Jérôme Baudry

Jérôme Baudry is a historian of science and technology. Since 2019, he is a tenure-track assistant professor at EPFL, where he heads the Laboratory for the History of Science and Technology (LHST) and manages the UNIL-EPFL Collection of Scientific Instruments. He studied history, mathematics, sociology and economics in Paris, before receiving a PhD in the history of science at Harvard University. His research interests include the history of intellectual property, the role of the visual in science and technology, and the history and sociology of public participation in science. He is particularly interested in developing and experimenting with new tools and methods - especially digital and computational - for historical research. Teaching & PhD PhD Students Jules Eden Ali Calage, Joel Swai Praz, Semion Sidorenko, Clémentine Marie Emma Martinez-Perez Past EPFL PhD Students Yohann Michel Franck Guffroy, Alina Volynskaya, Arthur Emile, Cyrus Thibault Lognonné Courses History and the digital DH-412 The course presents a number of computational approaches & tools that can be used to study history. Drawing on case studies from the history of science & technology, the course also offers students the opportunity to critically reflect on their own practices as digital humanists and data scientists. Navigating exhausted landscapes PENS-321 This course focuses on the challenges of transforming urban industrial sites in light of the living dynamics that run through them. It aims to experiment with an interdisciplinary approach their regeneration through the prism of a field investigation and a construction of a vision. Science and technology in urban transformation URB-407 Cities are complex systems shaped by natural, technological, and social factors with historical roots. Through global case studies, this course will explore how science and technology transform cities into objects of knowledge and intervention. Sustainability ENV-101 This course presents global sustainability issues. It introduces planetary boundaries, their systemic interconnections and social justice issues. The interdisciplinary approach introduces group work and systems thinking (interdependencies in a complex system). Awards Best teacher award in the EPFL digital humanities section EPFL 2023