Rémi Baudouï holds a doctorate from the Urban Planning Institute of Paris and the Institute of Political Studies of Paris. He was a university professor at Pierre Mendes France University in Grenoble before becoming a professor at the University of Geneva. His research encompasses various fields including public administration, international relations, public policies, urbanism, environment, social development, emergency response, security, environmental risks, terrorism, and peace processes in the Middle East. He has been involved in supervising doctoral students on topics ranging from migration policies in North Africa to international justice debates in literature.