Research

Grants and Awards

[2021-2022] Architecture of Ribosomal Protein Networks: towards the idea of molecular brains with Youri Timsit and Daniel Bennequin, Modélisation du vivant - AAP, CNRS

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

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

Toward the idea of molecular brain.
Y. Timsit, G. Sergeant-Perthuis.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021. link to paper
Evolution of ribosomal protein network architecture.
Y. Timsit, G. Sergeant-Perthuis and D. Bennequin.
Scientific Reports, 2021. link to paper
Interaction decomposition for Hilbert spaces.
G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2021.
(Re)Submission to Compositionality link to paper

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

Intersection property and interaction decomposition.
G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2019.
Submitted, link to paper
Bayesian/graphoid intersection property for factorisation models.
G. Sergeant-Perthuis, 2019. link to paper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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