Elisabeth André is a German computer scientist from Saarlouis, Saarland who specializes in intelligent user interfaces, virtual agents, and social computing.
Education 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.
Career 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.
Achievements 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 2010—Elected to Academia Europaea 2017—Elected to CHI Academy
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