{"id":18546,"date":"2025-03-31T13:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/?p=18546"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:10:12","slug":"catie-digital-transformation-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.laval-virtual.com\/en\/catie-digital-transformation-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"CATIE overcomes technological barriers in companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

CATIE, the Aquitaine Center for Information and Electronic Technologies, is a technology<\/strong> resource center dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized businesses in their digital transition<\/strong>. To this end, it develops platforms and research programs, and offers innovative tools to help them integrate new technologies<\/strong>. Part of the CATIE team will be exhibiting at Laval Virtual on April 9-11.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you tell us more about your company?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Founded near Bordeaux in 2014, CATIE is a technological resource center supported by the French region Nouvelle-Aquitaine to meet a specific objective: guide SMEs and ISEs in their digital transformation<\/strong>. It connects research labs and companies to create innovative solutions for professionals in three areas: data and algorithms, cyber physical systems, and human-centered systems.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We support the companies at different stages: proof of concept, consulting, assistance, advice, expert solutions, but also innovative vision and pluridisciplinary analysis. CATIE helps remove technological barriers<\/strong> encountered by the organizations that consult us. They are able to adopt and integrate groundbreaking technologies, acquire new knowledge, get access to additional resources and develop their skills.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is your organization involved in immersive technologies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CATIE’s team focusing on Human-Centered Systems, who will be at Laval Virtual, is made up of some fifteen engineers and PhDs<\/strong>, who combine human and social sciences (ergonomics, cognitive sciences, physiology, neurosciences, etc.) with technology (virtual, augmented, mixed reality<\/a>, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We support companies in the development of digital technologies<\/strong> by considering end-user abilities in the development and design of digital systems in order to enhance their use and acceptability.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our feedback and methods are accessible via Peacch, our human cognitive and behavioral assessment platform<\/strong>. This fully-free web platform provides companies, evaluation tools, surveys, and experimental protocols that we constantly use in our projects to test the performance of our digital solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will you exhibit at Laval Virtual?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CATIE is presenting a number of technological demonstrators from various projects. Firstly, a 2-wheel driving simulator<\/strong> in collaboration with the French Sécurité Routière (road safety) and the Caylar company. We tested several sensory technologies to help drivers anticipate danger: visual, sound and vibration. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project raised a number of questions: do we need an ultra-realistic virtual environment to test these technologies, or is a balance between realism and cost preferable? How can visual, audible and vibratory alerts help to anticipate hazards? How can we assess the performance, acceptability and understanding of these systems? On this last point, our Peacch platform<\/strong>, available for free and open access, enables companies to speed up user testing thanks to evaluation tools and experimental protocols. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will also be presenting technologies for spatial video projection and tangible interactions, as well as human physiological monitoring technologies<\/strong>. CATIE has developed connected sensors to detect users’ cognitive states. Here, we present our skills in processing the signals needed to determine states of fatigue or stress in order to avoid accidents, or to redirect the user’s activities in real time according to their state.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you planning any activities or demos at your booth?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, we are planning several demonstrations<\/strong>. First of all, the demonstrator developed as part of the road safety project will be fully testable. We are presenting a semi-curved screen, with motorcycle handlebars equipped with motion capture systems, a drone, as well as a motorcycle helmet equipped with various warning technologies and a vibrating belt.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also propose to test technologies for spatial video projection and information exploration via tangible interactions on electronic boards, as well as new interaction techniques. We also plan to bring along a number of headsets and technologies<\/strong> developed by CATIE.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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