Benoit Hardy-Vallée

Current

• Business Analyst at SBR International

Past

• Lecturer at University of Toronto
• Lecturer at University of Waterloo
• Associate Researcher, Laboratory for the Cognitive Analysis of Information at Université du Québec à Montréal

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Education

• Ecole des hautes Etudes en Sciences sociales
• Université du Québec à Montréal
• Université du Québec à Montréal

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• My Website
• My Blog
• My Publications

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Summary

- RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: 10+ years experience in documentary research
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Organized 8 conferences and symposiums
- WORKGROUP / TEAM MANAGEMENT: Led 2 research groups and participated in 5 other ones
- COLLABORATIVE WORK: Co-authored 7 research papers
- WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: Penned 11 articles on cognition and decision-making
- ORAL COMMUNICATION: Delivered 38 conferences, 4 guest lectures and 2 university seminars
- MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS: Worked and studied in Quebec, Ontario and France
- LANGUAGES (written and spoken): English (Fluent), French (Native), Spanish (Basic)

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Specialties:

- Research, Analysis, Consulting, Writing, Teaching, Problem-solving, Public speaking;
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Photoshop, DreamWeaver, Endnote, HTML and FTP software
- Background: philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, economics, ethics

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Experience

• Business Analyst

  SBR International

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  June 2008 — Present (2 months)

  Decision Support Services

• Lecturer

  University of Toronto

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Research, Lectures, Conferences and Publications.
  - Taught philosophy at the undergraduate levels
  - Designed course content, evaluated and counselled students about their coursework
  - Communicated ongoing research in various conferences and articles

• Lecturer

  University of Waterloo

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)

  Research, Lectures, Conferences and Publications.
  - Performed evaluation of research papers for 3 academic journals and 3 academic associations
  - Taught philosophy at the graduate levels
  - Designed course content, evaluated and counselled students about their coursework
  - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Fellowship

• Associate Researcher, Laboratory for the Cognitive Analysis of Information

  Université du Québec à Montréal

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  2002 — 2006 (4 years)

  - Managed research teams and facilitated group discussions
  - Created, promoted and supervised an annual international conference
  - Implemented 3 content-management systems for various academic Institutions
  - Designed web sites for research groups
  - Conducted experimental research on logical reasoning
  - Communicated ongoing research in various conferences and articles

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Education

• Ecole des hautes Etudes en Sciences sociales

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Philosophy, 2002 — 2006

  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) PhD Scholarship
  Graduated summa cum laude

  Activities and Societies:

  Visiting researcher, Institut Jean-Nicod
  Created an annual international conference about cognitive science for young researchers, now in its fourth year.

• Université du Québec à Montréal

  Master of Arts (MA), Philosophy, 2000 — 2003

  Graduated summa cum laude
  GPA: 4.23/4.3
  
  Nature and Technology Quebec (NATEQ) M.A. funding Scholarship

  Activities and Societies:

  Participated in the departmental program committee

• Université du Québec à Montréal

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy, 1997 — 2000

  Graduated summa cum laude
  GPA: 4.0/4.3
  
  Excellence Award, Department of Philosophy

  Activities and Societies:

  Created and animated a departmental mailing list
  Collaborated in the planning, development, and management of a new undergraduate Journal.

Additional Information

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Publications

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Interests:

Photography, Gastronomy, Karate, Technology (Web 2.0)

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Groups:

- Assessing Editor for the Journal of Mind and Behavior
- Reviewer for Judgment and Decision Making, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Canadian Philosophical Association, European Complexity and Alife Conference.
- Associate Member, Behavioral and Brain Sciences

•    ModernAnalyst.com member

Benoit Hardy-Vallée’s Honors:

- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral funding 2006-2008
- McDonnell Foundation Travel Grant Neurophilosophy Workshop California Institute of Technology, CA (2005)
- Young Researcher Grant Laboratory for Cognitive Analysis of Information-University of Quebec at Montreal. (2004)
- Travel Grant-Graduate Student Conference in Philosophy, Rennes (France) (2004)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) PhD funding (2002-2006)
- Nature and Technology Quebec (NATEQ) PhD funding (declined)
- Student Funding for Scientific Publication Social Sciences Faculty, UQÀM. -- 2002
- Nature and Technology Quebec (NATEQ) M.A. funding (2000)
- Student Excellence Award Department of philosophy, University of Quebec at Montreal (2000)

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