nick ▁H aught on ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁stat istic ian ▁whose ▁research ▁interests ▁include ▁business ▁analyt ics , ▁standards ▁of ▁living , ▁and ▁applications ▁of ▁statistics ▁to ▁music . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁mathematical ▁sciences ▁at ▁Bent ley ▁University . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁associated ▁research er ▁with ▁the ▁research ▁center ▁on ▁Statist ique , ▁Anal y se ▁et ▁Mod él isation ▁Mult id is cipl inaire ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris ▁ 1 ▁P ant he on - S or bon ne . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁After ▁studying ▁for ▁the ▁b ac cal aur é at ▁at ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Pierre ▁de ▁la ▁Ram ée ▁in ▁Saint - Qu entin , ▁in ▁Northern ▁France , ▁and ▁continued ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁priv é ▁Sainte - G ene vi ève , ▁H aught on ▁entered ▁the ▁E cole ▁Norm ale ▁Sup érieure ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁where ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁mathematics ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁a ▁lic enci ate ▁in ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁Di pl ôme ▁d ' ét udes ▁appro f ond ies ▁in ▁mathematics ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁Sach s ▁scholar , ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁Ph . D . ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁and ▁completed ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁mathematics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Her ▁dis