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Sociologist, consultant & researcher
Areas of expertise about the "digital city": Smart City, data & Big data, 3D worlds, civic tech
Analysis of the socio-technical and political issues of the Smart City
Analysis of the uses and imaginaries of Smart City
Assistance in the design and strategic management of urban data services on a territorial scale
Strategic consulting for the development of civic tech in a territory
Design of collaborative citizen, creative and research workshops
Professional course & Education
08/01/18 - now : Consultant & researcher, Chronos (FR), and researcher at the Urban sociology laboratory (LASUR).
01/01/17 - 31/12/17: Scientist, Digital Humanities Institute (DHI).
01/12/15 - 31/12/16: Scientist & academic liaison officer, EPFL Social Media Lab, Vice-Presidency for Innovation and Technology Transfer (VPIV).
Scientist at the Digital Humanities Institute (DHI).
01/11/12 - 31/10/15: Innovation and creativity manager at the Chair of Research and Training "Modelling of imagination, innovation and creation", Télécom ParisTech, Paris, France.
Postdoc, Economics and Social Sciences Departement, Télécom ParisTech - with Pr. Pierre Musso. Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Institute on Innovation (I3, UMR 9217).
01/12/10 - 30/06/11: Visiting fellows - Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), USA - with Pr. Lev Manovich.
International Study Grant.
01/11/08 - 30/11/12: PhD in Sociology - (first class honours - highest distinction given by the University of Rennes 2).
Under the direction of Pr. Dominique Boullier, Professor in Sociology at Science Po Paris.
Funded by the Regional Council of Brittany.
Title : "From immersion to habitat in virtual worlds. The case of cities in Second Life".
Design and animation of research and innovation workshops
2017/01/13: Atelier « Building energy Data Design Day (BE3D) », en partenariat avec la Fabrique de la Cité, Lausanne, EPFL.
2016/11/15 : Atelier « Urban data design day », en partenariat avec le département de l’aménagement, du logement et de l’énergie (DALE) de la République et du Canton de Genève, Genève.
2015/06/4-5 : Atelier « Cartographies d’imaginaires », Chaire Modélisations des Imaginaires, Innovation et Création (MODIM), Paris, Télécom ParisTech.
2015/04/22 : « Design & Imaginaries » avec Anne ASENSIO, Sébastien ROSEL, Sébastien SMETRYNS, Workshop de recherche. Colloque The value of design research, International European Academy of Design Conference, les 22-23-24 avril 2015, Campus de Dassault Systèmes, Vélizy-Villacoublay. Link
2014/09/19 : Atelier « Innovation, Imaginaires et Marques », avec Rémy BOURGANEL. BarCamp Innovation, Creactive Place, Le pôle des futurs, 18-19 septembre 2014, Deauville.
2014/04/2-3 : Atelier « Imaginaires des objets », Chaire Modélisations des Imaginaires, Innovation et Création (MODIM), Paris, Télécom ParisTech.
2013/06/26-27 : Atelier Modelage « Mobilités dans la ville contemporaine : expériences et imaginaires des ‘‘usagers-acteurs’’ », Chaire Modélisations des Imaginaires, Innovation et Création (MODIM), Montreuil, Ubisoft.
2013/03/26-27 : Atelier Modélisation « Mobilités dans la ville contemporaine : expériences et imaginaires des ‘‘usagers-acteurs’’ », Chaire Modélisations des Imaginaires, Innovation et Création (MODIM), Paris, Télécom ParisTech.
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Emmanuel Pierre Jean Ravalet, Guillaume Simon Joseph Drevon, Jean-François Lucas