Daniel Thalmann

Daniel Thalmann
CitizenshipSwitzerland and Canada
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
Known forVirtual Humans, Crowd Simulation, Virtual Rehabilitation
SpouseNadia Magnenat Thalmann
AwardsDr. Honoris Causa, Paul-Sabatier University, Toulouse, France 2002
Eurographics Distinguished Career Award 2010
Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Achievement Award 2012
CGI Career Award 2015
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsNanyang Technological University
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
University of Montreal

Prof. Daniel Thalmann is a Swiss and Canadian computer scientist and a pioneer in Virtual humans. He is currently Honorary Professor at EPFL, Switzerland and Director of Research Development at MIRALab Sarl in Geneva, Switzerland.