Group Members (Current) – Persuasive Technology Lab

Yunlong Dong

7 November 20247 November 2024 - by James Arnéra

I am a Master’s student in Digital Humanities at EPFL, with an interdisciplinary background in Data Science and Interactive Media Art. My study interests focus on Human-Computer Interaction, particularly on …

Group Members (Current) / Research Assistants (Alumni)

Yiyuan Fang

12 June 20236 September 2024 - by Lahari Goswami

I am a 2nd-year Master’s student at EPFL, studying computer science and management. Originally trained as a biologist, I fell in love with coding and decided to pivot towards this …

I am a first-year Ph.D. student under the supervision of Professor Mauro Cherubini and co-supervised by Professor Kevin Huguenin in the Department of Information Systems, HEC Lausanne. My doctoral research centers on the effects of cyberbullying among marginalized communities such as young and less privileged people. I hold a Master's degree in Information Technology from University Utara Malaysia and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems from the University of East London. My Master’s thesis investigates the factors that determine the use of e-government systems in Higher Education institutions in Nigeria. I started my career as a primary school teacher (2013) and rose to the level of Assistant Lecturer from State to Federal University in Nigeria, where I tutored both undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as Management Information Systems, E-Business, and Computer Applications.

PhD Students

Sadiq Aliyu

27 February 202117 September 2024 - by Sadiq Aliyu

I am a PhD student in the Department of Information Systems at the University of Lausanne, supervised by Professor Mauro Cherubini. My PhD research tackles the next frontier in social …

PhD Students

Pooja Rao

18 September 202017 September 2024 - by Mauro Cherubini

I am a PhD student under the co-supervision of Prof. Mauro Cherubini and Prof. Dinesh Babu Jayagopi from IIIT Bangalore. My research interests lie in the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction …

Research Assistants

Jimi Vaubien

22 July 202024 July 2020 - by Mauro Cherubini

I graduated from EPFL with a Data Science Master degree. I’ve always been interested in maths and information technology. During my studies, I got particularly fascinated by artificial intelligence and …