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Annual Research Day

The program 2:00 pm | Keynote lecture on the use of AI in research - Hugues BERSINI, Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles: "Can science be just data driven?" 3:00 pm | Presentations by UNamur researchers3:00 pm | Catherine Guirkinger: Use of AI in an economic history project3:15 pm | Nicolas Roy (PI: Alexandre Mayer): AI at the service of innovation in photonics and optics: revealing the secrets of scrolls through the classification of animal species15:25 | Nemanja Antonic (PI: Elio Tuci): An in silico representation of C. elegans collective behaviour<15h35 | Nicolas Franco : The benefits and dangers of "predicting the future" with covid-like machine learning models 15h45 | Michel Ajzen : Managerial and human implications of AI in organizations <15h55 | Robin Ghyselinck (PI : Bruno Dumas) : Deep Learning for endoscopy: towards next generation computer-aided diagnosis4:05 pm | Auguste Debroise (PI : Guilhem Cassan) : LLMs to measure the importance of stereotypes within gender representations in Hollywood films16h15 | Gabriel Dias De Carvalho : Learning practices in physics using generative AI16h25 | Sébastien Dujardin (PI : Catherine Linard) : Where Geography meets AI: A case study on mapping online flood conversations16h35 | Jeremy Dodeigne : LLMs in SHS: revolutionary tools in a Wild West Territory? Reflections on costs, transparency and open science16h45 | Antoinette Rouvroy : Governing AI in Democracy17h00 | Keynote lecture on ethics and guidelines to consider when using AI in research projects and writing research articles - Bettina BERENDT, Professor at KU Leuven18h00 | Benoît Frenay and Michaël Lobet : Creation of an IA scientific committee at UNamur18:10 | DrinkA certificate of attendance, worth 0.5 cross-disciplinary doctoral training credits, will be issued on request. Contact: secretariat.adre@unamur.beThis event is free of charge, but registration is required. I want to register
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New success for the Vodoun School of Economics in Benin

The Vodoun School of Economics (VoSE) in January 2025 was another success, bringing together participants from four institutions: the University of Namur, the University of Abomey-Calavi, the University of Antwerp and the African School of Economics.
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The theses

Theses in progress AGBA Komlan (CeReFiM) | Thesis title: Essays in international Finance (Supervisor: GNABO Jean-Yves; Co-supervisor: BENANNI Hamza) ALVAREZ Pablo (CRED) | Thesis title: Essays on development economics with a focus on gender inequality (Supervisor: GUIRKINGER Catherine) ALVAREZ Pablo (CRED) | Thesis title: Essays on development economics with a focus on gender inequality (Supervisor: GUIRKINGER Catherine) AYACHI Syrine (CeReFiM) | Thesis title: Essays on green bonds BARAKA KUSINZA Doux (CRED) | Thesis title: Essays in gender economics (Supervisor: GUIRKINGER Catherine)DEBROISE Auguste (CERPE) | Thesis title: Essays on behavioral political economicsERNAELSTEEN Christophe (CERPE) | Thesis title: Essays in public economics and regional competitiveness (Supervisor: DEJARDIN Marcus) FERRONI Giorgio (CERPE) | Thesis title: Essays on platforms and sharing economy (Supervisor: TOULEMONDE Éric)GUEBEN Marine (CRED) | Thesis title: To Be AnnouncedJOLIVET Anna (CRED) | Thesis title: Essays in development economics and household decision-making (Supervisor: GUIRKINGER Catherine)LÜLLE Angela (CRED) | Thesis title: Essays in Development EconomicsMOHAMED SULIMAN Ammar (CeReFiM) | Thesis title: To Be AnnouncedPEREZ RIAZA Baptiste (CeReFiM) | Thesis title: Essays on Crypto-assets and financial stability (Supervisor: GNABO Jean-Yves)RENK Andréa (CRED) | Thesis title: Essays on institutional change in India and Nepal (Supervisor: BALAND Jean-Marie)RICHARD Quentin (CRED) | Thesis title: Intergenerational transmission of life expectancy (Supervisor: GUIRKINGER Catherine ; Co-supervisor: BALAND Jean-Marie)SCHRAVERUS Louise (CeReFiM) | Thesis title: Three essays on Sovereign Wealth Funds SOUDANT Joey (CeReFiM) | Thesis title: Applications of complex systems in macro-finance topicsTCHINDA Charlie (CERPE) | Thesis title: Essays in the economics of self-employment (Supervisor: DEJARDIN Marcus) Past theses All theses completed in the last five academic years.2022-2023BAILY Camille: Climate Change: Impact and Challenges for the Financial SystemBHARTI Nitin: Essays on Socio-Economic Inequality and Development in India and China: A Historical & Institutional PerspectiveFARÈ Luca: Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses' Innovation and ContextsLEDRU François-Xavier: On the financial attributes of impact investments and the behavior of socially minded agentsMANUEL Clarice: Essays on women empowerment and norms in developing countries: the case of Nepal and the PhilippinesWOITRIN François: Three Essays on Mechanism Design and Family Economics2021-2022BEQUET Ludovic: Essays on agricultural productivity and intrahousehold dynamics in the PhilippinesKITUMBA Guylord: Coping strategies by microentrepreneurs in Kinshasa2020-2021DAYE Modeste: Essays in Development Economics: On Agents' Prosocial and Financial Behaviors. Supervisors: Profs. Romain Houssa and Paul Reding.2019-2020MICHELS Anne: Migration and Bequest Decisions: Theory and Evidence from the Bolivian Altiplano. Supervisor: Prof. Jean-Philippe Platteau.VANHOMWEGEN Henri: Distinctives Strategies in the Equity Mutual Funds Industry. Supervisors: Profs. Jean-Yves Gnabo and Oscar Bernal.2018-2019MOHIMONT Jolan: Business Cycles and Monetary Policy in a Small Open Emerging Economy. Supervisor: Prof. Romain Houssa.LAURENT Hélène: Essays in Public and Entrepreneurship Economics: Taxation and Corruption. Supervisor: Prof. Marcus Dejardin.HUBERT Olivier: Heterogeneous Effects of Fiscal Policy on Sovereign Yields. Supervisor: Prof. Romain Houssa.GROSS Jérémie: Individual and Family Behavior in Poor Households: Evidence from Semi-Arid Burkina Faso. Supervisors: Profs. Catherine Guirginger and Jean-Philippe Platteau.DELMEZ Françoise: Jobless Recoveries: No Jobs for the Unemployed, Longer Hours for Workers? Supervisor: Prof. Alain de Crombrugghe.2017-2018DAHLQVIST Carl-Henrik: Essays in Econophysics and Applied Econometrics: Modeling Complexity in Finance. Supervisors: Profs. Jean-Yves Gnabo and Sophie Béreau.SCHOLTES Nicolas: Interbank Networks and Financial Stability. Supervisors: Profs. Jean-Yves Gnabo and Sophie Béreau.2016-2017GONNE Nicolas: Consequences of Firm-Level Heterogeneity for Corporate Financial and Tax Policy. Supervisor: Prof. Eric Toulemonde.SIMILON Astrid: Essays on the Economics of Nonprofits and Philanthropy. Supervisor: Prof. Gani Aldashev.MERGESA Kelbesa: Government Finances and Financial Shocks in Developing Economies. Supervisor: Prof. Romain Houssa.GERACI Marco: Essays on Complexity in the Financial System. Supervisors: Profs. Jean-Yves Gnabo and Davy Paindaveine.
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Working documents

Following are links to working papers from the DeFiPP Research Institute. This series of working papers was launched in September 2021.
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Research centers

DeFiPP is a research institute that fosters the sharing of academic research through interactions between its three constituent centers.
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A prestigious award for Prof. Bao-Lian SU

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Guillaume Berionni receives the CRS Triennial Award

In October 2024, Guillaume Berionni, a researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Namur, received the Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) triennial prize from its President, Professor Anne-Sophie Duwez. A fine reward for his research team in organometallic reactivity and catalysis (RCO), but also for our institution and its Department of Chemistry.
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Better prediction of climate extremes

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Women in science: portraits of women in astronomy

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science proclaimed on February 11 by the United Nations General Assembly, and as part of the European alliance European Space University for Earth and Humanity (UNIVERSEH) focusing on the theme of space, discover the testimonies of four women scientists from UNamur working on astronomical themes.
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ALTAïS - Penetrating the depths of matter to meet today's challenges

Founded some 50 years ago, the Laboratoire d'Analyse par Réactions Nucléaires (LARN) in the Department of Physics at the University of Namur is home to a 2MV tandem particle gas pedal named ALTAÏS (Accélérateur Linéaire Tandetron pour l'Analyse et l'Implantation des Solides), in operation since 1999.
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FNRS 2024 calls: Focus on the NISM Institute

Several researchers at the Namur Institute of Structured Matter (NISM) have recently been awarded funding from the F.R.S - FNRS following calls whose results were published in December 2024. The NISM Institute federates the research activities of the chemistry and physics departments of the University of Namur.
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