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Martine Beugnet is a Professor of Visual Studies at the University of Paris , with a distinguished academic career spanning institutions like the University of Edinburgh (1999-2012). Her research focuses on Visual studies, Cinema, Video, and Digital Media , particularly analyzing intersections between traditional film and emerging digital formats. Her educational background includes a PhD from the University of Edinburgh (1999) , followed by roles as Lecturer, Reader, and Professor there. She has co-directed Edinburgh's Film Studies program (2000-2012) and Paris' UFR of English Studies (2015-2018), while leading the Arts and Visual Culture research axis with Ariane Hudelet. Beugnet's research explores immersive media , digital adaptation , film philosophy , and gender dynamics in cinema. Her work bridges French film theory with global media practices , emphasizing sensory experiences and political dimensions in visual culture. Recent publications like The Gulliver Effect and Cinema and Its Doubles highlight her focus on screen scale evolution , found footage , and mobile cinema . Collaborations with scholars like Kriss Ravetto and Lily Hibberd further enrich her exploration of ghostly motifs and immersive technologies . Beugnet's career includes significant roles in academic leadership and co-editorship of journals such as Interfaces , reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary research and cross-institutional collaboration between the University of Paris and King's College London.

• Visual studies
• Cinema
• Video
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Stéphane Safin is a Lecturer and researcher in ergonomics at Télécom Paris, part of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. He holds a PhD in ergonomic psychology from the University of Liège (2011) and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Montreal. His academic roles include teaching interaction design, user-centered design methods, and overseeing design projects. He co-leads the Master's in Design program accredited with University of Paris Saclay and ENSCI-Les Ateliers. His research focuses on creative activity in design, particularly in architecture and industrial design, emphasizing cognitive processes and instrumental dimensions of creativity. Key areas include digital sketching, collaborative design, and the role of external representations (drawings, models) in creative processes. Notable projects include the ANR Social Touch Project (2017-2020) exploring tactile interfaces for social communication and the EU-funded DIALLS Project (2018-2021) on cultural literacy through text production. He leads the Interaction, Technology, Activity (Interact) research team within the Interdisciplinary Institute of Innovation (i3) lab. His work spans participatory design, emergency response systems, and co-creation methodologies for urban planning. Recent publications address topics like bicycle modal shift in urban France, haptic interfaces for remote communication, and co-design in geriatric care facilities. He has contributed to over 70 peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and book chapters, with a focus on design cognition, ergonomics education, and sociotechnical systems. His teaching integrates theoretical and practical design methodologies, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration and user-centric approaches.

• Creative Design
• Human-Machine Interaction
• Cognitive Ergonomics
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Professor Eric Lecolinet is a faculty member at Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, leading the DIVA (Design, Interaction, Visualization & Applications) research team within the LTCI laboratory. He is also President of the French-speaking Human-Machine Interaction Association ( AFIHM ). Education & Qualifications He earned his Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) in 2018 from Université Paris-Saclay, specializing in Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction, with a thesis entitled “Making Interaction Gestural: Expressivity and Memorability of Gestures” . Research Interests His research spans: Touch and tactile interfaces, including artificial skin and multi-modal feedback. Graphical and gestural user interfaces for mobile, wearable, and immersive systems. Virtual and augmented reality interaction techniques, with emphasis on safety and memory effects. Interactive visualization and novel display platforms, notably the Digiscope high-performance visualization network. Publications & Trends Over the past five years, Professor Lecolinet’s work has concentrated on: Understanding and designing haptic interfaces that leverage artificial skin (Skin-On) and pneumatic feedback for affective communication. Exploring security and ethical implications of perceptual manipulations in VR, including memory distortions and physical risks. Developing compact gesture vocabularies for small surfaces and confined spaces, combining marking menus, finger-count shortcuts, and multi-modal feedback. Scientific Awards & Honors No specific awards are listed in the provided material, but he is recognized through leadership roles: President of AFIHM, member of the LTCI laboratory council, and scientific head of Télécom Paris Fablab. Teaching & Advising He directs the Master Interaction, Graphics & Design (IGD) at IP Paris and co-directs the 3D & Interactive Systems engineering track (IGR). He teaches courses on: Human-Computer Interaction Interactive 2D/3D and mobile application development Programming paradigms (C/C++, Qt, Swing) Current PhD students include Yang Liu and Elise Bonnail . Labs & Teams He leads the DIVA group (≈25 researchers) and oversees the PIXLS and IRIS platforms within the Equipex+ Continuum and former Digiscope networks. He also manages the Télécom Paris Fablab , a digital fabrication laboratory serving both research and education.

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Touch and Tactile Interfaces
• Gesture-Based Interaction
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Rochelle Ackerley is a Research Director (DR2) at the Centre for Research in Psychology and Neuroscience (CRPN, UMR 7077) at Aix-Marseille University, France. She has established herself as a leading expert in somatosensory neuroscience, with particular focus on affective touch and C-tactile afferents. Her research combines physiological, psychological, and neuroimaging approaches to investigate human touch perception and its emotional and social dimensions. Dr. Ackerley earned her BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Sheffield (2001), followed by a PhD in Physiology from the University of Bristol (2006), and a Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR) from the University of Gothenburg (2015). Her academic journey includes postdoctoral positions at the University of Manchester, University of Gothenburg, and Aix-Marseille University. Her research interests center on the neural mechanisms of touch perception, with particular emphasis on affective touch mediated by C-tactile afferents. She investigates how different aspects of touch contribute to social interactions, emotional processing, and multisensory integration. Her work spans from basic neurophysiology to applied research in haptics and neuroprosthetics, examining how touch perception varies across skin sites, throughout the lifespan, and in different emotional contexts. Dr. Ackerley's publication record shows consistent productivity with over 50 peer-reviewed articles, including 33 as first or last author. Her recent work (2023-2025) explores texture perception across body sites, the effects of skin moisturization on tactile sensitivity, and electronic skin technologies. Her research demonstrates how touch perception involves complex interactions between biomechanical properties of skin, neural coding mechanisms, and emotional processing. ERC Consolidator grant "ARTTOUCH" (2019-2023) ERC Proof-of-Concept grant "SOMATOSENSE" (2023-2024) ANR grant "UNTOUCH" (2023-2026) MSCA Fellowship (2015-2017) L'Oréal Research & Development funding (2019-2021) Dr. Ackerley actively mentors the next generation of scientists, currently directing three PhD students and three post-doctoral researchers at Aix-Marseille University. She has organized significant scientific events including the Festival of Touch in Marseille (2023) with approximately 250 participants. She serves as President of the International Association for the Study of Affective Touch (IASAT) and Associate Editor for Royal Society Open Science, demonstrating her leadership in the field.

• Affective Touch
• Somatosensory Neuroscience
• C-tactile Afferents
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Nicolas Roussel is the Director of the Inria research center at the University of Bordeaux, a role he has held since July 2017. Prior to this, he served as an associate professor (Maître de conférences) at Paris-Sud University and a senior researcher (Directeur de recherche) at Inria Lille - Nord Europe. His academic journey includes a PhD in Computer Science from the LRI and postdoctoral stays at GMD Sankt Augustin and the University of Fribourg. Research Interests: His work focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with expertise in computer-mediated communication, groupware systems, interactive systems engineering, and tactile/gestural interaction. He explores human interactions with AI systems and augmented reality, emphasizing user-centered design and system latency optimization. He has contributed to major conferences like ACM CHI, ACM UIST, and ACM CSCW, and co-organized events such as the Forum on Tactile and Gestural Interaction and the 2021 PFIA (Artificial Intelligence Platform). He chairs Aerospace Valley’s 'Data Economy and Artificial Intelligence' ecosystem and serves on scientific boards of GIS Albatros and LyRE. Administrative Roles: He holds board positions at institutions like Digital Aquitaine and Cap Sciences, emphasizing technology’s societal impact. His work bridges academia and industry, including collaborations with Inria-Industry Meetings on digital interaction. Labs/Teams: Involved in Inria project teams such as GraphDeco, Potioc, and Castor, focusing on interactive systems and tactile interfaces. His research addresses challenges in latency compensation, gesture-based interaction, and BCI integration with AR systems.

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Computer-Mediated Communication
• Groupware Systems
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Anaïs Bernard is a Lecturer in Visual Arts at the Université Catholique de l'Ouest (UCO Angers), serving as Academic Manager of the Visual Arts Department and Educational Manager for L1/L2 Visual Arts programs. She heads the Transversality Minor in Visual Arts and is a Full Researcher at the Center for Humanities and Societies Research (CHUS), with affiliations to the CiTu-Paragraphe research team (EA 349). Her academic roles include organizing international colloquia and directing master's theses. Education highlights include a Doctorate in Plastic Arts and Art Science (University of Lorraine, 2016), specialized trainings in Interior Design, Audiovisual Production, and Body Language (2017). Professional milestones include winning the WWFF Honorary Award (2014) and NIVEA/CNRS Research Prize (2012). Research focuses on Emersiology – the interplay between artistic immersion and neurophysiological responses. Key themes include body-brain interactions in immersive art, emotional intelligence development through artistic devices, and interdisciplinary research-creation methodologies. Notable projects include organizing Metz en Immersion (2015) and maintaining the Corps en Immersion blog. Publications span 50+ peer-reviewed articles/chapters since 2013, emphasizing immersive art's role in redefining human perception. Recent work explores urban data visualization (2023), haptic interfaces (2023), and neurofeedback in digital dance (2022). Awards include recognition for bridging neuroscience and artistic creativity. Teaching spans 8 years, with over 100h annual instruction in visual arts theory and practice. She advises master's projects like L’Histopad: Patrimony Mediation Tool and oversees admissions for UCO's arts programs. Active in academic outreach through conferences, jury panels, and exhibition curation. Labs/Teams: CHUS (UCO Angers), CiTu-Paragraphe (EA 349), and collaborative initiatives like the Palier research project on perception-emotion dynamics.

• Immersive Arts
• Neuroscience and Art
• Emotional Intelligence
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Fabien Verite is a Lecturer at ISIR (Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique), part of Sorbonne University, where he is affiliated with the IRIS research team. His work focuses on the intersection of robotics, haptics, and human motor control, with significant applications in medical and rehabilitation contexts. His research interests span several key areas: Haptic feedback systems for surgical and rehabilitation applications Postural control and balance mechanisms Sensory feedback restoration for amputees using prosthetic devices Laparoscopic surgery assistance and training Neuromuscular control and rehabilitation techniques Verite's publications over the past decade demonstrate consistent focus on developing and evaluating haptic interfaces and sensory augmentation devices. His recent work (2022-2024) shows an increasing emphasis on multi-modal haptic feedback systems (combining vibrotactile and skin stretch technologies) for both surgical applications and upper limb prosthetics. His research often involves interdisciplinary collaborations with clinicians, engineers, and neuroscientists to address real-world challenges in medical robotics and rehabilitation. Among his notable contributions are the development of the Multi Vibrotactile-Skin Stretch (MuViSS) device for sensory feedback restoration in amputees and innovative approaches to enhancing laparoscopic surgery through haptic feedback augmentation.

• Haptic feedback
• Robotics
• Biomechatronics
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Jenny Faucheu is a Full Professor at Mines Saint-Étienne specializing in Materials for Design and the Creative Industries. With 53 publications and over 35,000 reads on ResearchGate, she has established herself as a leading researcher at the intersection of materials science, tactile perception, and design. Her work bridges engineering principles with human sensory experience to inform better product design. Professor Faucheu's research focuses on understanding how humans perceive and emotionally respond to textures through touch. Her expertise spans tactile aesthetics, smart materials, polymer nanocomposites, and graphene-based materials. She investigates the relationship between physical surface properties and subjective emotional responses, particularly examining how textures elicit 'liking' versus 'beauty' judgments. Her recent work explores multimodal perception, studying how visual information influences tactile experience and how cognitive factors like working memory affect texture evaluation. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a consistent focus on the psychophysical aspects of texture perception, with increasing attention to crossmodal interactions and individual differences in sensory processing. Her research has evolved from fundamental studies of friction-induced vibrations to more complex investigations of emotional responses and cognitive mechanisms underlying tactile aesthetics. The work demonstrates strong connections between materials engineering and human-centered design principles. Professor Faucheu's approach emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, combining expertise from mechanical engineering, psychology, and design to create a comprehensive understanding of material perception. Her educational work focuses on developing tools to teach design students about smart materials and their dynamic behaviors, reflecting her commitment to advancing design education through materials knowledge. Her research on VO2-polymer nanocomposites for thermochromic windows represents an important application area, with studies examining both technical performance and environmental impact through life cycle assessments. This work demonstrates her ability to connect fundamental materials research with practical, sustainable applications for energy-efficient building technologies.

• Tactile Perception
• Materials Design
• Smart Materials
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