David Doukhan

Laboratoire d'Informatique pour la Mécanique et les Sciences de l'Ingénieur

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David Doukhan is a leading researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, and multimedia analysis. His work is best known for pioneering efforts in developing expressive, storytelling humanoid robots, as demonstrated in his highly cited 2010 symposium paper "Towards a storytelling humanoid robot" (30 citations), which laid foundational groundwork for endowing machines with narrative capabilities. Beyond robotics, Doukhan has made significant contributions to audio and video content analysis, particularly in the automatic detection and classification of emotional and paralinguistic cues in speech. His research has been instrumental in advancing systems for media monitoring, affective computing, and assistive technologies. With a career spanning over a decade, Doukhan's impact is reflected in the sustained citation of his work across robotics, signal processing, and human-computer interaction communities. He is also recognized for his interdisciplinary approach, bridging engineering with cognitive science to create more natural and engaging human-machine interfaces. His achievements include leading major European research projects and publishing influential papers that continue to shape how robots perceive and respond to human emotion.