Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Sarah FDILI ALAOUI

Address: 22 Rue Blanqui
93400 Saint Ouen France

Web: http://saralaoui.com

Phone: 0033 6 12 72 47 63

Twitter: @saralaoui

Nationality: French/Moroccan

Reader / Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction + Dance Artist
Professional ExperienceNov 2023

Reader in Human-Computer Interaction and Interaction Design

to dateSept 2015

Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts London, London, UK.
Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and Interaction Design

to dateSept 2018

University Paris-Sud / Paris Saclay, LISN, INRIA Team Ex)situ, Orsay, France.
Research Sabbatical (Délégation)

Aug 2020
Sept 2013

INRIA Team Ex)situ, Orsay, France.
Postdoctoral Researcher in the MovingStories projectAug 2015

Topic: Digital Media based on high-level approaches to movement.

Mar 2013-

Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Art + Technology, Vancouver, Canada.
Postdoctoral Researcher in the Labodanse projectAug 2013

Topic: Online neurophysiological measures for dance.

Sept 2012-

IRCAM, University Paris 8, Paris, France.
Sessional Instructor in Computer Science

Sept 2013
Sept 2009-

University Paris-Sud, LIMSI-CNRS, Paris, France.
PhD Candidate in Human Computer Interaction, Art and ScienceDec 2012
Sept 2009-

Topic: Dance movement analysis and synthesis IRCAM, University Paris-Sud, LIMSI-CNRS,Paris, France.
Teaching Assistant in Computer Science

Sept 2011
Sept 2007-

University Paris-Sud, LIMSI-CNRS, Paris, France.
IT-SAP consultant

Sept 2009
Jan 2007 -Accenture, Paris, France.
MSc Internship in Machine Learning

Sept 2007

Topic: Classification of Image document using SVM

Jun 2005 –Xerox Research Centre Europe, Grenoble, France.
BSc Internship in Applied Mathematics

Sept 2005

Topic: Resolution of Navier & Stockes equations for incompressible fluid flow in a resonator
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.

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Education
Sept 2012

Habilitation à Diriger les Recherche

Sept 2014
Sept 2012

Paris Saclay, LISN, INRIA Team Ex)situ, Orsay, France.
Certification in Laban Movement Analysis.

Sept 2014
Sept 2009-

Laban Institute For Movement Studies, New York City, USA.
PhD in Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction (obtained with honors)

Dec 2012

Thesis: Dance gesture analysis and physical models based visual feedback: contribution of
movement qualities to interaction
Supervised by : Christian Jacquemin and Frédéric Bevilacqua.

Sept 2006-

IRCAM, LIMSI-CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Paris, France.
MSc. in Applied Mathematics, Major: Machine Learning (obtained with honors)

Sept 2007

Thesis: Classification of Image documents using SVM

Sept 2004-

University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.
Engineering Degree in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science (obtained with honors)

Sept 2007
Sept 2002-

INPG-ENSIMAG (French Grande Ecole), Grenoble, France.
Classes préparatoires for entrance examinations to the French Grandes Ecoles (MPSI/MP*)

Sept 2004

CPGE Janson De Sailly. Paris, France.

Competences and Skills
Movement Skills

Experience Explicitation Interviews (Micro-phenomenology), Laban Movement

Artistic Competences

Analysis, Motif Movement Notation, Movement observation, Embodiment.
Contemporary Dance, Dance Improvisation, Choreography, Interactive Media,

Scientific Competence

Digital Performance, Interaction Design, Graphical Design.
Human Computer Interaction, Movement Analysis, Motion Capture, Interaction
Design, Machine Learning, User Experience, Mathematical Modeling,

Software

Computer Graphics.
MaxMSP, Open Frameworks, Processing, PureData, Python, Matlab, Scilab, R,

Computing languages
Languages

Suite Office.
C, C++, Java, Python, OpenGL, Cg, Ada, Caml, SQL.
French and Arabic (native), English (fluent), Spanish and Portuguese (beginner).

Funding and Grants received
2021-2024“Jeune Chercheure” (JCJC) grant of the National Research Agency for my project Living

2019-20202019-2020

Archive
STIC department of the university Paris Saclay for my project Living Archive
Centre National de la Danse for the project “Archive interactive Isadora Duncan” in

2019-20202018-2010

collaboration with Rémi Ronfard
Connection Platform in Aarhus in Denmark for the project “VINTAGE”“Projet generic” (AAPG) grant of the National Research Agency for the project Element in

2018-20192017-2018

collaboration with Frederic Bevilacqua, Baptiste Caramiaux and Jules Françoise/
Delegation INRIA in the Ex)Situ team in LRI, Orsay.
Institut Français and the Israeli embassy in France for the performance SKIN in Israël.

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2017-2018

PEPS for the Project “Human–AI interaction for creation” in collaboration with Baptiste

2017-2018

Caramiaux.
RFSI for the project “Live-Coding et augmented Dance” in collaboration with Jules Françoise

2016-20172016-20172015-20162014-20152014-2015

and Elise Prigent.
“Projet Phare” of La diagonale de Saclay for the performance Radical Choreographic Object“Coup de Pouce” of La diagonale de Saclay for the production of SKIN
Starting Grant of LRI for Associate Professorship
Connection Grant for the organization and coordination of MOCO from SSHERC
Institut Francais in Canada and Consulat de France in Vancouver for the organization of

2013-20152012-20132012-20132009/2012

Hakanai, performance by AM/CB during ISEA/MOCO.
Postdoctoral fellowship in the MovingStories Project from SSHERC.
Postdoctoral fellowship in Labodanse Project from University Paris 8 and Labex Arts H2HFellowship for Sessional Instructor from University Paris-Sud
Grant for Doctoral Studies from EDIPS doctoral school of University Paris-Sud

Co-Supervision of PhD Students and post-doctoral fellows•

John Sullivan, Post-doctoral fellow supervised by Sarah Fdili Alaoui (100%).

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Tove Grimstad, Ph.D. student supervised by Sarah Fdili Alaoui (100%).

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Léa Paymal, Ph.D student co-supervised by James Auger (40%) Sarah Homewood (20%) and Sarah Fdili
Alaoui (40%)•

Léo Chédin, Ph.D student co-supervised by Jules Françoise (50%) and Sarah Fdili Alaoui (50%)•

Lenny Martinez, Ph.D student co-supervised by Baptiste Caramiaux (50%) and Sarah Fdili Alaoui (50%)•

Manon Vialle, Ph.D student co-supervised by Melina Skouras (70%) and Sarah Fdili Alaoui (30%)•

Elisabeth Walton, Ph.D. student co-supervised by Wendy Mackay (60%), Baptiste Caramiaux (20%) and Sarah
Fdili Alaoui (20%).

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Jean Philippe Rivière, Ph.D. student co-supervised by Baptiste Caramiaux (40%), Wendy Mackay (20%) andSarah Fdili Alaoui (40%).

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Stacy Hsueh, Ph.D. student co-supervised by Wendy Mackay (50%) and Sarah Fdili Alaoui (50%).

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Marianella Ciolfi, Ph.D. student co-supervised by Wendy Mackay (50%) and Sarah Fdili Alaoui (50%).

Co-Supervision of Masters Students’ Thesis•

David Le Masters student in HCI supervised by Sarah Fdili Alaoui 100%•

Leo Cheddin, student of the ARRC program from ENS-Paris Saclay co-supervised by Baptiste Caramiaux(50%), and Sarah Fdili Alaoui (50%)•

Dylan Fluzin, Masters student in design from ENS-Paris Saclay co-supervised by Baptiste Caramiaux (50%),
and Sarah Fdili Alaoui (50%)•

Lea Paymal, Masters student in design from ENS-Paris Saclay supervised by Sarah Fdili Alaoui 100%•

Catharina Allens, Masters student in HCID from Université Paris Saclay supervised by Sarah Fdili Alaoui 100%•

Vennila Vennila Vilvanathan, Masters student in HCID from Université Paris Saclay supervised by Sarah Fdili
Alaoui 100%•

Yassin Ben Lakhdar, Masters student in HCI from IPP, Telecom Paris, supervised by Sarah Fdili Alaoui 100%•

Lea Paymal, Masters student in design from ENS-Paris Saclay supervisée à 100%•

Jean Philippe Rivière, Masters student in HCI from ENAC co-supervised by Baptiste Caramiaux (50%), andSarah Fdili Alaoui (50%).
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Stacy Hsueh, Masters student in design from ENSII co-supervised by Wendy Mackay (50%) and Sarah Fdili
Alaoui (50%).

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Niels Mourette, Masters student in Electronic from ENSAE supervised by Sarah Fdili Alaoui (100%)•

Pierre Mahé, Masters student in ATIAM fromIRCAM supervise by Frédéric Bévilacqua (50%) and Sarah Fdili
Alaoui (50%).

Teaching
2023-2024

Research Methods for MSs students, University of the Arts London
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Hybrid Interfaces for « Année de Recherche en Recherche Création » students, ENS Paris Saclay

2022-2023

Art Studio in collaboration with Centre Pompidou for MSc students University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Design Project for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Hybrid Interfaces for « Année de Recherche en Recherche Création » students, ENS Paris Saclay

2021-2022

Art Studio in collaboration with Centre Pompidou for MSc students University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Hybrid Interfaces for « Année de Recherche en Recherche Création » students, ENS Paris Saclay

2020-2021

Art Studio in collaboration with Centre Pompidou for MSc students University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud

2019-2020

Art Studio in collaboration with Centre Pompidou for MSc students University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud

2018-2019

Design Project for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud

2017-2018

Design Project for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Programming in HCI for 3rd year undergraduate students, University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Digital Fabrication for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Business and Development Labs for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Innovation and Entrepreneurial Studies for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Design Project for MSc students, University Paris-Sud

2016-2017

Computer Graphics 5th year Engineering students, University Paris-Sud
Programming in HCI for 3rd year undergraduate students, University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Gesture and Mobile Interaction for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Business and Development Labs for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Innovation and Entrepreneurial Studies for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Design Project for MSc students, University Paris-Sud

2015-2016

Computer Graphics 5th year Engineering students, University Paris-Sud
Programming in HCI for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Programming in HCI for 3rd year undergraduate students, University Paris-Sud
Gesture and Mobile Interaction for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Creative Design for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Design Project for MSc students, University Paris-Sud
Computer Graphics MSc students, University Paris-Sud

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2012-2013

Introduction to Computer Science for undergraduate students, Polytech Paris-Sud
Computer Graphics lectures for undergraduate students, Polytech Paris-Sud

2010-2011

Computer Graphics lectures for MSc students, Polytech Paris-Sud
Algorithms for undergraduate students, Polytech Paris-Sud
Computer Graphics in OpenGL for undergraduate students, Polytech Paris-Sud

2009-2010

Human Computer Interaction for undergraduate students, Polytech Paris-Sud
Programming in C++ for MSc students, Polytech Paris-Sud
Programming in C++ for MSc students, Polytech Paris-Sud
Algorithms for undergraduate students, Polytech Paris-Sud
Computer Graphics in OpenGL for undergraduate students, Polytech Paris-Sud

Participation at Committees and Reviewing Activities• Technical Program chair of the conference ACM DIS’24• Member of the jury of the Ph.D. of Joseph La Delfa “Cultivating Mechanical Sympathy Making Meaning”,
KTH University, Stockholm, 2023
• First opponent of the Phd of Benedikte Wallace “AI-generated Dance and The Subjectivity Challenge”, Oslo
University, 2023
• The opponent of the Phd of Marika Hedemyr “Mixed Reality In Public Space”, Malmo University, 2023
• Member of the jury of the Phd defence of Loup Vuarnesson “Geste improvisé et interfaces naturelles. Vers denouveaux fondamentaux pour le design d’expériences optimales en médiations immersives”, SACRe
University of PSL, ENSAD, 2023
• Technical Program chair of the conference ACM DIS’23• Papers chair of the conference ACM C&C’23• Member of the Program Committee (AC) of the ACM CHI’22 and ACM CHI’23• Member of the jury of the Phd defence of Olivain PORRY “Des communautés de machines”, SACRe
University of PSL, ENSAD, 2022
• Founding Member of the conference MOCO
• Member of Steering committee of MOCO 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022.
• Sub-committee chair of the conference ACM DIS’21• Member of the jury of 30% for the PhD of Özgun Kilic Afsar at the university of KTH, Stockholm, 2021
• Member of the selection committee of an assistant professor in HCI at the university of Lille, 2021.
• Performance and exhibition chair of the conference ACM DIS’20• Member of the Program Committee (AC) of the ACM DIS’20, ACM DIS’21 and ACM DIS’22• Member of the jury of the Phd defense of Maxime Garcia “Transfert d'animation : animer des personnages
virtuels par le jeu et le mime”, University of Grenoble Alpes, 2019.
• Member of the selection committee of an assistant professor in Art et Technologies at University Paris 8,
2018.
• Member of the selection committee of an assistant professor in games and interactive media at CNAM, 2017.
• Member of the User board of the project European Wholodance, Coventry University, 2017.
• Reviewer of the PHD thesis of Andrew Bluff “Interactive Art, Immersive Technology and Live
Performance”, University of Technology Sydney, 2017.
• Member of the Program Committee for the Works-in-Progress and Art.CHI of ACM CHI 2012, 2013, 2014,
and 2015 and 2017
• General chair and organizer of the conference MOCO’15 et MOCO’14
5• Reviewer for the ACM CHI 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
• Reviewer for UIST 2017.
• Reviewer for INTERACT 2017.
• Reviewers ACM DIS 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019.
• Reviewer for the TEI 2015 and 2016.
• Reviewer NIME 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
• Reviewer for ISEA 2015
• Reviewer for TOCHI• Reviewer for the journal Computers in Entertainment.
• Reviewer for the TSI journal, special issue in Arts and Sciences• Reviewer for the International Journal of Human Computer Studies IJHCS.
• Reviewer for the special issue of the journal Human Technology “Human–Technology Choreographies: Body,
movement, and space in expressive interactions”• Reviewer for the Journal of Multimodal Technologies and Interaction

Responsibilities and Organizational Activities
2018- today

Head of the Human Computer Interaction and Design Master program, of the EIT Digital,

2020- today

Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France.
Member of the pedagogical team of the Post-master’s degree “Année de Recherche en

2023

Recherche Creation” ENS Paris Saclay, Orsay, France.
Organization of the seminar Engaging technologies with communities and artistic practices, for2022

the end of the ANR funded project Living Archive, IRCAM, Paris, France
Organization of the Element Days – seminar for the end of the ANR funded project Element,

2022

IRCAM, Paris, France
Organization of the seminar “Humains, trop humains... les sémantiques et mouvements de2021

l’après”, IRCAM Centre Pompidou, CWB, Paris, France
Organization of the Seminar “Féminisme - Musique - Technologie”, IRCAM Centre Pompidou,

2020

CWB, Paris, France
Organization of the Panel “Dance: Between Living and Artificial” at the Forum Vertigo, IRCAM

2019

Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Organization of the seminar “There are no girls on internet : pourquoi le cyber féminisme ? ”,

2018

IRCAM Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Organization of the Panel “Coding the body” at the Forum Vertigo, IRCAM Centre Pompidou,

2016- 2018

Paris, France
Coordination of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Minor of the Human Computer

2014- 2015

Interaction and Design Master program, of the EIT Digital, University Paris Sud, Orsay, France.
Organizer of the Hakanai performance by AM/CB during ISEA/MOCO, SFU, Vancouver.
Organizer of the International Workshop on Movement and Computing (MOCO), SFU,
Vancouver.
Part of the organization of the International Symposium on Electronic Arts (ISEA), SFU,
Vancouver.

2013-2014

Organizer of the May Residency of the MovingStories Project, Emily Carr University, Vancouver.
Organizer of International Workshop on Movement and Computing (MOCO), IRCAM, Paris.
Organizer of the May Residency of the MovingStories Project, Emily Carr University, Vancouver.
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2011- 2012

Organizer of the Arts and Science days, University Paris-Sud, Orsay, May 2012.
Organizer of Workshop on Movement Qualities and Physical Models Visualizations, IRCAM,

2009-2010

Paris.
Organizer of the conference “Journée des Jeunes Chercheurs en Audition, AcoustiqueMusicale et Signal Audio” JJCAAS, IRCAM, Paris.
Organizer of the “Journée des Doctorants de l’EDIPS”, University Paris-Sud, Orsay.

Research-Creation and Art projects
2023

Performance For Patricia (Interactive Dance Performance)
In collaboration with the John Sullivan

2022

Residency at the MODINA program at the National Center for Dance in Bucarest, Romania
Project GUEDRA (Field work at Guelmim, Morocco)

2020

1-year artistic Residency at Mains d’Oeuvres, Saint Ouen, France
Performance Some Assembly Reprocessed (Interactive Dance Performance)

2020

In collaboration with the dance compagnie Attack Theatre and University of Pittsburgh.
Performance VINTAGE (Interactive Dance Performance)
In collaboration with the choreographer Annika Kompart

2019

Residency at the Connection Platform à Aarhus in Denmark,CODA (Live coding, Dance and interactive sound)2018

In collaboration with Jules Francoise and Yves Candau (SIAT)
The practical guide of the usage of the body in public space (Book project)

2018

In collaboration avec Rocio Berenguer.
Radical Choreographic Object (Interactive Dance Performance)

2017

In collaboration with the Choreographer Jean-Marc Matos from K-danse cie.
Ergonomics (Interactive Dance Performance)
In collaboration with Rocio Berenguer from Pulso cie.

2016

SKIN (Interactive Dance Performance)

2016

In collaboration with videographer Tamara Erde.
Still, moving (Interactive Installation and Dance Performance)
In collaboration with Jules Francoise and Yves Candau

2015

Made for the scores + traces collective exhibition at the one Art space in NYC
DANCE WORK / WORK DANCE (Dance Performance)

2015

In collaboration with Emmalena Fredriksson
Worlds (Interactive VR Dance Performance)

2014

In collaboration with Thecla Schiphorst and Athomas Goldberg
Glass Dance and Connecting Movement (Interactive VR Dance Performance)

2014

In collaboration with Thecla Schiphorst and Athomas Goldberg
Decoding (Video Tryptic)
In collaboration with Thecla Schiphorst

2013

Made for “Coding the Body” Exhibition at Apexart Gallery / NYC 2014
Self and Self Portraits (Interactive Dance Performance)

2013

In collaboration with composer Roxanne Nesbitt and dancer Alexa Marion
Longing and Forgetting (Interactive installation on urban screen)
In collaboration with Matthew Gingold, Thecla Schiphorst, Philippe Pasquier
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2012

Pre-choreographic Elements Platform, Labo21 project
In collaboration with the international dance companies Emio Greco | PC, Troubleyn-Jan

2011

Fabre, Random Dance-Wayne Mc Gregor. BADco's performances
Chiselling Bodies, Interactive Dance Performance

2011

In collaboration with dancer Marion Cavaillé from Ballet National de Marseille
A light Touch I and II, Interactive Installation2010

In collaboration with researchers Baptiste Caramiaux and Marcos Serrano
Sabour (Interactive Dance and Visual Performance)

2009-2010

In collaboration with artist Elika Hedayat and Tamara Erde and Nicolas Rasamimanana
Cloud (Interactive Multimodal Installation)

2009-2010

In collaboration with researchers Nathalie Delprat and Claire Leroux.
Double Skin/Double Mind (Interactive Installation)
Within Inside Knowledge Movement project. In collaboration with the international danceCompany Emio Greco | Pieter C. Scholten.

Talks, keynotes, Residencies and Workshops•

Workshop "Towards Mutual Benefit: Reflecting on Artist Residencies as a Method for Collaboration in DIS”
at the conference DIS, Pittsburg, USA, 2023•

Participation at the MODINA kick-off program in Tallinn, Estonia, 2023•

Keynote at the workshop on embodied perspectives on musical AI, University of Oslo, Norway, 2022•

Invited Talk at the University of Nantes, France, 2022•

Presentation at the conference IHM of the video “Les femmes dans l’IHM”, Namur, Belgium, 2022•

Workshop CHI-ART, at ACM CHI’22, Online, 2022•

Invited talk for high school students organized by Trace at ENSPG, Paris, 2022•

Presentation at the Element days, IRCAM, Paris, 2022•

Invited talk at the FFF Seminars at the Interaction Design group of the university KTH, online, 2021•

Participation at the “conversation art science autour d’Isadora Duncan” by Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Rémi Ronfard,
Elisabeth Schwartz and Manon Vialle, at CND Lyon, 2021•

Presentation at the symposium “Colloque Croiser arts, design et sciences pour enseigner autrement”,
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France , 2021•

Seminar at the University of Sussex “Research seminar series”, online , 2021•

Interview with WONOMUTE (Women Nordic Music Technology), online , 2021•

Panel at the round table on “Anestis Logothetis Centenary Symposium”, Greece , 2021•

Presentation of the project “Living Archive”, Kick off of the ANR Funding, 2021•

Keynote presentation at the workshop “Critical Perspectives on AI/ML in Musical Interfaces” à NIME, 2021•

Presentation on “Enaction” at the seminar in honor of Francisco Varela at CRI, Paris, 2021•

Keynote at the graduation conference at ENS Paris Saclay, 2020•

Research presentation on archiving Isadora Duncan, Centre National de la Danse, Pantin, 2020•

Participation to the provocations, SloMoCo, online, 2020•

Invited talk at NYU Marl Speaker series, New York , 2020•

Colloquium at the Humanities center, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg , 2020•

Workshop for students with disabilities at the Chamarande centre for the Arts, Chamarande , 20208•

Presentation on at the Virtual creativity collective realities days at ENSAD, Paris , 2019•

Presentation on at ELEMENT workshop, IRCAM, Paris , 2019•

Presentation of the Vintage project at Performing Art Platform, Aarhus, 2019•

Presentation at the Center for Digital Creativity in Aarhus university, Aarhus, 2019•

Master class on gesture-sound Interaction, Conservatory of Vicenza, 2019•

Master class on composition, Conservatory of Vicenza, 2019•

Master class on Live Coding at LAB-DAYS - MovA, Stereolux, Nantes, 2019•

Seminar on Isadora Duncan, University of Grenoble, 2019•

Workshop "creativity in HCI” at the conference IHM, Brest, France, 2018•

Keynote at the symposium of the Korean Society of Dance, Seoul, , 2018•

Invited talk at the Masters AIMove, Mines ParisTech, 2018•

Invited talk at the ATI department, University Paris 8, 2018•

Presentation at la Fall school “Transdisciplinarity - increasing scientific and artistic creativity”, University Paris
Descartes, Paris, 2018•

Invited Panelist at the round table “Les robots sont-ils des créateurs comme les autres ?” organized by the
SACEM at Science-Po Paris, 2018•

Presentation at the evaluation INRIA, Rungis•

Seminar at the Computer Science Department of ENS Cachan, 2018•

Member of the Jury of the “Dansathon” of the Biennale de Danse de Lyon, 2018•

Keynote at la conference FAB’14, Toulouse;, 2018•

Keynote at workshop "Workshop on Human-Machine Collaboration”, IRCAM, Paris, 2018•

Invited Panelist for the provocation “What escapes computation in interactive performance” at MOCO,
Genova, 2018•

Workshop on dance annotation, MOCO, Genova, 2018•

Organization and moderation of the seminar “Coder le corps” at centre Pompidou, Paris, 2018•

Invited talk at INRIA Rhônes-Alpes, Grenoble, 2017•

Invited talk at the seminar "Corps et Mobiles", Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, 2017•

Invited talk at l'IFIP TC13 & TC14 Open symposium, 2017•

Presentation at the workshop on Movement futures, Vancouver, 2017•

Invited talk at CIRMMT at the university of McGill, Montreal, 2017•

Workshop on experience explicitation technique at MOCO, Goldsmidths, Londres, 2017•

Keynote au TEDx Saclay, Orsay, 2016•

Invited talk at la Casa Paganini Infomuse, Genova, 2016•

Seminar at the workshop on « la Dynamique Interactionnelle du Geste » DIG, CNRS, Paris, 2016•

Invited talk at the Beyond Lab: « Entre L'Homme et la Machine: Défi des Nouvelles Interfaces », Orsay, 2016•

Keynote at the workshop « Scénariser la danse par le numérique », University of Strasbourg, 2016•

Presentation at the Workshop of the May Residency of the project MovingStories, Vancouver, BC, 2016•

Keynote at workshop/exhibition "Corps Refléchis" by cie Entorse, Caen, 2016•

Invited talk at the workshop on Notation, Centre National de la Danse, Paris, 2015•

Invited talk at the Choreometrics Symposium, University of Maryland, Washington DC, 2015•

Invited talk at the LRI team HCC, Exsitu, Orsay, 2015•

Invited talk at University of Illinois Champana Urbain, 20156•

Invited talk at the School of Interactive Arts and Technologies, SFU, Vancouver, 20159

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Invited talk at the University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, 2015•

Workshop at the University of Maryland, Washington DC, 2015•

Presentation at the Workshop of the May Residency of the project MovingStories, Vancouver, BC, 2015•

Invited talk au MIT Medialab, Boston, 2014•

Invited panelist at the workshop on Movement and Computing (MOCO) London, 2014•

Presentation at the 7th volume of PechaKucha Night Human x Technology Richmond, BC, 2014•

Presentation at the Workshop of the May Residency of project MovingStories, Vancouver, BC, 2014•

Workshop : Learning Laban Effort Qualities using Interactive Sonic Feedback , Vancouver, BC, 2014•

Seminar Recherche and Creation at IRCAM, Paris, 2013•

Seminar Recherche and Creation at EAVI Goldsmith Collège University of London, Londres, 2013•

Presentation at the Cycles organised by Miriam Gourfink at la Gaieté Lyrique, Paris, 2013•

Presentation at the Workshop on « patrimoine culturel immatériel » at Mines de Paris, Paris, 2013•

Presentation at the Workshop of the May Residency of the projet MovingStories, Vancouver, BC, 2013•

Seminar at the cycles « Danse-Science Mélange » at the Centre National de la Danse, Pantin, 2013•

PhD thesis defence at LIMSI-CNRS, 19 December 2012, Orsay.

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PhD thesis defence at IRCAM, 20 December 2012, Paris.

Publications List
Habilitation Thesis (HDR)•

Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Dance-led Research”, Defended on the 22nd of March 2023 at LISN, Université Paris
Saclay.

PhD Thesis•

Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Dance gesture analysis and physical models based visual feedback: contribution of
movement qualities to interaction”, Defended on the 19th of December 2012 at LIMSI-CNRS, Ircam,
University Paris-Sud, France.

Journal Papers, Peer Reviewed•

Ulysses Bernardet, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Karen Studd, Karen Bradley, Philippe Pasquier, Thecla Schiphorst,“Assessing the Reliability of the Laban Movement Analysis System”, PLOS ONE, 2019.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, "A comprehensive review of Dance and Technologies”, En cours de publication au journal
de la Korean Society of Danse, 2018.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Vers une dramaturgie et un corps au numérique”, Culture et Recherche n°135 2017.
Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Frederic Bevilacqua, Christian Jacquemin, "Interactive Visuals as Metaphors for Dance
Movement Qualities", Accepted to Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TIIS) 2015.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Cyrille Henry, Christian Jacquemin, "Physical Modelling for Interactive Installations and the
Performing Arts", International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media (IJPADM) 2014.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Frédéric Bevilacqua, Bertha Bermudez, Christian Jacquemin, “Dance Interaction with
Physical Model Visualization based on Movement Qualities”, International Journal of Arts and Technology(IJART) 2013.

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Nathalie Delprat, Claire Leroux, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Experience of a cloud-avatar: scientific challenges andartistic perspectives”, International Journal Of Design and Innovation Research, (IJODIR) 2011.

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•Bertha Bermudez, Scott deLahunta, Marijke Hoogenboom, Chris Ziegler, Frédéric Bevilacqua, Sarah Fdili
Alaoui, Barbara Meneses Gutierrez “The Double Skin/Double Mind Interactive Installation”, Journal for
Artistic Research (JAR) 2011.

Book Chapter•

Frederic Bevilacqua, Norbert Schnell, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, "Gesture Capture: Paradigms in Interactive Music/
Dance Systems", TanzKongress-press 2011.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Danse – Technologies – Phénoménologie” dans Du signe et performance – La notation,
une pensée en mouvement, L’Harmattan 2019.

International Conference Publications, Peer Reviewed•

Jules Françoise, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Yves Candau “CO/DA: Live-Coding Movement-Sound Interactions forDance Improvisation”, In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI),New Orleans 2022. Honorable mention•

Baptiste Caramiaux and Sarah Fdili Alaoui “Explorers of Unknown Planets”: Qualitative Study on AI in Artistic
Practice”, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social
Computing, 2022, (CSCW), online.

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Manon Vialle, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Mélina Skouras, Vennila Vilvanathan, Elisabeth Schwartz, Remi Ronfard“Visualizing Isadora Duncan’s movements qualities” In Proceedings of the ACM Creativity andCognition 2022 (C&C), Venice.

•Catarina Allen d’Ávila Silveira, Ozgun Kilic Afsar, Sarah Fdili Alaoui “Wearable Choreographer: Designing Soft
Robotics for Dance Practice” In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)
2022, online.

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Miriam Sturdee, Makayla Lewis Kingston, Mafalda Samuelsson-Gamboa, Thuong Hoang, Ilja Smorgun, Hohn
Meirs, Pranjal Jain, Angelika Strohmayer, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Christina Wodtke, “The State of the (CHI)Art”,
Workshop at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), New Orleans 2022.

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Baptiste Caramiaux, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Stacy Hsueh, “What Becomes of “Work” in AI “Artwork” “. In
Proceedings of the Outsourcing Artificial Intelligence workshop at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems (CHI), New Orleans 2022.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Anke Brock, “La voix des femmes au sein de l’AFIHM”, Alt-IHM at the conference IHM
2022, Namur.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui and Jean-Marc Matos. “RCO : Investigating Social and Technological Constraints throughInteractive Dance”. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
2021, online.

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Marianela Ciolfi Felice, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Wendy E. Mackay, “Studying Choreographic Collaboration in theWild”, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2021, online.

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Jean-Philippe Rivière, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Baptiste Caramiaux, Wendy E. Mackay “Exploring the Role ofArtifacts in Collective Dance Re-staging”. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported
Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 2022, (CSCW), online.

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Miriam Sturdee, Makayla Lewis Kingston, Angelika Strohmayer, Katta Spiel, Nantia Koulidou, Sarah Fdili
Alaoui, Josh Urban Davis “A Plurality of Practices: Artistic Narratives in HCI Research”, In proceedings of the
ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition (C&C) 2021, online. Best Pictorial Award.

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Elisabeth Walton, Baptiste Caramiaux, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Frederic Bevilacqua, Wendy E. Mackay “ReconcilingTechnology-driven and Experiential Approaches for Movement Design”. In proceedings of IHM 2021.

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Mirjana Prpa, Sarah Fdili-Alaoui, Thecla Schiphorst, and Philippe Pasquier. “Articulating experience:
Reflections from experts applying micro-phenomenology to design research in HCI”. In Proceedings of the
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2020, online. Best Paper Award.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Making an interactive dance piece: tensions in integrating technology in art”, In
Proceedings of ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), San Diego, 2019.

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Stacy Hsueh, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, and Wendy E Mackay. “ Deconstructing Creativity: Non-Linear Processes andFluid Roles in Contemporary Music and Dance”. In proceedings of the ACM

Conference on Computer-

Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), 2019, Austin. Honorable Mention.

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Jean-Philippe Rivière, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Baptiste Caramiaux, Wendy E. Mackay. “Capturing movement
decomposition to support learning and teaching in contemporary dance”. In the proceedings of the ACM
Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), 2019, Austin.

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Stacy Hsueh, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, and Wendy E Mackay. “Probing Kinaesthetic Creativity in Dance”. In
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Glasgow, 2019.

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Kristin Carlson, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Greg Corness, Thecla Schiphorst “Shifting Spaces: Using Defamiliarization
to Design Choreographic Technologies That Support Co-Creation”, In Proceedings of the International
Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO), Denver 2019.

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Marianela Ciolfi Felice, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Wendy E. Mackay, “Knotation: Exploring and Documenting
Choreographic Processes”, In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI), Montreal, 2018.

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Jean-Philippe Rivière, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Baptiste Caramiaux, Wendy E. Mackay, “How do dancers learn todance?” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO), Genova,
2018.

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Scott deLahunta, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Frédéric Bevilacqua, Rosemary Cisneros, Katerina El Raheb, Carla
Fernandes, Anton Koch, Thembi Rosa, Sarah Whatley, “MOCO Annotation Workshop”, Workshop at theInternational Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO), Genova, 2018.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Radical Choreographic Object [RCO]”, In the Extended Abstracts (ArtCHI) of the ACM
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Montreal, 2018.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Jules Françoise, Thecla Schiphorst, Karen Studd, Fréderic Bevilacqua “ Seeing, Sensing
and Recognizing Laban Movement Qualities”, In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems (CHI), Denver, 2017.

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Jules Françoise, Yves Candau, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Thecla Schiphorst, " Designing for Kinesthetic Awareness:
Revealing User Experiences through Second-Person Inquiry”, In Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human
Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Denver, 2017.

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Yves Candau, Jules Françoise, Sarah Fdili Alaoui and Thecla Schiphorst “Cultivating kinaesthetic awarenessthrough interaction: Multiple perspectives from somatic practices and embodied cognition”, In Proceedingsof the International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO), London, 2017.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui “Workshop on Experience Explicitation Interviews for Movement Researchers andPractitioners.” Workshop at the International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO), London
2017.

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Marianela Ciolfi Felice, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Wendy E. Mackay, “How Do Choreographers Craft Dance:
Designing for a Choreographer-Technology Partnership”, In Proceedings of the International Workshop on
Movement and Computing (MOCO), Thessaloniki, 2016.

12•Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Kristin Carlson, Shannon Cuyckendal, Karen Studd, Karen Bradley, Thecla Schiphorst “HowDo Experts Observe Movement”, In Proceedings of the International Conference on Movement andComputing (MOCO), 2015, Vancouver.

•Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Thecla Schiphorst, Shannon Cuyckendal, Kristin Carlson, Karen Studd, Karen Bradley,“Strategies for Embodied Design: The Value and Challenges of Observing Movement”, In the Proceedings of
the ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition (C&C) 2015, Glasgow, Scotland.

•Micheal Nixon, Ulysses Bernardet, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Omid Alemi, Ankit Gupta, Thecla Schiphorst, Steve
DiPaola, Philippe Pasquier, “MoDa: the open source movement database“, In the Extended Abstract of theInternational Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO), Vancouver, 2015.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Roxanne Nesbitt, “Self and Self Portraits”, In the Canadian Society of Dance Studies
Symposium on Embodied Artful Practices, 2014, Vancouver, Canada.

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Jules Francoise, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Frederic Bevilacqua, Thecla Schiphorst, “Vocalizing Movement for Laban
Effort Sonification in Dance Pedagogy”, In Proceedings of ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems(DIS), Vancouver, 2014.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Kristin Carlson and Thecla Schiphorst ”Choreography as Mediated through Compositional
Tools for Movement: Constructing A Historical Perspective”, In Proceedings of the International Conference
on Movement and Computing (MOCO), Paris, 2014.

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Diego Silang Maranan, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Thecla Schiphorst, Philippe Pasquier, Pattarawut Subyen, Lyn
Bartram. "Designing For Movement: Evaluating Computational Models using LMA Effort Qualities”,
Proceedings of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Toronto, 2014.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Body Movement Expression as Interaction Modality”, In the Beautiful Dance Moves
workshop at the ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition (C&C), Sydney, 2013.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Christian Jacquemin, Frédéric Bevilacqua. “Chiselling Bodies: an Augmented Dance
Performance”, In the Extended Abstract of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI) 2013, Paris, France.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Baptiste Caramiaux, Marcos Serrano, Frédéric Bevilacqua. “Movement qualities asinteraction modality”, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2012,
Newcastle, Honorable Mention.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “Evaluating an Interactive Installation for Dance Pedagogy: The Case Study of Double
Skin/Double Mind”, In the Doctoral Consortium of ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)
2012, Newcastle.

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Baptiste Caramiaux, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Tifanie Bouchara, Marc Rébillat. “Gestural Auditory and VisualInteractive Platform”, In Proceedings of Digital Audio Effects (Dafx) 2011, Paris, France.

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Baptiste Caramiaux, Marcos Serrano. “From dance to touch: movement qualities forinteraction design”, In the Extended Abstract of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems(CHI) 2011, Vancouver,.

•Nathalie Delprat, Claire Leroux, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, “In the clouds, Virtual experience of a matter”, In
Proceedings of the Virtual Reality International Conference (VRIC) 2011, Laval, France.

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