Guillaume Dumas

Chair in Social Neuro-AI and Inter-Personalized Psychiatry 2025-2030

Guillaume Dumas is an Associate Professor of Computational Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal and Principal Investigator of the Precision Psychiatry and Social Physiology Laboratory at the CHU Sainte-Justine Azrieli Research Center. An Academic Member of Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, he was named a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in 2023 (Brain, Mind, and Consciousness program) and a Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research by Brain Canada.

With a multidisciplinary background spanning engineering, theoretical physics, cognitive science, neuroscience, and medicine, he leads a cross-sectoral research program at the intersection of social neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and personalized medicine. His work investigates the neural foundations of human social cognition and develops innovative therapeutic approaches. Committed to open science and to the ethical challenges of AI, he regularly contributes to international bodies, notably as an expert for the United Nations and in the development of national AI strategies.

The Social Neuro-AI and Personalized Interpersonal Psychiatry Chair aims to transform the understanding and treatment of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders by integrating advances in social neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI). It is built on an innovative interdisciplinary approach, firmly rooted in Quebec’s responsible AI ecosystem. The research unfolds around three main axes: (1) studying social interactions through hyperscanning (simultaneous recording of multiple brains) to identify interpersonal biomarkers for clinical purposes; (2) developing computational models of the social brain based on multimodal data from interpersonal interactions; and (3) designing neuro-inspired artificial agents, notably for personalized mental health assessment and intervention. By emphasizing intersubjectivity, the Chair introduces a paradigm shift: personalized interpersonal psychiatry, which goes beyond individually centered approaches by placing social dynamics at the heart of care.