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Computer Science
Switzerland
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
71
Citations
31024
World Ranking
1734
National Ranking
40

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Pierre Dillenbourg is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their primary field of study is Computer Science, with a focus on Computer Science Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Control and Systems Engineering.

Their research topics cover several areas including Online Learning and Analytics, Robotics and Automated Systems, Writing and Handwriting Education, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Teaching and Learning Programming, Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Broadening artificial intelligence education in K-12, 2020, ACM Inroads
  • Eye-tracking and artificial intelligence to enhance motivation and learning, 2020, Smart Learning Environments
  • Acquisition of handwriting in children with and without dysgraphia: A computational approach, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Extending the Spectrum of Dysgraphia: A Data Driven Strategy to Estimate Handwriting Quality, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Using immersive virtual reality to support designing skills in vocational education, 2020, British Journal of Educational Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pierre Dillenbourg include:

  • Barbara Bruno
  • Jauwairia Nasir
  • Wafa Johal
  • Thibault Asselborn
  • Jennifer K. Olsen

The main publication venues where their work frequently appears are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • 2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • Scientific Reports

In addition to articles, Pierre Dillenbourg has contributed to book publications. One known title is "Educational Technologies for Vocational Education. Experiences as Digital Clay," published in 2022 by Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).

Among their distinctions, they were appointed Member of Academia Europaea in 2011.

Best Publications

  • The Evolution of Research on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Sanna Järvelä;Frank Fischer

  • What do you mean by collaborative learning

    Pierre Dillenbourg

  • The evolution of research on collaborative learning

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Michael J. Baker;Agnès Blaye;Claire O'Malley

  • Collaborative learning : cognitive and computational approaches

    Pierre Dillenbourg

  • Over-scripting CSCL: The risks of blending collaborative learning with instructional design

    Pierre Dillenbourg

  • Virtual Learning Environments

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Daniel Schneider;Paraskevi Synteta

  • One-to-one technology-enhanced learning: An opportunity for global research collaboration

    Tak-Wai Chan;Jeremy Roschelle;Sherry Hsi;Kinshuk Kinshuk

  • Specifying Computer-Supported Collaboration Scripts

    Lars Kobbe;Armin Weinberger;Pierre Dillenbourg;Andreas Harrer

  • Perceiving Learning at a Glance: A Systematic Literature Review of Learning Dashboard Research

    Beat A. Schwendimann;Maria Jesus Rodriguez-Triana;Andrii Vozniuk;Luis P. Prieto

  • Flexibility in macro‐scripts for computer‐supported collaborative learning

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Pierre Tchounikine

  • Designing Integrative Scripts

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Patrick Jermann

  • Designing augmented reality for the classroom

    Sébastien Cuendet;Quentin Bonnard;Son Do-Lenh;Pierre Dillenbourg

  • Design for classroom orchestration

    Pierre Dillenbourg

  • Technology for Classroom Orchestration

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Patrick Jermann

  • The mechanics of CSCL macro scripts

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Fabrice Hong

  • WITHDRAWN: Design for Classroom Orchestration

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Miguel Nussbaum;Yannis Dimitriadis;Jeremy Roschelle

  • Sharing Solutions: Persistence and Grounding in Multimodal Collaborative Problem Solving

    Pierre Dillenbourg;David Traum

  • Interactive tabletops in education

    Pierre Dillenbourg;Michael Evans

  • Benefits of a Tangible Interface for Collaborative Learning and Interaction

    Bertrand Schneider;Patrick Jermann;Guillaume Zufferey;Pierre Dillenbourg

  • What we know about CSCL and implementing it in higher education

    Jan-Willem Strijbos;Paul A. Kirschner;Rob L. Martens;Pierre Dillenbourg

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Kaplan
Frédéric Kaplan École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ana Paiva
Ana Paiva Instituto Superior Técnico
Francesco Mondada
Francesco Mondada École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Frank Fischer
Frank Fischer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michail N. Giannakos
Michail N. Giannakos Norwegian University of Science and Technology
David Traum
David Traum University of Southern California
Armin Weinberger
Armin Weinberger Saarland University
Roy D. Pea
Roy D. Pea Stanford University
Friedhelm C. Hummel
Friedhelm C. Hummel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Auke Jan Ijspeert
Auke Jan Ijspeert École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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