Pauline Tranchant

Experience

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  Royal Observatory of Belgium

  Aug 2007 - Sept 2007

  Scientific Communicator

  Created posters and updated research sections for the Referent Systems and Geodynamics Department's website (summer job)

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  Université libre de Bruxelles

  Feb 2011 - Sept 2011

  Full-Time Teaching Assistant, Mathematics

  Instructed weekly tutorials and graded final exams for three undergraduate courses: Differential and Integral Calculus, Analytical Mechanics, and General Mathematics.

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  International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research - Université de Montréal

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2018

  Doctoral Researcher

  Led several research projects on the perception of musical rhythm and movement synchronization to music. Highlights:- Obtained six funding awards after successfully pitching research projects to university and governmental stakeholders - Decoded rhythm perception patterns from high-dimensional electroencephalographic signals, using machine learning- Identified individuals presenting poor synchronization to music in a sample of over 100 participants, using motion capture and advanced statistical techniques- Designed and tested the usability of a vibro-tactile dance platform with hearing and deaf participants, in collaboration with a neuroscientist and a music technologist- Presented research techniques and insights at five international scientific conferences and many local scientific events/workshops Show less

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  Université de Montréal

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Teaching Assistant

  - Neurocognition of Music (undergraduate) - Neuropsychology of Music (graduate)

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  Aerial Technologies

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  Research Intern

  Developed an algorithm for passive detection and monitoring of human breathing from WiFi (CSI) signals in collaboration with the engineering team. Patent :https://patents.google.com/patent/US20210063537A1/en

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  McGill University

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2019

  Postdoctoral Researcher, Sequence Production Lab

  Led research on the brain and behavioral dynamics of interpersonal movement coordination in music playing- Planned and implemented research on a 2-person interactive device, including experimental design, participant's recruitment, interviews, data collection and processing- Identified unique behavioral patterns that characterize user's previous experiences, using statistical and non-linear data analysis techniques- Presented research proposal to governmental stakeholder and obtained a full one-year research award (40 000 CAD)- Trained and mentored a research assistant (next PhD student ENS Paris)- Communicated complex topics in the field of music cognition to undergraduate students Show less

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  Elephant Scientific Consulting

  Nov 2020 - Jan 2022

  UX Researcher (Quantitative)

  - Contributed to define research methods and strategy on five large-scale research projects for an international leading streaming service- Designed, programmed and reported surveys on streaming habits and preferences involving up to 20 000 respondents across several markets- Applied ML techniques for sentiment and thematic content analysis (Python)

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  TUI

  Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  UX Researcher
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  The Knot Worldwide

  Nov 2022 - Jun 2024

  Senior UX Researcher
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  Thomson Reuters

  Jul 2024 - now

  Senior UX Researcher