Team and Consortium

COOBRA is, above all, a collaborative effort. Researchers, developers, users, educators, and Braille experts work hand in hand. 

Steering Committee

The core team is responsible for the scientific, technical, and administrative coordination of the project. It ensures adherence to the roadmap, facilitates participatory workshops, and champions the COOBRA vision.

  • Project Coordinator: Alain MILLE – (Nat Braille Association, Coexiscience)
  • Scientific Director: Benoît ENCELLE – (LIRIS / U. Lyon 1)
  • Lead researcher, Webmaster: Madjid SADALLAH – (LIRIS / U. Lyon 1)
  • Accessibility & Braille expert: Vivien GUILLET (U. Lyon 1) 
  • Engagement and participation coordinator: Jérémy VIRGO – (Coexiscience)
  • Multimedia design manager: Jade DUMONT (Coexiscience)

Members of the participatory research team

Participatory research means that the people directly affected are co-researchers. This evolving list includes all the profiles that actively contribute to COOBRA, whether by testing, designing, documenting, or suggesting uses.

Personnes en situation de déficience visuelle (braillistes ou non)

  • Field Testers
  • Braille Usage Ambassadors

 

Braille Experts and Instructors

  • Instructors in Braille Adaptation for Technical Documents
  • Consultants in Transcription of Tables and Graphs

 

Teachers and Students

  • Mathematics Teachers and Instructional Adaptation Specialists
  • Student Interface Co-Designers

 

Researchers

  • Cognitive Science / Human-Computer Interaction
  • Natural Language Processing / Speech Synthesis

 

Developers and designers

  • Developers of accessible voice assistants
  • UX designers specializing in visual impairment

 

Would you like to join the collaborative team?

COOBRA is open to any motivated new member: users, professionals, students, researchers, and developers.
👉 Contact us to join the working group.