Guillaume Dumas

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

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Guillaume Dumas is a leading researcher in computational neuroscience and social cognition, with a focus on understanding the neural mechanisms underlying collective behavior and social interaction. His work bridges artificial intelligence, robotics, and neuroscience, exploring how embodied agents—both biological and artificial—coordinate and make decisions through sensorimotor dynamics. Dumas is best known for pioneering studies on inter-brain synchrony, demonstrating how neural activity aligns between individuals during social exchanges, a concept central to the field of “second-person neuroscience.” His research on collective decision making in embodied neural agents, though early in citation impact, highlights his innovative approach to modeling social intelligence through multiagent systems. With over 1,000 citations across his body of work, Dumas has significantly advanced our understanding of empathy, joint action, and social learning. He has also contributed to the development of computational models for autism spectrum disorders, offering insights into atypical social cognition. His notable achievements include receiving the prestigious “Prix de la Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale” and serving as a key figure in the Human Brain Project, where he continues to shape the future of socially interactive AI and neuroscience.