Denis Lalanne

Denis Lalanne is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and the director of the Human-IST Institute. He is a renowned scholar in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, with a research focus on multimodal interfaces, human-building interaction, affective computing, and accessibility technologies. Professor Lalanne has a significant impact on the academic community, with 215 published scholarly papers and more than 6,000 citations. His research spans from foundational multimodal interaction theories to the development of practical application systems, making substantial contributions particularly in emotion recognition, intelligent environment interaction, and visual assistive technologies.

• Present·University of Fribourg·Full Professor and Director of Human-IST Institute
  • Leading research teams in Human-Computer Interaction, focusing on multimodal interaction and human-building interaction
  • Supervising PhD students and researchers on cutting-edge research projects
  • Publishing numerous high-quality academic papers, advancing the field of Human-Computer Interaction

• 1996·University of Fribourg·Doctorate
  • Research Focus: Human-Computer Interaction and Creative Design