CPU

Cognition Perception and Uses (CPU)

At the crossroads between computer science, psychology and ergonomics, the CPU group (Cognition, Perception and Uses) is composed of teacher-researchers from these three disciplines. It conducts multidisciplinary research on human cognition and the design, evaluation and uses of human-machine interactions.

Research

The CPUCognition Perception et Usages group conducts multidisciplinary research on human cognition and the design, evaluation and uses of human-computer interactions.

This research has a dual purpose:

  • Study the human to better design human-machine interactions and systems,
  • Designing human-machine interactions and systems to study and better understand humans.

This research is applied to the analysis and learning of social and professional skills, behavioral simulation and motivational technologies.

The ethical dimensions of this research are always considered in each thesis and each research project. Each experimentation is systematically submitted to the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the University of Paris-Saclay. Discussions, presentations and journal clubs are also encouraged among doctoral students.

In addition to intra-group collaborations (e.g. via the ANR projects COPAINS, TAPAS, ICAD) federating the research of several permanent members of the CPUCognition Perception et Usages group, collaborations with other groups of the laboratory are implemented (e.g. on interaction in an immersive environment with the VENISE group and on sign language with the ILES group) in order to design and evaluate interactions involving humans and machines and to contribute to the production of knowledge on human and artificial cognition.

The members of the group include two professors and a senior lecturer in computer science, five senior lecturers in psychology (including two in Ergonomics), as well as about fifteen doctoral and post-doctoral students. Researchers from different disciplines interact on a daily basis through the co-supervision of PhD students and collaboration on research projects.

Coordination

Recent publications

  • Communication dans un congrès

    Tim Schneider, Charles Ménard-Wendling. Perturbatio — An artistic framework for the visualisation of the cumulative eco-impact of human activities. 12th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts: Media Art Cultures, Communities & Territories (ARTECH 2025), Nov 2025, Braga, Portugal. ⟨10.1145/3773699.3773920⟩. ⟨hal-05409627⟩

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    Tim Schneider, Céline Clavel, Gérard Kubryk, Michèle Gouiffès, Emmanuelle Frenoux, et al.. Creating and measuring immersion in open public spaces with Ariadne’s Fibres. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 59 (11), pp.252-257, 2025, Part of special issue : 2nd IFAC Workshop on Control of Complex Systems COSY 2025: Gif-sur-Yvette, France, June 30 – July 02, 2025, ⟨10.1016/j.ifacol.2025.09.557⟩. ⟨hal-05409345v2⟩

  • Communication dans un congrès

    Tim Schneider, Gérard Kubryk, Fayçal Bouiddouh, Matthieu Courgeon, Vincent Hulot, et al.. A multi-touch multi-sensor multi-user visual and sound projection sphere to render $the eye of the sun$. 2nd IFAC Workshop on Control of Complex Systems COSY 2025, Jun 2025, Gif-sur Yvette, France. ⟨hal-05409518⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Béatrice Albert, Gabriel Poirier-Quinot, Gaële Misiak, Guillaume Junot, Izabela Faguet, et al.. A 360-degree immersive and interactive stage for collective Space-Time experiences. 2nd IFAC Workshop on Control of Complex Systems COSY 2025, Jun 2025, Gif-sur Yvette, France. ⟨hal-05409590⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Tim Schneider, Céline Clavel, Gérard Kubryk, Michèle Gouiffès, Emmanuelle Frenoux, et al.. Triggering immersion in public spaces: A comparative study of interactive digital art installations. EuroXR 2025 – 22nd EuroXR International Conference, Sep 2025, Winterthur, Switzerland. pp.267-291, ⟨10.1007/978-3-032-03805-0_15⟩. ⟨hal-05409323⟩

  • Communication dans un congrès

    Béatrice Albert, Emmanuelle Frenoux, Guillaume Junot, Gaële Misiak, Gérard Kubryk, et al.. The L∞p — A 360-degree immersive and interactive stage for collective space-time experiences. 12th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts: Media Art Cultures, Communities & Territories (ARTECH 2025), Nov 2025, Braga, Portugal. ⟨10.1145/3773699.3774364⟩. ⟨hal-05409683⟩

  • Communication dans un congrès

    Tim Schneider, Gérard Kubryk, Vincent Hulot, Matthieu Courgeon, David Poirier-Quinot, et al.. The Eye of the Sun — A touch- and motion-sensitive, interactive, audio-visual sculpture combining curiosity and solar physics. 12th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts: Media Art Cultures, Communities & Territories (ARTECH 2025), Nov 2025, Braga, Portugal. ⟨10.1145/3773699.3773925⟩. ⟨hal-05409657⟩

  • Communication dans un congrès

    Marie Thérèse El Fakhry, Virginie Demulier, Gérard Uzan, Karine Gros. Co-conception d’outils numériques : illustration parmi des apprenants en situation de handicap et leurs formateurs. Technologies, Insertion, Handicap, Autonomie, Vieillissement, Jun 2025, Aubervilliers, France. pp.68-73. ⟨hal-05371267⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Alice Delbosc, Nicolas Sabouret, Brian Ravenet, Stéphane Ayache, Magalie Ochs. Automatic objective metric for the optimization of nonverbal behavior generative models. IVA ’25: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, Sep 2025, Berlin, Germany. pp.1-4, ⟨10.1145/3717511.3749302⟩. ⟨hal-05390112⟩

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  • Thèse

    Jennifer Hamet Bagnou. Différences interindividuelles sous-jacentes aux compétences sociales lors d’interaction avec autrui. Psychologie. Université Paris Saclay, 2025. Français. ⟨NNT : 2025UPASW005⟩. ⟨tel-05348791⟩

  • Thèse

    Jean-Baptiste Ly. Une approche fondée sur les déterminants de l’activité humaine pour la simulation multi-agent de l’activité des ménages en lien avec la consommation énergétique. Intelligence artificielle [cs.AI]. Université Paris-Saclay, 2025. Français. ⟨NNT : 2025UPASG058⟩. ⟨tel-05360764⟩

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  • Article dans une revue

    Adelaide Nascimento, Marianne Cerf, Vincent Boccara, Chloé Le Bail, Raphaële Le Bouter, et al.. Ecologization and transformation of work at the meso and micro levels of transition: findings from two territorial food projects in France. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2025, ⟨10.1080/21683565.2025.2578252⟩. ⟨hal-05331924⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Gwendal Paton, Anne-Gwenn Bosser, Brian Ravenet, Nathalie Le Bigot. An Experimental Environment for Narrative Cue Evaluation in Virtual Reality. IVA ’25: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, ACM, Sep 2025, Berlin, Germany. pp.1-3, ⟨10.1145/3717511.3749292⟩. ⟨hal-05312336⟩

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  • Poster de conférence

    Gwendal Paton, Anne-Gwenn Bosser, Brian Ravenet, Nathalie Le Bigot. Enhancing Narrative Engagement Through Virtual Crowd Modulation in VRVirtual Reality Storytelling. IVA ’25: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, Sep 2025, Berlin, Germany. ACM, IVA ’25: Proceedings of the 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, pp.1 – 5, 2025, ⟨10.1145/3717511.3749307⟩. ⟨hal-05312325⟩

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  • Article dans une revue

    Anne Courbalay, Thomas Deroche, Elise Prigent, Aina Chalabaev, Michel-Ange Amorim. Big Five personality traits contribute to prosocial responses to others’ pain. Personality and Individual Differences, 2015, 78, pp.94-99. ⟨10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.038⟩. ⟨hal-05319522⟩

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    Anne Courbalay, T. Deroche, M. Descarreaux, E. Prigent, J. O’Shaughnessy, et al.. Facial Expression Overrides Lumbopelvic Kinematics for Clinical Judgements about Low Back Pain Intensity. Pain Research and Management, 2016, 2016, pp.1-9. ⟨10.1155/2016/7134825⟩. ⟨hal-05319513⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Yacine Bellik, Celine Clavel. MS-EXPLORER: Multimodal Spatial Access to Information for Visually Impaired People. Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future DirectionsMavrou Directions, 18th International Conference, AAATE 2025, Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), Sep 2025, Nicosia, Cyprus. pp.457-464, ⟨10.1007/978-3-032-01628-7_54⟩. ⟨hal-05239340⟩

  • Communication dans un congrès

    Vincent Boccara, Marianne Cerf, Chloé Le Bail. Une intervention ergonomique dans une situation d’action publique territorialisée : des apprentissages à partager. 58e Congrès de la SELF, Ergonomie, communauté(s) et société : entre héritage et perspectives, Jul 2025, Nanterre, France. ⟨hal-05148139⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Chloé Le Bail, Vincent Boccara, Thomas Faget. Comprendre le travail dans une organisation alternative en transition vers la soutenabilité : réflexions sur le diagnostic ergonomique. 58e Congrès de la SELF, Ergonomie, communauté(s) et société : entre héritage et perspectives, Société d’Ergonomie de la Langue Française, Jul 2025, Nanterre, France. pp.49-56. ⟨hal-05148161⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    V Boccara, Chloé Le Bail, Marianne Cerf. Construire des opportunités de développement au sein de systèmes de travail en transition vers la soutenabilité : réflexions pour l’intervention en ergonomie. 58e Congrès de la SELF, Ergonomie, communauté(s) et société : entre héritage et perspectives, Jul 2025, Nanterre, France. ⟨hal-05148116⟩

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  • Article dans une revue

    Gabrielle Gentric, François Cluzel, Hakim Boudaoud, Vincent Boccara, Julien Gonzalo. Evaluating Circular Economy Scenarios for Automobile Polystyrene Prototypes Using a Comparative Life Cycle Assessment. Materials Circular Economy, 2025, 7 (1), pp.23. ⟨10.1007/s42824-025-00174-9⟩. ⟨hal-05142990⟩

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  • Article dans une revue

    Morghane Aubert, Céline Clavel, Christine Le Scanff, Jean-Claude Martin. Intervention to Improve Well-Being, Nutrition, and Physical Activity in Adults: Experimental Study. JMIR Formative Research, 2024, 8, pp.e47251. ⟨10.2196/47251⟩. ⟨hal-05141060⟩

  • Chapitre d'ouvrage

    Françoise Detienne, Chloé Le Bail, Michael J Baker. Mobilisation des valeurs dans le processus de conception. Stéphane Safin. Les activités cognitives de conception en architecture, ISTE Group, pp.59-80, 2025, 9781789482041. ⟨10.51926/ISTE.9204.ch2⟩. ⟨hal-04925972⟩

  • Article dans une revue

    Tristan de Blauwe, Nicolas Sabouret, Domitile Lourdeaux. OPACK : un modèle intégrateur d’agent pour la génération de comportements induits par des modèles cognitifs modulaires. Revue Ouverte d’Intelligence Artificielle, 2024, 5 (1), pp.35-62. ⟨10.5802/roia.64⟩. ⟨hal-04842600⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Julien Rosenberger, Julien Saunier, Nicolas Sabouret. Multi-agent Simulation of Violence Emergence in Protests. 3rd International Conference on Human and Artificial Rationalities, Sep 2024, Paris, France. pp 35-51, ⟨10.1007/978-3-031-84595-6_3⟩. ⟨hal-04842616⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Alice Delbosc, Magalie Ochs, Nicolas Sabouret, Brian Ravenet, Stéphane Ayache. Conflict management training in the workplace through simulation with socio-affective embodied conversational agent. WACAI 2024 – Workshop sur les “Affects, Compagnons Artificiels et Interactions” (ACAI), Jun 2024, Bordeaux, France. ⟨hal-04842566⟩

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  • Communication dans un congrès

    Kaśka Porayska-Pomsta, Paola Rizzo, Ionut Damian, Tobias Baur, Elisabeth André, et al.. Who’s Afraid of Job Interviews? Definitely a Question for User Modelling. 22nd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization, Jul 2014, Aalborg, Denmark. pp.411-422, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-08786-3_37⟩. ⟨hal-04827202⟩

  • Communication dans un congrès

    Alice Lyonnet, Marianne Cerf, Chloé Le Bail, Gwenola Yannou-Le Bris. Le travail managérial, entre exploration et exploitation face aux enjeux de durabilité : cas d’une PME en restauration collective pour adultes au travail. Congrès RIODD 2024 : Imaginer, expérimenter et pérenniser la soutenabilité forte. Quelles institutions en Europe et au-delà ?, RIODD, Sep 2024, Bruxelles, Belgique. ⟨hal-04787901⟩

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  • Thèse

    Florian Debackere. Conception d’interactions motivationnelles, adaptatives et mobiles pour le changement de comportement : application à la lombalgie. Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]. Université Paris-Saclay, 2024. Français. ⟨NNT : 2024UPASG060⟩. ⟨tel-04786967⟩

  • Communication dans un congrès, Communication dans un congrès

    Magali Prost, Chloé Le Bail, Julie Lassalle, Marie Chizallet, Leïla Boudra, et al.. Ergonomics for sustainable development: issues, models and practices from the historical analysis of the ARPEGE’s French commitee Design for Sustainable Development. ECCE 2024: European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, Oct 2024, Paris, France. pp.1-8, ⟨10.1145/3673805.3673823⟩. ⟨hal-04771286⟩