Today, I will talk briefly about a general topic related to research which is academic genealogy. Just as families pass knowledge and traditions across generations, researchers also inherit ideas, methods, and scientific values from their supervisors and mentors. In many fields, tracing academic genealogy offers a glimpse into how research communities evolve over time and how knowledge spreads across countries and institutions.
Usually academic genealogy relationships are defined by the PhD supervisor relationship with PhD students.
For instance, after searching online （there are different websites), my own academic genealogy is as follows:
- Claude Frasson — Doctorat d’État, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis (devenue l’Université Côte d’Azur), France, 1981
- Roger Nkambou — Doctorat, Université de Montréal, Canada, 1996
- Philippe Fournier-Viger — Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada, 2010
This genealogy reflects an academic lineage spanning France and Canada, from various topics such as intelligent tutoring systems and artificial intelligence to data mining and pattern mining research.
May I could find more my own academic genelogy beyond 1981… But this would require a deeper search, and it is not so easy to go back in time.
That’s all for the blog post today. If you have time, you may ask your own PhD supervisor about his academic genealogy!
