As the 5G Metro project advances in the deployment of its use cases, a dedicated Case Studies Committee has been established to accompany and structure this process – particularly for use cases involving students who are unable to attend university for health-related reasons.
The creation of this committee reflects a clear objective: ensuring that experimentation is guided by real needs, collective analysis, and a participatory approach.
Objectives
Committee members meet every month to discuss the progress of the case studies and to outline the next steps for the coming months. The Case Studies Committee pursues five main objectives:
Prevent academic dropout
Conduct targeted case studies related to academic disengagement in order to propose adapted support mechanisms.
Guide and prioritize case studies
Define priorities and analytical axes according to students’ needs.
Analyze and discuss field situations
Collectively review observations and results from the field to inform decisions regarding future case studies.
Promote a participatory approach
Involve students with disabilities within the committee to co-construct reflections and future solutions.
Create a shared knowledge hub
Develop a common base of learnings, resources, and best practices to support future actions.
A Multidisciplinary Committee
The committee brings together complementary expertise from IMREDD, Université Côte d’Azur’s research laboratories, and its disability support services. :
• Paulo Moura, PhD – Deputy Director for Innovation & Partnerships (IMREDD), Chairholder of the “Territories & Autonomous Shuttles” Chair
• Clément Quéré – AR & VR Human–Machine Interaction Engineer
• Anna-Maria Suchinska – Disability Support Officer (Grasse, Plaine du Var and SophiaTech campuses)
• Cecilia Morandin – Disability Support Officer (Georges Méliès campus and all IUT sites)
• Myriam Cael – Administrative Director, SophiaTech Campus
• Marco Winckler – Professor at Polytech, Head of the SPARKS team at the I3S laboratory
By bringing together innovation experts, human–machine interaction specialists, disability support officers, academic leadership, and research teams, the Case Studies Committee provides a structured space for dialogue and decision-making within 5G Metro’s inclusive experimentation framework.
