Fonction
Bio
Sophie Sakka is interested in complex systems, particularly the relationship between humans and robots. She initially studied the imitation of human movements by a humanoid robot, in real time and under equilibrium constraints (dynamics). Since 2014, she has integrated cognitive aspects in the broad sense into her analyses, and focuses on human-machine interactions in a social framework, with therapeutic and educational applications. In 2014, she founded and chaired the non-for-profit organization "Robots!", declared to be of general interest. One of its missions was to conduct scientifically framed ecological experiments on the use of robots in society. Since 2022, she has devoted herself to the human and social sciences aspects of robotic uses in society, through the research program "Robotic Mediations", that she initiated and leads at INSEI.
Chronological elements :
- 2002 : Ph.D. in informatics, specialty robotics, UPMC Paris 6, France
- 2003-05 : Post-doc, AIST-Tsukuba, Japan
- 2005-10 : Associate professor and lecturer, University of Poitiers, France
- 2006-07 : Invited researcher, IIT-Genova, Italy
- 2010-22 : Associate professor and lecturer, Engineers school "Centrale Nantes", France
- 2014 : Foundation of the non-for-profit org. "Robots !", president (2014-20)
- 2017 : Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR), UPMC Paris 6, France
- 2017 : Knight at the French National Order of Merit (Grande Chancellerie)
- Since 2022 : University Professor and lecturer, INSEI, Paris, France. Director of the research program "Robotic Mediations"
Thèmes de recherche
- Social robotics (methodologies, uses, impact)
- Human cognition
- Human emotion
- social identification
- Imaginary
- Complex systems
- Ecologic experiments using robotics mediation (design, proof of concept: technology / methodology)
Recherches en cours
Director of the researh program "Robotic Mediations". Ongoing or starting projects:
- Rob'Autism: Dedicated to teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including minimally verbal. Objective: social skills. Method: extension robot. Robot: NAO.
- Rob'Tales: Dedicated to teenagers with ASD. Objective: emotional skills. Method: hybrid companion robot. Robot: NAO.
- Rob'Zheimer: Dedicated to people with Alzheimer's disease. Objective: social skills. Method: extension robot. Robot: NAO.
- Rob'Ath: Dedicated to children with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Objective: focus and mental projection. Method: extension robot. Robot: Thymio.
- Rob'Educ: A teleoperated robot teacher to compare human / robot efficiency in transmitting knowledge to pupils. Objective: improve knowledge acquisition. Method: interactive companion robot. Robot: Mirokaï.
