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

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…

Deviant Technopolitics and Fake(d) Epistemology

Conspiracy milieus tend to have a strong interest in science, showing in the constant display of professional qualities - ‘engineers’, ‘scholars’, ‘doctors’ - for many of…

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…