Bruno Herbelin
EPFL ENT-R CNP
Campus Biotech B3
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Genève
EPFL SV BMI LNCO
B3 2 222.134 (Campus Biotech batiment B3)
Ch. des Mines 9
CH-1202 Genève
Mission
As deputy director of the Center for Neuroprosthetics, I am in charge of the operational coordination of the center's activities.
Biography
06/12 - today Deputy Director
Center for Neuroprosthetics
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
10/09 - today Scientific collaborator
Laboratory of cognitive neuroscience
Brain & Mind Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
11/05 - 09/09 Assistant Professor
Aalborg University
Esbjerg Institute of Technology & Copenhagen Institute of Technology, Denmark.
07/01 - 09/05 Research assistant PhD student
Virtual Reality Laboratory
School of Computer and Communications, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
Developments
RealiSM - Reality Substitution Machine, technology for ecological VR experimentation.
http://lnco.epfl.ch/realism
ExpyVR - Framework for designing and conducting Experiments in Virtual-Reality.
http://lnco.epfl.ch/expyvr
GLMixer - Graphic Live Video Mixing software for visual art performance.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/glmixer/
Education
| Dr.Sc. (Ph.D.) | Computer graphics and virtual reality | EPFL, CS department, VRLab, Lausanne, CH. | Nov 2005 |
| DEA (M.Sc.) | Computer sciences and artificial intelligence. | Louis Pasteur University, LSIIT, Strasbourg, FR. | 2000 |
| Engineer (M.Sc.) | Computer science, software and knowledge engineering | UTBM, CS department, Belfort-Montbeliard, FR. | 1997 |
Fields of expertise
Virtual Reality for cognitive sciences
(computer graphics, programming, electronics, interaction design, experimental psychology, EEG)
(computer graphics, programming, electronics, interaction design, experimental psychology, EEG)
Publications
Infoscience
Infoscience
2019
L. Bréchet; R. Mange; B. Herbelin; Q. Theillaud; B. Gauthier et al. : First-person view of one’s body in immersive virtual reality: Influence on episodic memory; PLOS ONE. 2019. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0197763.
2018
E. Pellencin; M. P. Paladino; B. Herbelin; A. Serino : Social perception of others shapes one's own multisensory peripersonal space; Cortex. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.08.033.
H. Galvan Debarba; R. Boulic; R. Salomon; O. Blanke; B. Herbelin : Self-attribution of distorted reaching movements in immersive virtual reality; Computers & Graphics. 2018-10-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.cag.2018.09.001.
L. Heydrich; J. E. Aspell; G. Marillier; T. Lavanchy; B. Herbelin et al. : Cardio-visual full body illusion alters bodily self-consciousness and tactile processing in somatosensory cortex; Scientific Reports. 2018. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-018-27698-2.
S. Bovet; H. G. Debarba; B. Herbelin; E. Molla; R. Boulic : The Critical Role of Self-Contact for Embodiment in Virtual Reality; IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 2018-02-06. DOI : 10.1109/TVCG.2018.2794658.
R. Salomon; R. Ronchi; J. Dönz; J. Bello-Ruiz; B. Herbelin et al. : Insula mediates heartbeat related effects on visual consciousness; Cortex. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.01.005.
C.-l. Mul; S. D. Stagg; B. Herbelin; J. E. Aspell : The Feeling of Me Feeling for You: Interoception, Alexithymia and Empathy in Autism; Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2018-04-11. DOI : 10.1007/s10803-018-3564-3.
A. Serino; J.-P. Noel; R. Mange; E. Canzoneri; E. Pellencin et al. : Peripersonal Space: An Index of Multisensory Body–Environment Interactions in Real, Virtual, and Mixed Realities; Frontiers in ICT. 2018-01-22. DOI : 10.3389/fict.2017.00031.
M. Solca; R. Ronchi; J. Bello-Ruiz; T. Schmidlin; B. Herbelin et al. : Heartbeat-enhanced immersive virtual reality to treat complex regional pain syndrome; NEUROLOGY. 2018. DOI : 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005905.
M. Solcà; R. Ronchi; J. Bello-Ruiz; T. Schmidlin; B. Herbelin et al. : Heartbeat-enhanced immersive virtual reality to treat complex regional pain syndrome; Neurology. 2018. DOI : 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005905.
G. Rognini; F. M. Petrini; S. Raspopovic; G. Valle; G. Granata et al. : Multisensory bionic limb to achieve prosthesis embodiment and reduce distorted phantom limb perceptions; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 2018. DOI : 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318570.
2017
T. Porssut; H. G. Debarba; E. Canzoneri; B. Herbelin; R. Boulic : Virtual Zero Gravity Impact on Internal Gravity Model. 2017. 19th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference (VR), Los Angeles, CA, MAR 18-22, 2017. p. 309-310. DOI : 10.1109/VR.2017.7892300.
H. Galvan Debarba; S. Bovet; R. Salomon; O. Blanke; B. Herbelin et al. : Characterizing first and third person viewpoints and their alternation for embodied interaction in virtual reality; PLoS One. 2017. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0190109.
E. Allard; E. Canzoneri; D. Adler; C. Morélot-Panzini; J. Bello-Ruiz et al. : Interferences between breathing, experimental dyspnoea and bodily self-consciousness; Scientific Reports. 2017. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-017-11045-y.
M. L. Blefari; R. Martuzzi; R. Salomon; J. Bello-Ruiz; B. Herbelin et al. : Bilateral Rolandic operculum processing underlying heartbeat awareness reflects changes in bodily self-consciousness; European Journal Of Neuroscience. 2017. DOI : 10.1111/ejn.13567.
2016
B. Herbelin; R. Salomon; A. Serino; O. Blanke : Neural Mechanisms of Bodily Self-Consciousness and the Experience of Presence in Virtual Reality; Human Computer Confluence; De Gruyter, 2016. p. 80-96.
C. Pfeiffer; P. Grivaz; B. Herbelin; A. Serino; O. Blanke : Visual gravity contributes to subjective first-person perspective; Neuroscience of Consciousness. 2016. DOI : 10.1093/nc/niw006.
E. Canzoneri; G. Di Pellegrino; B. Herbelin; O. Blanke; A. Serino : Conceptual processing is referenced to the experienced location of the self, not to the location of the physical body; Cognition. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.05.016.
M. Kaliuzhna; E. R. Ferre; B. Herbelin; O. Blanke; P. Haggard : Multisensory effects on somatosensation: a trimodal visuo-vestibular-tactile interaction; Scientific Reports. 2016. DOI : 10.1038/srep26301.
R. Salomon; R. Ronchi; J. Dönz; J. Bello-Ruiz; B. Herbelin et al. : The Insula Mediates Access to Awareness of Visual Stimuli Presented Synchronously to the Heartbeat; The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 2016. DOI : 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4262-15.2016.
2015
R. Salomon; M. Kaliuzhna; B. Herbelin; O. Blanke : Balancing awareness: Vestibular signals modulate visual consciousness in the absence of awareness; Consciousness And Cognition. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.concog.2015.07.009.
H. Galvan Debarba; S. Perrin; B. Herbelin; R. Boulic : Embodied Interaction using Non-Planar Projections in Immersive Virtual Reality. 2015. 21st ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST '15), Beijing, China, November 13-15, 2015.
H. G. Debarba; S. Perrin; B. Herbelin; R. Boulic : Embodied interaction using non-planar projections in immersive virtual reality. 2015. 21st ACM Symposium, Beijing, China, 13-15 November 2015. p. 125-128. DOI : 10.1145/2821592.2821603.
H. G. Debarba; E. Molla; B. Herbelin; R. Boulic : Characterizing embodied interaction in First and Third Person Perspective viewpoints. 2015. 2015 IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), Arles, France, 23-24 March 2015. p. 67-72. DOI : 10.1109/3DUI.2015.7131728.
H. Galvan Debarba; E. Molla; B. Herbelin; R. Boulic : Characterizing Embodied Interaction in First and Third Person Perspective Viewpoints. 2015. 2015 IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, March 23-24, 2015.
R. Ronchi; J. Bello-Ruiz; M. Lukowska; B. Herbelin; I. Cabrilo et al. : Right insular damage decreases heartbeat awareness and alters cardio-visual effects on bodily self-consciousness; Neuropsychologia. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.02.010.
A. Serino; A. L. Sforza; N. Kanayama; M. van Elk; M. Kaliuzhna et al. : Tuning of temporo-occipital activity by frontal oscillations during virtual mirror exposure causes erroneous self-recognition; The European journal of neuroscience. 2015. DOI : 10.1111/ejn.13029.
S. Gale; M. Prsa; A. Schurger; A. Gay; A. Paillard et al. : Oscillatory neural responses evoked by natural vestibular stimuli in humans; Journal of neurophysiology. 2015. DOI : 10.1152/jn.00153.2015.
2014
D. Adler; B. Herbelin; T. Similowski; O. Blanke : Breathing and sense of self: Visuo-respiratory conflicts alter body self-consciousness; Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.resp.2014.08.003.
D. Adler; B. Herbelin; T. Similowski; O. Blanke : Breathing and sense of self: Visuo-respiratory conflicts alter body self-consciousness (Reprint from Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, vol 203, pg 68-74); Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.resp.2014.09.019.
E. R. Ferre; M. Kaliuzhna; B. Herbelin; P. Haggard; O. Blanke : Vestibular-Somatosensory Interactions: Effects of Passive Whole-Body Rotation on Somatosensory Detection; Plos One. 2014. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0086379.
O. Blanke; P. Pozeg; M. Hara; L. Heydrich; A. Serino et al. : Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition; Current Biology. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.049.
2013
R. Salomon; M. Lim; B. Herbelin; G. Hesselmann; O. Blanke : Posing for awareness: Proprioception modulates access to visual consciousness in a continuous flash suppression task; Journal of vision. 2013. DOI : 10.1167/13.7.2.
J. E. Aspell; L. Heydrich; G. Marillier; T. Lavanchy; B. Herbelin et al. : Turning Body and Self Inside Out. Visualized Heartbeats Alter Bodily Self-Consciousness and Tactile Perception; Psychological Science -Cambridge-. 2013. DOI : 10.1177/0956797613498395.
L. Heydrich; T. J. Dodds; J. E. Aspell; B. Herbelin; H. H. Bülthoff et al. : Visual capture and the experience of having two bodies – Evidence from two different virtual reality techniques; Frontiers in Psychology. 2013. DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00946.
2011
B. Herbelin; J. Ciger; A. L. Brooks : Customising games for non-formal rehabilitation; International Journal on Disability and Human Development. 2011. DOI : 10.1515/IJDHD.2011.010.
2007
B. Herbelin; H. Grillon; P. De Heras Ciechomski; D. Thalmann : Coding gaze tracking data with chromatic gradients for VR exposure therapy. 2007. ICAT: 17th Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, Esbejerg, Denmark, 28-30 November 2007. p. 7-14. DOI : 10.1109/ICAT.2007.21.
2006
H. Grillon; F. Riquier; B. Herbelin; D. Thalmann : Virtual Reality as Therapeutic Tool in the Confines of Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment; International Journal in Disability and Human Development. 2006.
H. Grillon; F. Riquier; B. Herbelin; D. Thalmann : Use of Virtual Reality as Therapeutic Tool for Behavioural Exposure in the Ambit of Social. 2006. International Conference Series on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (ICDVRAT), Esbjerg, 18-20 September.
H. Grillon; F. Riquier; B. Herbelin; D. Thalmann : Use of Virtual Reality as Therapeutic Tool for Behavioral Exposure in the Ambit of Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment.. 2006. International Conference Series on Disability, Virtual Reality, and Associated Technologies, Esbjerg, Denmark, 18-20 September 2006. p. 105-112.
2005
B. Herbelin : Virtual reality exposure therapy for social phobia. Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3351.
B. Herbelin; M. Ponder; D. Thalmann : Building exposure: synergy of interaction and narration through the social channel; Presence. 2005. DOI : 10.1162/1054746053967085.
B. Herbelin; P. Benzaki; F. Riquier; O. Renault; D. Thalmann : Using physiological measures for emotional assessment: a computer-aided tool for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy; International Journal on Disability and Human Development. 2005.
A. Manganas; M. Tsiknakis; E. Leisch; M. Ponder; T. Molet et al. : JUST in Time Health Emergency Interventions: An innovative approach to training the citizen for emergency situations using Virtual Reality Techniques and Advanced IT Tools (The VR Tool); The Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare. 2005.
2004
B. Herbelin; P. Benzaki; F. Riquier; O. Renault; D. Thalmann : Using physiological measures for emotional assessment: a computer-aided tool for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy. 2004. 5th Intl Conf on Disability, Virtual Reality, Oxford, England, July 2004. p. 307-314.
B. Herbelin; P. benzaki; F. Riquier; O. Renault; H. Grillon et al. : Using physiological measures for emotional assessment: A computer-aided tool for cognitive and behavioral therapy; International Journal in Disability and Human Development. 2004.
M. Peinado; B. Herbelin; M. Wanderley; B. Le Callennec; B. Boulic et al. : Towards Configurable Motion Capture with Prioritized Inverse Kinematics. 2004. Third International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation (IWVR2004), Lausanne, Switzerland, 16-17 Septembre. p. 85-96.
M. Peinado; B. Herbelin; M. Wanderley; B. Le Callennec; R. Boulic et al. : Towards Configurable Motion Capture with Prioritized Inverse Kinematics. 2004. The Third International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation.
2003
B. Herbelin; M. Ponder; D. Thalmann : Building Exposure: Synergy of Interaction and Narration through Social Channels. 2003. Second International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation - IWVR2003, MIT.
B. Herbelin; M. Ponder; D. Thalmann : Building Exposure: Synergy of Interaction and Narration through Social Channels. 2003. Second International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation (IWVR2003), New Jersey, USA, 21-22 September.
M. Ponder; B. Herbelin; T. Moler; S. Schertenlieb; B. Ulicny et al. : Immersive VR decision training: telling interactive stories featuring advanced virtual human simulation technologies. 2003. DOI : 10.1145/769953.769965.
2002
B. Herbelin; F. Riquier; F. Vexo; D. Thalmann : Virtual Reality in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy : a preliminary study on Social Anxiety Disorder. 2002. 8th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM2002, Gyeongju, Korea, 25-27 September, 2002.
M. Ponder; B. Herbelin; T. Molet; S. Schertenleib; B. Ulicny et al. : Interactive Scenario Immersion: Health Emergency Decision Training in JUST Project. 2002. 1st International Workshop on Virtual Reality Rehabilitation, Lausanne, Switzerland, 7-8 November. p. 87-101.
Research
Research topics
In the recent years, my research focused on the study of the neural mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness and of the experience of embodiment and presence in virtual reality (VR). My research is at the crossroad of fundamental cognitive neuroscience and engineering, where the development of state of the art VR technologies brings unpreceded opportunities for experimental cognitive neuroscience research, and where the understanding of cognitive mechanisms of perception and consciousness stimulates innovation for the engineering of new VR immersion and interaction paradigms.Reality Substitution Machine
Virtual reality technologies are over 50 years old, yet still considered new and innovative today as they reach a larger public with widespread devices such as the oculus. Beyond the dreams of telepresence and cyberspace, scientific studies of the cognitive mechanisms of the sense of presence and of embodiment are required to fully comprehend how to master the art of virtual reality. To that end, the reality substitution machine (RealiSM) is an original and practical approach for the immersion in mixed-reality environments based on recent findings in cognitive neuroscience of bodily self-consciousness.http://lnco.epfl.ch/realism
ExpyVR
ExpyVR allows users to easily design an experiment timeline with loops and randomization using a graphical user interface. Modules for 2D and 3D display, audio, or user input are integrated into the timeline with few clics. Once an experiment is described and saved, a set of execution instances can be generated with randomization for testing with subjects (e.g. factorial design).http://lnco.epfl.ch/expyvr