Governance
Our governance structure comprises a Management team, an Advisory Board, and a Foundation Council, the latter being the institute’s highest decision-making body.
Foundation Council
The Foundation council is responsible for the economic and financial management of Idiap. It defines the institute’s structure, appoints its director, and—more generally—ensures Idiap’s development and defends its interests.
President
Anne-Laure Couchepin
President of the City of Martigny
Vice-president
Stéphane Marchand-Maillet
UNIGE Professor
Vice-President
Jean-Phillipe Thiran
EPFL Professor
Member
Patrick Furrer
Coordinator of the National Programme on Scientific Information, Swissuniversities and Director of the University Library of Medicine at CHUV
Member
Stéphanie Lacour
Vice-president for Support to Strategic Initiatives, Vice Presidency VPS - Administration
Member
Blaise Larpin
Full professor UAS, Head of the Institute of Tourism HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Member
Yves Rey
Head of the Service des Hautes Ecoles (SHE) of State of Valais
Member
Juliane Schröter
Vice-Rector in Charge of Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence and Professor at UNIGE
The Management
The Management
The leadership team is responsible for ensuring the Institute’s effective day-to-day operations, long-term sustainability, and continued strategic development.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is comprised of members of the scientific community selected by Idiap’s management for their exceptional skills and avant-garde vision. Although their role is strictly advisory, their advice is frequently sought and proves to be invaluable when making decisions regarding research, training, and technology transfer.
Dr. Alex Acero
Distinguished Scientist at Zoom
Prof. Tanzeem Choudhury
Prof. Anil K. Jain
Distinguished Professor and Douglas E. Zongker endowed professor at Michigan State University
Dr. Georges Kotrotsios
Member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Science -satw
Dr. Fabienne Marquis Weible
Member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW
Prof. Jim Rehg
Dr. Caroline Uhler
Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Prof. Matthew Turk
Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
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