Bio
Romy Beauté is a PhD candidate in cognitive and computer sciences at the University of Sussex, within the Sussex Center for Consciousness Sciences. She gained one first MSc in Cognitive Sciences (Cogmaster) at the École Normale Supérieure, Paris, where she worked in collaboration with the Brain Institute (Paris) to apply ML to detect potential residual cognition or consciousness in unresponsive patients. She then gained a second MSc in applied mathematics and machine learning (MVA) at the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay. Within this second master, she worked on a multivariate analysis of neural correlates of self-awareness in hypnosis and altered states of consciousness. Romy aligns her interests in cognitive sciences, neurosciences, and applied mathematics with health-related challenges in consciousness. She is also interested in how these challenges can be applied to public policies and the ethical dilemmas they present. Furthermore, she completed a one-year MSc in SciencesPO Paris focusing on political behaviour, broadening her perspective on the intersection between science, policy, and ethics.
Research interests
Building on her diverse background that spans cognitive sciences, neurosciences, applied mathematics, and political behaviour, Romy's research at the Turing focuses on exploring measures of complexity to understand non-ordinary states of consciousness and the dying process. Through her work, Romy aims to harness advanced techniques in signal processing and information theory to analyze these complex states. At the Turing, she anticipates gaining invaluable feedback on the technical aspects of her mathematical methodologies. Moreover, she plans to engage deeply with the broader implications of her research, reflecting on the political and ethical impact that understanding consciousness and its extremities might have on public policy and societal norms. Hopefully, this research will not only touch on the scientific understanding of consciousness but also contributes to the discussion on ethical standards and policy-making in the realm of cognitive health and end-of-life care.