Nicolas Henchoz
Nicolas Henchoz is the founding director of the EPFL+ECAL Lab. He is the Art Papers Chair of SIGGRAPH 2023, the world leading conference in Computer graphics and interaction techniques. Engineer, researcher, art director, manager, he has developed a unique vision of innovation, blending cultural creativity, scientific practices and human observation to foster sustainable adoption.
His projects have led to many academic contributions and awards. He has also curated more than 30 exhibitions in institutions including the American Institute of Architecture (NYC), the Royal College of Art (London), the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris and Harvard University. He’s the co-founder of GAMI Global Alliance for Media Innovation and has been honoured as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by French minister for culture and communication.
Related projects
Scientific publications
Poster World. Bespoke AI Meets Curator Expertise for Public Engagement.
André Andrade, Emily Groves, Lara Défayes, Delphine Ribes, Mathieu Salzman, Andrea Schneider, and Nicolas Henchoz. 2022. Poster World. Bespoke AI Meets Curator Expertise for Public Engagement. Pages on Art and Design 23 (December 2022), 165–182.
Pages on Arts and Design
Design standards for icons: The independent role of aesthetics, visual complexity and concreteness in icon design and icon understanding.
Romain Collaud, Irene Reppa, Lara Défayes, Sinè McDougall, Nicolas Henchoz, and Andreas Sonderegger. 2022. Design standards for icons: The independent role of aesthetics, visual complexity and concreteness in icon design and icon understanding. Displays 74, (September 2022), 102290.
Displays