Albert Rilliard

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

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Albert Rilliard is a leading researcher in the fields of human-robot interaction, multimodal communication, and prosody. His work explores how robots can use speech, gesture, and facial expressions to communicate more naturally with humans, with a particular focus on storytelling and social robotics. Rilliard’s most-cited paper, “Towards a storytelling humanoid robot” (2010, 30 citations), lays foundational groundwork for designing robots that can engage audiences through narrative, combining verbal and non-verbal cues to enhance expressiveness and believability. This contribution is part of a broader body of research that has helped shape how robots convey emotion and intention, influencing both academic studies and practical applications in assistive and entertainment robotics. Rilliard’s impact is further evidenced by his collaborations on cross-cultural studies of prosody and gesture, and his work has been recognized through invitations to speak at major conferences. For students and researchers, his research offers a compelling window into the future of empathetic, communicative machines.