Olivier Oullier
Visiting Professor of Practice, Human Computer Interaction
Research Interests
Professor Oullier’s research interests and entrepreneurial activities focus on advancing the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) through the development of multimodal interfaces, particularly Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) designed to support people with determination and enhance the well-being and performance of all users. His core interest lies in enabling machines, devices and digital environments to dynamically adapt to users’ neural, bodily, cognitive, and emotional states. As an entrepreneur, he transforms cutting-edge scientific insights into impactful innovations by developing successful technology infrastructures, platforms, and products, with a particular focus on responsible AI and data ownership. Email
Prior to joining MBZUAI, Professor Oullier's roles included President of EMOTIV, a global leader in portable brain-sensing neurotechnologies; Global Head of Strategy in Health and Healthcare Industries and Executive Committee member at the World Economic Forum (WEF); and Scientific Advisor to the French Prime Minister in charge of the Neuroscience and Public Policy Program. Professor Oullier is co-founder of the WEF Young Global Leaders (YGL) Assistive Tech & AI for Inclusion Impact Initiative (AT4i) and is the producer and host of “The Centaurs” podcast.
Alongside his role at MBZUAI, Professor Oullier is also the CEO and co-founder of Inclusive Brains, a company that empowers digital and physical environments to be responsive, adaptive, and predictive – supporting users’ decision-making processes, augmenting performance, while safeguarding physical and mental health. He serves as Chairman of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Biotech Dental Group, where he is also Chief AI Scientist.
- Ph.D., Human Movement Science from the University of the Mediterranean
- D.Sc. (HDR), Psychology & Neuroscience of Individual Differences from the University of Provence
- Postdoc, Complex Systems & Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University
- Exec Ed, Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School for Government
- Exec Ed, Growth and Economic Development in Africa, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
- World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
- X-Grant Impact + X-Impact Award, Ecole Polytechnique Foundation
- Economic Trophy Startup of the Year
- AI Inventors of the Year List
- Handitech Trophy (Research + Digital Inclusion)
- Research Award, GVRC China
- Oullier O., Jantzen K.J., Steinberg F.L. & Kelso J.A.S. (2005). Neural substrates of real and imagined sensorimotor coordination. Cerebral Cortex, 15(7)
- Oullier O. & Kelso J.A.S. (2006). Neuroeconomics and the metastable brain. Trends in Cognitive Science, 10(8)
- Oullier O., de Guzman G.C., Jantzen K.J., Lagarde J. & Kelso J.A.S. (2008). Social coordination dynamics: Measuring human bonding. Social Neuroscience, 3(2)
- Oullier O., Kirman A.P. & Kelso J.A.S. (2008). The coordination dynamics of economic decision‐making: A multi‐level approach to social neuroeconomics. IEEE Transactions on Neural and Rehabilitation Systems Engineering, 16(6)
- Oullier O. & Basso F. (2010). Embodied economics: How bodily information shapes the social coordination dynamics of decision making. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: B Biological Sciences, 365(1538)
- Tassy S., Oullier O., Duclos Y., Coulon O., Mancini J., Deruelle C., Attarian S., Félician O. & Wicker B. (2012). Disrupting the right prefrontal cortex alters moral judgment. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 7
- Oullier O. (2013). Behavioural insights are vital to policymaking. Nature, 501(7468)
- Basso F., Robert-Demontrond Ph., Hayek-Lanthois M., Anton J.L., Nazarian B., Roth M. & Oullier O. Oullier O. (2014), Why people drink shampoo? Food Imitating Products are fooling brains and endangering people for marketing purposes. PLoS ONE 9(9)
- Petit O., Merunka D., Anton J.L., Nazarian B., Spence C., Raccah D. & Oullier O. (2016). Health and pleasure in dietary food choice: Individual differences in the brain’s value system. PLoS ONE, 11(7)
- Le Goff K., Rey A., Haggard P., Oullier O. & Berberian B. (2018). Agency modulates interactions with automation technologies. Ergonomics, 61(9)
- Delecraz S., Eltarr L., Becuwe M., Bouxin H., Boutin N. & Oullier O. (2022). Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Human Resources Technology: An innovative inclusive and fair by design ML matching algorithm for job recruitment purposes. Journal of Responsible Technology, 11, 100041