by researchers and software engineers.
• Pauware Code Generator Code generator producing code from state machine models for various target platforms, used by embedded and software engineers.
• Kalimucho Distributed middleware platform for dynamic deployment and reconfiguration of applications on heterogeneous devices, with QoS management and context-awareness capabilities for mobile and distributed application developers.
• BISE2 (Business Information System for Energy and Environment)
• TextBI
• ProxMetrics
• SIRENA Open-source software for remote camera system operation, used for coastal dynamics observation from the Biarritz lighthouse, for marine and environmental research teams.
• Nobasearch
• CogniSearch

Quantifiable outcome

• ecoCode platform launched 2020 for mobile app eco-design with collaborative developer community.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bertin TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Industrial partner in the OpenCEMS chaire (Connected Environment & Distributed Energy Data Management Solutions). Contributes €160,000 over 5 years to the €1,722,601 project budget. Bertin Technologies collaborates on software solutions for data collection in connected environments and electrical networks.
• ElqanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Industrial partner in the OpenCEMS chaire focused on connected environments and energy data management. Contributes €100,000 over 5 years to the project.
• CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace agency partner in QoS satellite traffic project. Using DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) and Machine Learning techniques for application classification in satellite networks.
• ThalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThales ALENIA SPACE France and THALES COM-SEC partners in satellite QoS research project. Total contribution of €185,000 for classification of applications in satellite networks using ML techniques.
• MaïsadourminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural cooperative engaged in Cyber-Physical Systems research for Agriculture 4.0. Project focuses on methodologies and architectures for cognitive CPS design, addressing energy management, quality, maintenance, and transport processes.
• NOBATEK / INEF4coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in multiple projects including Nobasearch (semantic analysis of heterogeneous data), BISE2 (Business Information System for Energy and Environment), and SIBEX (building monitoring). NOBATEK/INEF4 contributes €97,629 for semantic corpus analysis.
• IFREMERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench research institute for marine science partner in AVIZONS project (biodiversity marine evolution) and MIRA federation collaboration. Joint research on marine biodiversity data analysis and visualization.
• INRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench research institute for agriculture, food, and environment. Partner in AVIZONS project for marine biodiversity characterization alongside IFREMER and LIUPPA.
• Université du Pays Basque (UPV/EHU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border university partner through UNITA Universitas Montium alliance. Joint doctoral programs, cotutelle arrangements, and collaborative research in information extraction, natural language processing, and social media analysis.
• Université de ZaragozaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish university partner in PASEO project for e-tourism mobile applications and cotutelle doctoral programs.
• Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in TOURPS project on digital cultural heritage tourism with UPPA.
• Kyushu University (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese university partner through JSPS research fellowships. Collaboration on tourism trajectory analysis and POI discovery through MINE's lab. Maxime Masson conducted research visit summer 2025.
• Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays Basque (CAPB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional authority providing €383,000 over 5 years to OpenCEMS chaire, plus funding for PISCO project (€45,000), AVIZONS project, and various research initiatives in the Basque territory.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council funding multiple projects including VDI-LT (€89,280), DA3T (€60,000), and BISE2 scientific challenge (€496,100 E2S contribution).
• TotalEnergiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy company partner in TLP project analyzing info-communication contributions to R&D and industrial energy transition. Project studies heterogeneous documentary corpus including scientific articles and internal communications.
• Renault FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutomotive manufacturer partner in TORNADO project (€46,000 CIFRE funding) for formal approach to generating and reducing security use cases for autonomous vehicles.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INRIA: France's national computer science research institute. Directly comparable as a public CS research organization funding applied and fundamental research across software engineering, AI, security, and CPS, with industrial partnerships and open-source outputs.
• CNRS – LAAS: Toulouse-based CNRS laboratory for analysis and architecture of systems, with deep activity in cyber-physical systems, robotics, and embedded software. Highly comparable on the ASCP side of LIUPPA's portfolio.
• LS2N (CNRS / Nantes Université): Nantes-based CNRS laboratory for digital sciences, with teams in software engineering, robotics/CPS, and data/AI. Direct comparability with LIUPPA's software engineering and cyber-physical-systems groups.
• I3S (CNRS / Université Côte d'Azur): Sophia Antipolis-based CNRS computer science lab covering software, signals, and systems. Comparable as a French CS research unit of similar size with industrial partnerships and applied research outputs.
• CEA List: CEA's applied-research institute for digital systems, specializing in embedded systems, cybersecurity, ambient intelligence, and CPS. Comparable on the applied/industrial side with major French industrial partners and a portfolio that overlaps LIUPPA's ASCP and ISI-Know teams.
• Lab-STICC: CNRS multi-site Brittany/IMT lab focused on information and communication science and technology, with strong software engineering and CPS teams. Direct overlap with LIUPPA's software-engineering and cyber-physical-systems themes.
• CNRS – LORIA: Nancy-based CNRS/INRIA/Université de Lorraine computer science research lab. Comparable as a French public CS lab with strong focus on software engineering, formal methods, NLP, and security — overlapping directly with LIUPPA's GL and ISI-Know themes.
• CNRS – LIRMM: Montpellier-based CNRS computer science laboratory covering software engineering, robotics, bioinformatics, and cyber-physical systems. Comparable as a French university CS research unit of similar scale producing both academic and applied outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Nordic applied-research organization with strong activity in digital, cyber-physical, and energy systems. Comparable as a publicly funded applied-research institute generating open-source tools and industrial R&D partnerships.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE): German Fraunhofer institute focused on software engineering, safety, and security for industrial systems. Comparable as a larger, well-funded applied-research organization operating in the same software/CPS/security domain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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