Short Resume of the author 

After obtaining master degrees in Data Processing and in Experimental Psychology at 
Paris University (1972-1973) Alain Michard entered IRIA (former name of INRIA) in 
1973, as researcher. His first research activities were in the domain of cognitive science 
(modeling of reasoning) and of human-factors of user-interfaces. 

His PhD Thesis in 1976 was entitled "Analysis and Formal Modeling of Diagnosis 
Tasks ". 

Nominated Research Director in 1980, he launched a Project in 1981, dedicated to the 
study of design methods for user-interface and interactive systems. The author was head 
of this Project from 1981 to 1990. Main research topics were in the domains of : 

- design of on-line context-dependent help systems, with natural-language interface; 
- design methodology for graphical user-interface; 
- user-interface management systems, and dialog managers. 

In 1990, the author joined INRIA's headquarters where he's now in charge of the 
International Scientific Relations Office for Western Countries. He is also the INRIA 
correspondent for the European Community R&D Programs. 


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