A History Professor at the UTBM, Robert Belot’s work centers around two themes: the history of the social and the political perception of technology and institutional, cultural and political changes. In the area of transportation, he has co-written two books - one about Alsthom and another about Peugeot - and designed an exhibition and catalogue on speed and mobility. He is currently director of a collective work on the history of the Rhine-Rhone high-speed rail lines.