Research interests

Scientific Research I focus on how the represention and mathematical modeling of real data as a complex network can improve our knowledge of these data and the reality from which they come. In the context of graph theory, I develop mathematical tools from data analysis, spectral analysis, combinatorics or topology for partitioning and hierarchizing networks. We have also given several charaterization of graphs that satisfy some properties of partitioning. I have studied real neural networks, social networks and networks of landscape fragmentation (parcels). For some years now, I work on data from medieval sources with the aim to better understand the social and territorial dynamics that have occurred. I am particularly involved in cooperation with human and social sciences, director of The Toulouse Social Sciences and Humanities Research Institute during 6 years and currently in charge of following all the 21 such Institutes for the CNRS (Scientific Deputy Director). Very recently, I lead a project of Complex Systems Institute in Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées.
Some elements of strategy for the SSH Research Infrastructures Here is some papers in open access (in french) Jouve B. (2015) Pourquoi développer des Plateformes Universitaires de Données (PUD) ? ,Lettre de l’InSHS CNRS (33): 9-10. Thibault F. & Jouve B. (2014) Les Maisons des Sciences de l’Homme et leur réseau. Un instrument politique et technique à adapter à la politique de site, Rapport du GAMO Politique de site de l’Alliance ATHENA. Jouve B. (2013) Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et politique de site, Lettre de l’InSHS CNRS (24): 7-9. Thibault F. & Jouve B. (2012) Les Infrastructures de Recherche en Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Rapport du Groupe Infrastructure de l’alliance ATHENA des SHS.
A text about Mathematics and Langage for the Forum Mathématiques Vivantes Jouve B. (2017) Les mathématiques dans notre monde du XXIe siècle, Bulletin de la Commission Française pour l’Enseignement des Mathématiques: 49-51. A text about Big Data in History Jouve B. (2017) Place des Big Data dans l’histoire et l’archéologie, in Big Data à Découvert, eds M. Bouzeghoub et R.Mosseri, CNRS éditions.