The Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes (IRCCyN, English : Research Institute in Communications and Cybernetic of Nantes) is a scientific institution linked to the CNRS in France.

Its purpose is to innovate in different fields such as robotics, automatic control, cognition, production theory and image processing.

The IRCCyN is a dedicated center for the université de Nantes, the école des Mines de Nantes and the école centrale de Nantes where it is located.

[1] The IRCCyN was founded in 1958 by Professor Romane Mezencev and joined the CNRS in 1968.

The activity and results of the IRCCyN is evaluated every 5 years by the "High Council of Evaluation of Research and Higher Education" and the National Committee of Scientific Research.