Visiting Student Researcher Fellowships
Spatialities of the French Empire in Comparative Perspective
My project, which I will conduct at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, explores historical questions at the intersection of…
What is a Barbarian ? A Study of Hector in the Homeric Scholia to the Iliad
The Homeric scholia to the Iliad …
Dance Descriptions and Ekphraseis in Greek Archaic Poetry
My project is to apprehend the aesthetic purpose of dance descriptions in archaic Greek poetry, by studying the relation between poetic…
Theoretical Water: Archimedes’ Floating Bodies (3rd c. BC)
Ancient philosophers significantly contributed to build a rational discourse on water, which in many ways is still in use today. This new approach would obviously stir…
Robotic Emergency Medical Technician
The Salisbury Robotics Lab at Stanford is developing a robotic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). After performing visual and…
Beyond Calibration: Links to Algorithmic Fairness and Impact in Decision-Making
As machine learning is seeping into all strata of modern societies, it is increasingly used to automate decisions or draw conclusions.…
Producing Extreme Light Intensities with Relativistic Plasma Mirrors
Multi-petawatt laser facilities, such as Apollon in Paris, will generate very high light intensities to explore novel strong-field…
Vulnerability of the Unbanked and Underbanked in California in the Twenty-first
This project investigates the mechanisms of financial exclusion that result in a significant portion of the population becoming unbanked…
Experimental Studies of Strong-field Quantum Electrodynamics
When a very intense laser collides with a highly energetic electron beam, gamma rays are emitted. Together with the extremely high…
Improving Access to Online Media through Haptic Feedback
This project aims to improve accessibility for D/deaf and/or Disabled individuals in online media experiences by: (1) designing and…
The History and Memory of Cossack’s Emigration in France (1924-1945)
Lydia Kamenoff’s doctoral thesis focuses on the history and memory of the Cossacks in France (1924-1945), an original and central theme…
French Foreign Volunteers and the Kurdish Diaspora in France
France has a long history of political involvement in the Middle East, not only at the state level but also at the individual level…
Accurate and Efficient New Numerical Methods for Fluid Models in Plasma Physics
Electric propulsion for satellites is a technology that largely reduces the launch costs and provides reliable orbit control capabilities. Nevertheless, the design and…
Pushing the Limits of Audio Spatialization with Emerging Architectures
Spatial audio refers to various systems and techniques used to diffuse sound sources or sound fields in space. While “surround sound” systems which are present in many homes…
Towards Predictive Fluid Modeling of Plasma Processing Applications
Low-temperature plasmas have multiple vital scientific and industrial applications, including plasma processing, electric propulsion, arc discharges, and…