astronomy

Laurence Devillers

Laurence Devillers is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Laurence Devillers rather than just read about it. In short: Laurence Devillers (born 8 October 1962, in Châtillon-sur-Seine, France), is a professor of artificial intelligence & ethics at Paris-Sorbonne University since 2011 and at Computer science laboratory for mechanics and engineering sciences (LIMSI) at the Scientific Research National Center, a head of the team "Affective and social dimension in spoken interaction". Devillers has taken part in several national and Euro…

Key takeaways

Laurence Devillers belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Laurence Devillers to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Laurence Devillers from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Laurence Devillers (born 8 October 1962, in Châtillon-sur-Seine, France), is a professor of artificial intelligence & ethics at Paris-Sorbonne University since 2011 and at Computer science laboratory for mechanics and engineering sciences (LIMSI) at the Scientific Research National Center, a head of the team "Affective and social dimension in spoken interaction". Devillers has taken part in several national and European projects on human-robots social and affective interactions. She leads a cluster of robots-human co-evolution at the Institute of Digital Society and "Robotic interactive" at Paris-Saclay.

Academic career In November 1992, she defended a thesis of Doctor in Sciences, Specialty Computer Science thesis on "Recognition of continuous speech with a hybrid neuronal and Markovian system". Holding a PhD from Paris-Sud University (Paris XI), she is studying affective and social dimensions in Man-Robot spoken Interactions. Associated with Paris-Sud University, this laboratory researches two major themes:

mechanical and energetic; human-machine communication. She is an author of numerous books on artificial intelligence:

"Robots and Humans" ("Des robots et des hommes : Mythes, fantasmes et réalité")[1] (ISBN 978-2-259-25227-0) "Emotional robots" ("Les robots émotionnels") "Orlanoïde: Hybrid robot with artificial and collective intelligence" (Orlanoïde : Robot hybride avec intelligence artificielle et collective) Devillers is a co-writer of the report on ethics of the robotics researcher the Allistene Alliance Commission of the Ethics of Research in Digital Science and technology et CERNA and in other international projects: ANR Tecsan Armen, FUI Romeo, BPI Romeo2, Rex Humaine, Chist-era Joker. Devillers has published more than 150 articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals and chapters in collective works. She participated in deploying the national platform TransAlgo (Transparency and Explanation of Algorithms) (2017). She is also a founding HUB IA (private-public eco-system) member on applied ethics (since 2017). In 2017-2018 she was a member of ISCA and ISCA Distinguished Lecturers. Devillers was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2020. The medal was presented by the mathematician Cedric Villani on 12 April 2022 at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris (@LaurentLandete (13 April 2022). "Remise de la Légion d'honneur" (Tweet) – via Twitter.).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Laurence Devillers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Laurence Devillers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Laurence Devillers before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Laurence Devillers ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Laurence Devillers

In research: Laurence Devillers appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Laurence Devillers in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Laurence Devillers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1962 births, Academic staff of Paris-Sorbonne University, Academic staff of Paris-Sud University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Laurence Devillers outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Laurence Devillers in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Laurence Devillers means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Laurence Devillers in simple terms?

Why does Laurence Devillers matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Laurence Devillers?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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