From mines to nuclear plants, Kriging found a better job

par Florian Gossard (IMT)

jeudi 26 févr. 2026, 14:00 → 16:00 Europe/Paris

Johnson - 1R3 first floor

This presentation explores the development of kriging from its origins in 1950s South African mining, where Danie G. Krige introduced innovative methods for ore reserve estimation, to its mathematical formalization in the 1960s by Georges Matheron, who laid the foundations of geostatistics. It also highlights the broad expansion of kriging applications in the late twentieth century across environmental, industrial, and engineering fields. The final part will be dedicated to the new job of kriging: nuclear safety studies.