Jérôme Picard is a Researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) affiliated with UMR 8586 - PRODIG at Campus Condorcet. His work focuses on Geomatics, Remote Sensing, Cartography , and Environmental Changes . His research involves GIS project management Linguistic and ethnic cartography Land use and territorial dynamics in Central Africa and the Himalayas Recent publications include cartographic contributions to linguistic studies in Africa, Asia, and the Himalayas (2016-2021), with methods integrating GIS and remote sensing for analyzing environmental and societal issues . Scientific awards include Award at Pastoralism and Wide Open Spaces festival for 'The Waters of Discord' He has collaborated with institutions like the University of Bangui, ENSG-Marne la Vallée, and the French Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (SFPT), and contributed to GIS training programs for doctoral students and researchers.
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Delphine Allès is a University Professor at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) in Paris, France, where she serves as Vice-President responsible for board of directors, organization and resources. She is a leading scholar in International Relations with a focus on Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, and specializes in non-Western approaches to international relations, religion in global politics, and Indo-Pacific security dynamics. Her research interests span multiple interconnected domains: Religion and International Relations Non-Western Approaches to International Relations Diplomacy, Security and Multilateral Cooperation in Southeast Asia (Indonesia / Indo-Pacific) Civilizational Narratives Global International Relations and Area Studies Allès's scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on decentralizing International Relations theory through empirical studies of Southeast Asian practices. Her recent publications examine the Indo-Pacific concept, religious diplomacy between Russia and Indonesia, and critiques of Western-centric security frameworks. She has pioneered research on how non-Western civilizations conceptualize international order, particularly through religious frameworks. Professor Allès serves on the editorial boards of multiple prestigious journals including European Journal of East Asian Affairs, Global: Jurnal politik internasional, and Archipel. She is also Scientific manager of the AMI-SHS DECRIPT program focused on crises and civilizational narratives. Her administrative leadership includes membership on the Scientific and Strategic Council of Pôle Asie (MEAE) and the board of the French Political Science Association. Previously, she directed the International Relations department at INALCO (2018-2023) and co-edited the journal Etudes internationales (2021-2024).
Sidonie Christophe is a Senior Researcher (Directrice de Recherche, DR1) at UMR LASTIG, a joint research unit of Université Gustave Eiffel, IGN-ENSG, and EIVP. She serves as co-director of the LASTIG laboratory and leads research in geovisualization, map design, and interactive spatial data exploration. She also holds a part-time advisory role (60%) at the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research in the domain of digital technology, environment, climate, and sustainable urban development. PhD in Geographic Information Sciences Senior Researcher, DR1, MTECT Co-Director, LASTIG Laboratory (since 2021) Former Team Leader, GEOVIS (Geovisualization, Interaction, and Immersion) Advisor, Environment and Urban Climate, French Ministry of Higher Education & Research Her research centers on innovative methods for 2D/3D and nD geospatial data visualization, with a focus on enabling spatio-temporal understanding through visual and non-visual spatial thinking. Her work integrates principles from geographic information science, human-computer interaction, and computer graphics. Key areas include urban climate visualization, tactile and augmented reality for accessibility, expressive cartographic rendering, and cognitive aspects of map design. She investigates how aesthetic and semiotic choices impact map comprehension and utility. The 15 most recent publications reflect a strong trend in interactive and accessible geovisualization, particularly for urban and environmental applications. Topics include neural map style transfer, 3D urban climate analysis, tactile maps for the visually impaired, augmented reality in geography, and visual analytics for crisis and climate data. There is a consistent emphasis on user-centered design, interdisciplinary integration, and the development of tools for decision-making under uncertainty. Scientific Recognition and Service: Invited speaker at major conferences (IEEEVIS, AGILE, ICC, CPGIS) Co-organizer of international workshops (e.g., GeoVIS, ISPRS AR/VR sessions) Leader of national research projects (ANR ORACLES, ANR ACTIVmap, ANR ECOCIM) Recipient of international mobility grants (AMICI I-SITE FUTURE) Contributor to national glossaries and research strategy (e.g., French photogrammetry glossary) Advising and Grants: Sidonie Christophe actively supervises PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, including Markie Jiang, Maria-Jesus Lobo, and Alexandre Mielniczek. She leads or participates in multiple funded research projects such as ANR ORACLES (marine flooding visualization), ANR ACTIVmap (tactile 3D maps), and ANR ECOCIM (eco-design of city information models). Her advisory role at the MESR involves shaping national research strategy in digital and environmental sciences. Labs and Research Teams: She is a core member of the GEOVIS team (Geovisualization, Interaction, and Immersion) at LASTIG and previously served as its leader. As co-director of LASTIG, she plays a central role in the leadership and strategic direction of the entire laboratory, which comprises over 100 researchers across four teams: ACTE, GEOVIS, MEIG, and STRUDEL.
Jean-Yves Marion is a Professor at the University of Lorraine and director of LORIA (Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications) since 2013. He is a Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) with appointments in both 2015 and 2025. He teaches at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy (ENSMN) and serves as a scientific advisor for the Cyber Campus. His educational background includes a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Paris 7 (1991), followed by post-doctoral research at Indiana University (1992-1993), and Habilitation to Direct Research (2000). He served as a lecturer at the University of Nancy 2 from 1995-2002 before becoming a professor at the University of Lorraine in 2002. Marion specializes in computer security with a focus on distinguishing malicious code from ordinary software through morphological analysis techniques. His research involves extracting the internal structure of code as if giving it an 'X-ray' to identify signatures of malicious behavior. He works extensively with the High Security Laboratory which maintains a collection of 6 million computer viruses for research purposes. His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on binary code analysis, malware detection, and implicit computational complexity. His work bridges theoretical computer science concepts like Kleene's recursion theorem with practical cybersecurity applications. Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France (2015) Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France (2025) As director of LORIA, Marion leads research teams working on cybersecurity challenges. His approach to malware analysis, which examines the 'skeleton' of code rather than surface features, represents an innovative methodology in the field. He has presented his work internationally at venues including the International Symposium on Foundations & Practice of Security (FPS 2016) and the International Workshop on Logic and Computational Complexity in Kyoto.
Isabelle Laboulais is a Professor of Modern History at the Faculty of Historical Sciences, University of Strasbourg, and a member of the SAGE research laboratory (Sociétés, acteurs, gouvernement en Europe). She is actively engaged in research, teaching, and academic supervision, with a focus on the history of science, administrative knowledge, and professional cultures between the 18th and 19th centuries. Her research interests include: Social and cultural history of science and knowledge (1750–1850) History of mining administration and mineral resource governance Professional identity and training of mining engineers Administrative practices, office work, and paper technologies Publishing, reputation, and intellectual networks in the Enlightenment and post-revolutionary periods Her recent publications reveal a strong thematic coherence around the institutionalization of scientific and administrative knowledge, particularly in state contexts. She examines how expertise was constructed, documented, and deployed through bureaucratic and educational institutions, with a special emphasis on material and spatial dimensions of knowledge production. Her work often bridges intellectual, cultural, and political history, drawing on archival studies and the history of science. She has supervised numerous doctoral theses, both as principal and co-supervisor, on topics related to public administration, gender, cartography, and expert knowledge. She is also involved in scientific governance, serving on the SAGE Laboratory Council. Her teaching includes courses on the history of nature, historiography, political culture, and social sciences. She currently supervises six Master’s research projects.
Daniel Foliard is a Researcher at the Université de Paris within the Department of Arts and Visual Culture - History and Civilization . His work focuses on the history of photography, British colonial history (19th-20th centuries), and the intersection of colonialism with knowledge production and visual culture. Research interests include the politics of colonial archives, the role of photography in imperial projects, and the ethical dimensions of representing historical trauma. He has contributed to debates on digital humanities methods for analyzing colonial visual materials, particularly through computational approaches to image databases like the EyCon Dataset. Recent publications emphasize contested colonial narratives, the materiality of photographic archives, and the interplay between violence and visual representation. Key themes include the violence of colonial photography , the memory of conflict , and the reconstruction of silenced histories . Foliard collaborates with institutions like the LARCA (Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Récits des Cultures et des Arts) and maintains an active presence in academic publishing, including special issue curation and critical reviews of historical scholarship on imperialism and visual culture.
Daniel Perret is a senior Researcher at the French School of the Far East (EFEO), based at the University of Malaya 's Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His work focuses on the history and archaeology of maritime Southeast Asia, particularly Sumatra and Malaysia, spanning from ancient settlements to pre-20th century urban developments. His research integrates excavation of sites like Kota Cina and Si Pamutung analysis of Muslim funerary art ( Aceh batu stelae) epigraphic studies of Indian-origin scripts interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions across Indonesia, Malaysia, and France Recent publications examine Tamil diaspora , Malacca Strait trade networks , and environmental history . He has co-edited major works on Padang Lawas and Pengkalan Bujang glassware, while serving as editor-in-chief of Archipel (2010–2018) and coordinating international archaeological programs in Malaysia and Indonesia. His projects have received support from French Embassy in Malaysia Advisory Commission for Excavations Abroad IRIS-Global Studies (PSL) French School of the Far East
Sabine Dullin is a Professor of History at Sciences Po Paris and a leading historian of modern Russia and the USSR. As head of the History Department since 2017, she specializes in: Political History of the Soviet State Transnational Dimensions of communism Decolonization in Soviet and Russian contexts Climate Change intersections with historical sovereignty Baltic and Eastern European historical relations Her interdisciplinary research explores sovereignty transitions in the Soviet-Russain empire, focusing on substate actors' autonomy during imperial collapse. Current projects examine survival and sovereignty in Yakutia-Sakha , analyzing permafrost melting's historical implications. She co-edits the bilingual journal Monde(s). Histoire, espaces, relations and leads a Columbia World Projects working group on barriers and borders. Key supervision projects include: Rasmi BINOY - Cold War-era Kerala book culture Alexandra KOROLEVA - Soviet academic periphery Isabelle LINAIS - Postwar Central Asian hajj practices Yuqing QIU - Mao's Famine information networks Her recent publications analyze Soviet military structure, border dynamics, and revolutionary transnationalism, with a focus on Asian contexts. She contributes to historical methodology through archival analysis and material culture studies.
Hanan Samet is a Distinguished University Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Maryland, College Park. He holds affiliations with the Center for Automation Research and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). His academic journey includes a PhD from Stanford University (1975) in Computer Science, following degrees in Engineering (UCLA) and Operations Research/Computer Science (Stanford). Affiliations: University of Maryland, College Park (since 1975) Roles: Professor, Founding Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems, Founder of ACM SIGSPATIAL Samet's research focuses on spatial data structures, spatial databases, GIS, computer vision, and information retrieval. His seminal work includes the Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures , an award-winning book addressing spatial indexing and query optimization. He pioneered frameworks like NewsStand for map-based news exploration and Coronaviz for pandemic visualization. Key contributions span spatial synonyms for approximate search, SAND spatial browser for digital government, and trajectory analysis systems for aviation safety and urban mobility. His work bridges theory and practice, influencing databases, graphics, and geographic systems. Education: B.S. Engineering, UCLA M.S. Operations Research, Stanford M.S./Ph.D. Computer Science, Stanford Samet has advised numerous students and led NSF-funded projects on spatio-textual data, similarity search, and spreadsheet analysis. His honors include the ACM Paris Kanellakis Award (2011), IEEE Wallace McDowell Award (2014), and UCGIS Research Award (2009). His labs and teams focus on spatial algorithms, visualization, and GIS applications. Notable projects include VASCO (spatial index demo), MARCO (image databases), and CHOLERA (disease tracking).
Jamil Khader is the Dean of Research and Professor of English at Bethlehem University, Palestine. His work bridges postcolonial studies, critical theory, and political philosophy. He authored Cartographies of Transnationalism in Postcolonial Feminisms (2012) and co-edited Žižek Now (2013), showcasing expertise in Slavoj Žižek's thought. His research engages decolonial frameworks, media representation of Palestinians, and critiques of Eurocentrism. Key publications analyze humor theory through Žižek's lenses, Palestinian resistance narratives, and intersections between liberalism and white supremacy. His essays appear in venues like Planetary Conversations , addressing timely issues such as media violence against Gaza and leftist political failures. As an academic leader, Khader combines administrative roles with active publishing, maintaining a focus on global justice and intellectual rigor. His work often integrates cultural analysis with political activism.
Guillaume Huard is an Associate Professor at Grenoble Alpes University, affiliated with the LIG Laboratory and the POLARIS Research Team . His research focuses on high-performance computing (HPC), particularly in tracing, performance analysis, and optimization of parallel applications, compiler optimization, and architecture. PhD in 2002 from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon under Alain Darte His research interests span applications tracing, monitoring and visualization of runtime data, application deployment, scheduling, performance evaluation, resource utilization, and cache/memory footprint optimization. His work often addresses challenges in NUMA architectures and large-scale trace analysis. Guillaume's publications highlight trends in memory trace collection (e.g., Moca system), spatiotemporal data aggregation, NUMA-aware visualization tools (e.g., TABARNAC), and cache utilization control. Key subfields include performance debugging, compiler transformations, runtime environments, and multidimensional data aggregation techniques. Guillaume is actively involved in the POLARIS Bootcamp and DATAMOVE/POLARIS events , contributing to collaborative research and educational initiatives in HPC.
Audrey Baneyx is a researcher at Sciences Po's médialab , specializing in digital methods, knowledge modeling, and pedagogical tool development. With a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Paris 6 University, her work bridges computational approaches with social science research. Co-leader of the CNRS' Gender and Digital Spaces working group Principal contributor to tools like Hyphe, Khartis, and ANTA v2 Research Focus : Analyzing digital data heterogeneity through ontologies to map knowledge communities Exposing scientific production mechanisms in social sciences via platforms like Scholarscape Designing pedagogical frameworks for digital method training Publication Trends : Recent work emphasizes feminist perspectives in digital methods (2024), web archive utilization (ResPaDon 2022), climate adaptation controversy mapping (MEDEA 2015), and epistemic network analysis from 2016's multipositionality studies. Teaching & Community Building : Leads MetAt methodological workshops and develops practitioner communities around digital tools. Active in interdisciplinary research engineering since 2008.
Julien Perret is a senior researcher at the National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN) in France, affiliated with the LASTIG laboratory and STRUDEL research team. His work spans geographical information science, urban dynamics, and historical cartography. Current Affiliation: National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN) Research Team: LASTIG, STRUDEL Academic Rank: Senior Researcher (Directeur de Recherche) Education Habilitation (HDR) in Geographical Information Science, Université Paris-Est (2016) PhD in Computer Science, Université Rennes 1 (2006) Engineering Degree in Computer Science, INSA Rennes (2002) Research Interests Perret's research focuses on urban dynamics through computational approaches, including agent-based modeling and 3D urban simulation . He investigates historical cartographic data like the Napoleonic land registry and Cassini Carte de France to understand long-term urban evolution. His work integrates geospatial data with epidemiological modeling using digital twins, particularly for pandemic simulations. Scientific Contributions Key publications include: 2025: Building change models for urban densification studies 2024: Historical map vectorization benchmarks 2017: Scalable point cloud management systems 2015: 3D analysis of urban regulation impact 2005: Procedural geometry modeling with FL-systems Advising and Collaborations Perret has supervised multiple PhD students and collaborated on projects like SoDUCo (1789-1950 Paris urban dynamics) and iSpace&Time (4D GIS for city modeling). He contributes to open-source GIS tools like GeOxygene .
Caroline Jouneau-Sion is a Researcher affiliated with the French Institute of Education (IFE) at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon. She holds a part-time secondment role with IFE since 2011, focusing on collaborative educational projects like JEN.lab and Pairform@nce. Her primary academic background includes certification as a History and Geography teacher since 2000. She contributes to the EducTice team, specializing in educational technology integration and game-based learning. Her research emphasizes leveraging games and digital tools to enhance students' critical thinking and citizenship skills. Key themes include teacher professional development through collaborative communities and the design of complex learning environments. Notable projects include the Geom@tic initiative integrating virtual globes in geography education and the C2m@tic math training courses. Jouneau-Sion's publications span journals like Cahiers Pédagogiques and Geographic Information, focusing on educational technology applications. Recent work addresses challenges posed by Web 2.0 in schools and the role of serious games in investigative approaches. Her work bridges geospatial education with innovative pedagogical frameworks. Current affiliations include collaboration with institutions like the Montpellier Academy and participation in national initiatives like C2i2e competency studies. She co-authored influential publications on digital environments in education and contributed to projects like the Pairform@nce program's hybrid training systems analysis.
Dimitri Kasprzyk is a Lecturer in Greek Literature at the University of Brest. He is affiliated with the ERIAC (Rouen Normandy University) as a member, contributing to its research axes on spaces, cultures, and philosophy. His academic background includes an Aggregation of Classical Letters (1997) and a Doctorate in Greek Literature (2003). His research focuses on ancient Greek literature, particularly the Greek novel, rhetoric, and narratology. Key areas include the works of Philostratus, Dio of Prusa, and Artemidorus, with a special interest in dream interpretation (oneirocriticism) and symbolic geography in texts like Iamblichus’ Babyloniaka. Publications span monographs, peer-reviewed articles, and chapters in edited volumes, analyzing ancient discourse structures, dream narratives, and the intersection of belles-lettres with scientific disciplines. He has organized academic events like the 2012 study day on prose in antiquity and contributes to editorial boards of journals such as Lalies and Kentron . Teaching expertise includes Greek language and literature at bachelor’s and master’s levels. His work bridges classical philology, literary theory, and cultural studies, reflecting a commitment to interdisciplinary ancient Mediterranean scholarship.
