title: Elisabeth André
text: # Elisabeth André
  
  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
  