Valérie Tartas

Valérie Tartas is a Researcher affiliated with Costech (Université de Technologie de Compiègne) and the CRED team. Her work bridges cognitive sciences, sociology, and philosophy of technology, focusing on temporal cognition, digital media activism, and societal impacts of innovation. She has contributed to interdisciplinary research on alternative media dynamics during movements like the Gilets Jaunes and explored how cultural tools shape temporal perception in children. Tartas collaborates with teams like INTERACT (UniLaSalle) on agrotechnological and territorial sustainability projects.

Her recent publications analyze self-media’s role in political mobilization and the socio-historical construction of time through cultural artifacts. She holds a master’s in sociology and actively participates in editorial committees for Cahiers Costech, a peer-reviewed journal.