International Institute of Research in Paris
Housed within the University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris, the International Institute of Research in Paris (IIRP) offers innovative possibilities for research, collaboration, and public-facing discourse between University scholars and their partners around the world.
The IIRP supports and promotes the University’s engagement throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, fostering intellectual creativity and collaboration among students, scholars, alumni, artists, practitioners, and policymakers.
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Research Highlights
AI-Assisted Archaeological Remains Detection (A3RD)
Prof. Mehrnoush Soroush revolutionizes how archaeologists and cultural heritage professionals detect and map features across large landscapes by developing the first open-source, AI-based remote sensing platform designed specifically for archaeology and the humanities
Workshop on Spins in Solids for Quantum Technologies
In 2025, the International Year of Quantum Science and Technologies by UNESCO, Prof. David Awschalom brings together specialists in material synthesis, fundamental spin dynamics in solids, and a diverse range of quantum applications.
Democratic Solutions
The Directors of the Center for Effective Government and the Chicago Center on Democracy engage scholars and practitioners from multiple continents to explore the vulnerabilities of democracy and the political forces that, by turn, reinforce and undermine its expansion.
Contact Us
Paolo Privitera
Faculty Director
priviter@uchicago.edu
Michèle Lowrie
Deputy Faculty Director
mlowrie@uchicago.edu
The University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris, International Institute of Research in Paris | 41 rue des Grands Moulins | 75013 Paris, France
For general inquiries about the IIRP, please contact:
Maria Melissa Guarte
Senior Administrative & Research Coordinator
mmguarte@uchicago.edu | +33 (0) 1 89 31 29 00