Elisabeth André

Elisabeth André is a German Computer Scientist from Saarlouis, Saarland who specializes in Intelligent User Interfaces, Virtual Agents, and Social Computing.

• 1988—Computer Science diploma at the University of Saarland
• 1995—Computer Science PhD at the University of Saarland

André's research interests include Affective Computing, Embodied Conversational Agents, Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction, and Social Signal Processing.

• 1988-2001—Research associate at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
• 1995—Senior researcher
• 1999—Principal researcher at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Saarbrücken, Germany
• 2001-present—Computer Science professor and the Founding Chair of Human-Centered Multimedia at the University of Augsburg.
• 2004-2006—Managing Director at the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Augsburg
• 2007—Representative of the German Research Foundation on Artificial Intelligence, Image, and Speech Processing
• 2008-present—German Research Foundation review board member

André was also the General and Program Co-Chair for multiple ACM SIGCHI conferences.

• 1995—European Information Technology Information Award
• 1998—RoboCup Scientific Award
• 2000—Best Paper Award for the International Conference of Intelligent User
• 2005—Convivio Best Demo Award for People-Centered Agent Technologies
• 2007—Alcatel-Lucent Fellowship at the International Center for Arts and Culture
• 2007, 2008, 2009—Best Paper Finalist at the International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents