INRIA, the national institute for research in computer science and control, operating under the dual authority of the Ministry of Research and the Ministry of Industry, is dedicated to fundamental and applied research in information and communication science and technology (ICST). The Institute also plays a major role in technology transfer by fostering training through research, diffusion of scientific and technical information, development, as well as providing expert advice and participating in international programs. By playing a leading role in the scientific community in the field and being in close contact with industry, INRIA is a major participant in the development of ICST in France.

OPUS will allow Scilab to have a toolbox specialized for uncertainty treatment simulation, that is a major improvement of Scilab in the domain of simulation techniques. On the other hand, Scilab will provide OPUS with an Open Platform with a number of numerical functionalities and with an interpreter and language capable to easily handle the simulation functions of OPUS. This cooperation also makes OPUS benefit Scilab operational team's technical capabilities and dissemination skills in order to promote OPUS project through Scilab diffusion vector.

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