Pierre Thérouanne

#### Maître de conférences en psychologie cognitive et ergonomie / Associate professeur in Cognitive psychology and Ergonomics I completed a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in cognitive psychology from the Université of Montpellier. I presented my **doctoral thesis in Psychology** supervised by Guy Denhière at the Université of Aix-Marseille in 2000. At this time, my main research topic was the psychology of language, and I particularly attempted to understand the way people represent and process words having several meanings. I then pursued my teaching and research activities as a lecturer at Université Paris 13. I am an associate Professor since 2003 in the **Department of Psychology** and in the [Laboratoire d'Anthropologie et de Psychologie Cliniques, cognitives et Sociales (LAPCOS)](https://univ-cotedazur.fr/lapcos) at **Université Côte d’Azur** in Nice. **My research interests have gradually moved from the psychology of language to cognitive ergonomics**. In general, ergonomics is the study of interactions between people and elements of their environment to improve both human well-being and system performance. Cognitive ergonomics deals in particular with the way people exchange information with their environment. My research activities deal with **usability, accessibility and acceptability of digital technologies.** My main current interest is acceptability; the use – or intention to use – of technologies is determined by many factors (e.g., perceived utility, ease of use, social norms, etc.). With several colleagues and students from many fields – ergonomics, social psychology, sociology, sport science, and economics -, we are currently studying the acceptability of different kinds of devices such as social robots, nudges, and technology-based physical activities.