Margaux Dubessy, Head of the VR & Digital Engineering platform at the Campus Biotech Geneva Foundation, leads a team developing immersive solutions for neuroscience. An Arts et Métiers engineer, she combines technical expertise (Unity, C#, biofeedback) with human-centered management. Co-author of several scientific publications, she also co-founded the HackaHealth association, dedicated to technological innovation for disability.

With more than 15 years of experience in innovation and immersive technologies. Vincent acts as an XR/AI advisor for CxO and provides insights and vision to build a strategy leveraging ermergent technoloigies

Working since 2012 in academic research laboratories mostly as Research Engineer. PhD in Collaborative VR applied to Cybersecurity. I have put my hands on various devices (but mostly in Unity), and developed experimentations for various research fields (neurosciences, cybersecurity, hci, xr).

Currently project manager of the CONTINUUM infrastructure which regroups 27 Research platforms around France (HCI,XR,HPC,MOCAP etc…).

Secretary of AFIHM and Treasurer of AFXR associations.

Charles Hernoux holds a PhD in Neuroscience (PSL University, Paris) and a Master’s degree in Management of 3D Interactive Technologies (ENSAM, Laval). He has conducted research in several laboratories, including the Collège de France (Paris), CNRL (Lyon), and ESPCI (Paris), and has collaborated with various neuroscience teams. He also teaches at multiple higher education institutions.
In 2022, he founded Neuralix, a startup specializing in neuroscience and cognitive sciences. The company develops an innovative device designed to enhance learning and modify behaviors during sleep, and also offers services, training, and conferences.

Dr. Domna Banakou completed her PhD in clinical psychology and psychobiology at the University of Barcelona. She also holds a MSc degree in computer graphics, vision and imaging from University College London, UK, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Ionian University, Greece.

She has collaborated with researchers internationally and first-authored research papers published in distinguished peer-reviewed journals and conferences, She has given invited talks at esteemed international scientific meetings, and her research has been featured on major international media channels (BBC, The New Yorker, The Psychologist), including a documentary film (BIAS).

She combines technical expertise and experience in research methodologies to understand and promote the use of virtual reality in the fields of psychology and cognitive neuroscience. She is especially interested in the topic of bodily representation, exploring the perceptual, behavioural and higher-level cognitive correlates of body ownership illusions.