The general research objectives of the CIPHOD team are to put forth novel theoretical findings and develop innovative methodologies in the realm of causal inference, with a focus on their applicability and utility for epidemiologists. These objectives are centered around three axes while placing particular importance on temporal data and high-level background knowledge (abstractions). The three axes are: discovering causal graphs, identifying and estimating total and direct effets, and searching for root causes of anomalies.