Research

Grants and Awards

Publications

    2023

  1. Influence of the geometry of the feature space on curiosity based exploration
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, Nils Ruet, David Rudrauf, Dimitri Ognibene, Yvain Tisserand,
    NeurIPS InfoCog, 2023.

  2. The Projective Consciousness Model: projective geometry at the core of consciousness and the integration of perception, imagination, motivation, emotion, social cognition and action.
    D. Rudrauf, G. Sergeant-Perthuis, Y. Tisserand, G. Poloudenny, K. Williford and M-A. Amorim, 2023.
    Brain Sciences, link to paper

  3. A categorical approach to Statistical Mechanics.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis,
    GSI 2023, link to paper

  4. Action of the Euclidean versus Projective group on an agent's internal space in curiosity driven exploration: a formal analysis.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, D. Rudrauf, D. Ognibene, D. Ognibene, and Y. Tisserand, 2023
    Submitted, link to paper

    5. 2022

  5. On Non-Linear operators for Geometric Deep Learning.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, J. Maier, J. Bruna and E. Oyallon.
    NeurIPS 2022 link to paper, link to presentation

  6. Combining the Projective Consciousness Model and Virtual Humans to assess ToM capacity in Virtual Reality: a proof-of-concept.
    D. Rudrauf, G. Sergeant-Perthuis, Y. Tisserand, T. Monnor, O. Belli.
    ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems, 2022. link to paper

  7. Modeling the subjective perspective of consciousness and its role in the control of behaviours.
    D. Rudrauf, G. Sergeant-Perthuis, O. Belli, Y. Tisserand, G. Di Marzo Serugendo.
    Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2022. link to paper, link to presentation

  8. Regionalized optimization.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2022, link to paper, link to presentation

    9. 2021

  9. Toward the idea of molecular brain.
    Y. Timsit, G. Sergeant-Perthuis.
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021. link to paper

  10. Evolution of ribosomal protein network architecture.
    Y. Timsit, G. Sergeant-Perthuis and D. Bennequin.
    Scientific Reports, 2021. link to paper

  11. Interaction decomposition for Hilbert spaces.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2021.
    (Re)Submission to Compositionality link to paper

    12. 2020

  12. Extra-fine sheaves and interaction decompositions.
    D. Bennequin, J. P. Vigneaux, O. Peltre, G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2020.
    Recommended for acceptance, in revision for Algebraic and Geometric Topology. link to paper

  13. Interaction decomposition for presheaves.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2020. link to paper

    14. 2019

  14. Intersection property and interaction decomposition.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2019.
    Submitted, link to paper

  15. Bayesian/graphoid intersection property for factorisation models.
    G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2019. link to paper

Talks

    Upcoming

  1. Influence of the geometry of the feature space on curiosity based exploration
    NeurIPS InfoCog, New Orleans, December 15, 2023

    2. Past

  2. Agency with structured latent state-spaces: recent developments
    Computational phenomenology weekly discussion group, VERSES Research Lab/Spatial Web Foundation (talk), 24 November 2024

  3. Agency with structured latent state-spaces: a model for computational phenomenology.
    Sony CSL Paris Seminar (talk), 8 November, 2023

  4. Agency with structured latent state-spaces: a model for computational phenomenology.
    ActInf GuestStream (talk), Active Inference Institue, 16 September, 2023, Video

  5. The Projective Consciousness Model: Formal developments from projective geometry to epistemic drives.
    MoC4, Oxford (talk), 6 September, 2023, with Kenneth Williford and David Rudrauf, Video

  6. The Projective Consciousness Model: Phenomenological Prolegomena.
    MoC4, Oxford (talk), 6 September, 2023, with Kenneth Williford and David Rudrauf, Video

  7. A categorical approach to Statistical Mechanics.
    GSI'23 (talk), Saint-Malo, 30 August, 2023

  8. Optimization over presheaves.
    LSC, IHES (invited, poster), 26 June, 2023

  9. A categorical approach to Statistical Mechanics.
    Combinatorics and optimization (CO) team day, IMJ-PRG (talk), 31 May, 2023

  10. A categorical approach to Statistical Mechanics.
    Arbeitsgruppenseminar Analysis, Institut für Mathematik Potsdam (talk), 28 April, 2023

  11. The Projective Consciousness Model: an on-board system for simulating the integrative role of projective geometry in the control of social-affective agents.
    with D. Rudrauf, Category Theory for Consciousness Science, Oxford (talk), 16 April, 2023

  12. Optimization over presheaves and message passing algorithms (with applications).
    Foundations of Geometric Statistics and Their Application in the Life Sciences (G-Stats) Seminar, Inria d’Université Côte d’Azur (talk), 19 January 2023, Slides

  13. Optimization over presheaves and message passing algorithms (with applications).
    Algorithmes et Biologie Structurale (ABS) Seminar, Inria d’Université Côte d’Azur (talk), 17 January 2023, Slides

  14. Compositionality as a computational framework for encoding data with geometric structure and perspectives for the study of the ribosome as an information processing system.
    Algorithmes et Biologie Structurale (ABS) Seminar, Inria d’Université Côte d’Azur (talk), 17 January 2023

  15. On Non-Linear operators for Geometric Deep Learning.
    NeurIPS 2022 (talk), 30 November 2022, Slides (open with Acrobate Reader for animations)

  16. On Non-Linear operators for Geometric Deep Learning.
    NeurIPS@Paris (poster), Paris, 24 November 2022, Poster

  17. Structured representations in learning and action.
    MLIA Team meeting , ISIR, Sorbonne Université (talk), Paris, 16 October 2022, Slides

  18. The role of consciousness in social active inference and the emergence of adaptive and maladaptive behaviours.
    Computational phenomenology weekly discussion group, VERSES Research Lab/Spatial Web Foundation (talk), 6 October 2022

  19. Regionalized optimisation and message passing algorithms.
    Séminaire du Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Lens (CRIL) (talk), Lens, 31 March 2022, Slides

  20. Regionalized optimisation and message passing algorithms.
    Workshop 'Geometrie de Wassertein, Laboratoire de Mathematique de Lens (talk), Lens, 17 December 2021

  21. Active inference with perspective taking.
    Workshop 'Geometrie de Wassertein', Laboratoire de Mathematique de Lens (talk), Lens, 17 December 2021

  22. The role of consciousness in social active inference and the emergence of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors.
    XXIX CONGRESSO NAZIONALE , SIPF (talk), Palermo, 1 October 2021

  23. The role of consciousness in social active inference and the emergence of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors.
    Seminario del Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, University of Palermo (talk)
    29 September 2021, Slides

  24. Modelling consciousness using projective geometry.
    Seminar on consciousness, LPNC (talk), at Grenoble, 21 September 2021