This research project develops an innovative approach to decision-making assistance by leveraging teams of AI-based agents, known as “councils of AIs”. These councils utilize large language models to collaboratively provide strategic advice and support for complex managerial decisions. The project aims to significantly improve the quality and effectiveness of strategic decision-making processes within organizations. The […]

Human activities are modifying the planet in many ways, via climate change, land use change, and environmental contamination. This is accelerating species extinction across the tree of life. Safeguarding biodiversity requires an accurate understanding of how nature is organized—species interact with each other in complex networks, such as when a predator consumes a prey, or […]

This project aims to study the unique behaviour of camel milk proteins, especially how they function at the air-water interface to create and stabilise foams, which are important in foods like lattes, whipped desserts, and dairy-based drinks. Unlike cow’s milk, camel milk lacks certain proteins and contains others in much higher amounts, which may give […]

La supraconductivité est un état quantique de la matière atteint à des températures frôlant le zéro absolu. Résistivité nulle, expulsion du champ magnétique et condensation des électrons sont autant de propriété émergent de la supraconducitivité qui sont exploité dans le développement de technologie comme les IRM, les trains magnétiques et les ordinateurs quantiques. Néanmoins, malgré […]

Behavioural disorders are linked to circadian rhythm disruption. Circadian rhythms are behavioural responses to daily environmental changes, like light/dark cycles. Such behavioural responses are regulated by circadian clocks, which are biochemical time keeping machines that control the daily expression of several hundred genes. There is a circadian clock hypothesis of behavioural disorders that offers a […]

My master’s thesis researches the fundamental and original concepts of health and illness in the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Georges Canguilhem, as well as the reading of Nietzsche by Canguilhem which informed his writings. I plan to study for one year (Oct. 2025 – Aug. 2026) at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany, under the supervision […]

Dans les années 2000, la NASA et Boeing ont développé un concept d’avion à fuselage intégré, avec des moteurs positionnés au-dessus de la voilure, vers l’arrière de l’appareil. Cette configuration visait à réduire la traînée ainsi que le bruit perçu au sol lors des phases de décollage et d’atterrissage. Un avion en vol stable doit […]

The proposed project aims to investigate the pathway and mechanisms of the anaerobic biotransformation of the persistent organochlorine pesticide chlordecone (CLD). At the home institute, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada), the intern has successfully identified a a trichloroethylene (TCE)-dechlorinating culture, KB-1, that can completely transform 1.5 mg/L (3.1 µM) of CLD within 200 days when […]

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a safe form of non-invasive brain stimulation that treats different brain conditions. Theta burst stimulation (TBS) is a TMS protocol that alters the underlying neural circuitry and is an FDA and Health Canada approved treatment for Major Depressive Disorder. How cTBS changes brain function remains unknown; however, understanding this mechanism […]

This research falls at the intersection of the “data, economy and society” and the “digitalization, security and democracy” core research areas. It aims to tackle the consequences of cross-border data flows on democracy and individual’s security, while underlining the economic potential of this data. The research also exists in continuation of CIGI’s two essay series […]

In the interest of sustainability, novel aircraft configurations such as the blended-wing-body (BWB) have garnered a great deal of attention for their potential to dramatically improve aircraft fuel efficiency. The BWB concept has been studied extensively using aerodynamic shape optimization to predict its performance benefits and study the key design features of the aircraft. In […]

Musculoskeletal systems are responsible for the rich and diverse ranges of motion and behaviors exhibited by all sorts of animals, including humans. Recreating these motions is key for applications in medical simulation, robotics, and virtual reality. Unfortunately, modeling even simple control tasks such as grasping or locomotion with such musculoskeletal systems is extremely difficult. The […]