Swarm Rescue IP Paris drone challenge: our students shine

17 June 2026

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Team of Mathias Anseaume, André Poix, Antonin Granados (l. to r.), Télécom Paris students, with David Filliat, head of research AMIAD (photo IP Paris)

Two teams of students from Télécom Paris distinguished themselves by winning a place on the podium in this challenge, which involved deploying a swarm of drones to explore an unknown, hard-to-reach and potentially dangerous area, with the aim of locating and guiding victims – who might be immobile and on the ground – to a safe area.

The award-winning teams from Télécom Paris are:

First rank: Mathias Anseaume, Antonin Granados, André Poix
Third rank: Iba Demesy, Étienne Pelissier

Drones that are useful in emergency situations

On 19 March 2026, the final of the 2025–2026 edition of the Swarm Rescue Challenge took place. Organised by the French Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS) and the French Ministerial Agency for Defence Artificial Intelligence (AMIAD), with support from the French Defence Innovation Agency, this drone swarm programming competition, held in simulation, once again brought together French students from schools within the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) and institutions under the supervision of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans, as well as Indian students from IIT Madras.

Learn more about Swarm Rescue (IP Paris website)