Baptiste Alloui-Cros is a DPhil student in International Relations under the supervision of Professor Dominic Johnson (Oxford) and Professor Kenneth Payne (King's College London). His research focuses on the intersection of AI and strategic thought, and examines how wargames can be used as a bridge between those two areas to inform strategy. Relying on an interdisciplinary approach including insights from strategic theory, wargaming, psychology, and machine learning, his work has a strong experimental component. It is also being informed by an expertise in multiple strategy games (notably chess, but also Poker, Go, Diplomacy...) and how AI impacted the way people play and think in these games.
Prior to studying at Oxford, Baptiste received an MA in International Security from Sciences Po Paris as well as an MA in War Studies from King's College London, where he received the award for top graduating student. He also co-founded the Strand Simulations Group, a professional wargame design company, and worked as a wargame designer and advisor on AI & wargaming in the Defence Industry.
Research Interests
- Thematic: Strategic Theory, Wargaming, Machine Learning, Game Theory, Psychology, Human-Machine teaming
- Methodological: Epistemology of Strategic Studies and Wargaming. Experimental Designs including both qualitative & quantitative analysis
Languages
- Fluency in French and English.
Awards
- Director's Award for Best MA War Studies Student - King's College London 2022
- Comand AI scholarship in digital wargaming - 2024
Publications
- Alloui-Cros, Baptiste and Smith, M.L.R., “On Humility: Further Thoughts About Bad Strategy,” Military Strategy Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 4, summer 2024, pages 30-36.
- Alloui-Cros, Baptiste, “Does Artificial Intelligence Change the Nature of War?”, Military Strategy Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 3, winter 2022, pages 4-8.
- Alloui-Cros, Baptiste, “What is the Utility of the Principles of War?”, Military Strategy Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 1, summer 2022, pages 42-46.