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Abstract One of our first projects focused on untranslatable terms in the cultural heritage of sub-Saharan Africa. With the help of the African Academy of Languages, we sought to understand the distortions at play between French, English, Fulfulde, and …

Abstract For several infectious diseases, such as SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, a small number of cases account for the majority of transmission events. This is referred to as super-spreading. In this course, I will explore the factors that may explain this …

Abstract While crises are often viewed as unique events, they also share common traits. This lecture will propose a framework for analysis that situates the occurrence of crises—particularly, but not exclusively, health crises—within the emergence of …

Abstract The ability to optimize—that is, to rewrite an expression that describes an information requirement into another equivalent expression that is better suited for efficient evaluation—is a fundamental strength of DBMSs. The course will cover the …

Documents and media Download the bibliographic references for the lectures Abstract By recalling the functional triangle inherent in all artistic production, involving the interaction of patron(s), producer(s) and receiver(s), the third lesson will …