Jean-Paul Haton
Jean-Paul Haton is a computer scientist who helped establish speech recognition as an AI research area in Nancy. He directed the French National Project on Man-Machine Communication from 1981 to 1993 and served as a research director at INRIA from 1988 to 1993. His work included editing Automatic Speech Analysis and Recognition in 1982; he became an IAPR Fellow in 1996 and was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy of Belgium in March 2012. In 2016, he helped set up Université de Lorraine’s scientific integrity delegation, and Dunod published the second edition of his AI book in May 2026. As of October 2026, he is an emeritus professor of computer science at Université de Lorraine.
- Now at
- University of Lorraine
- Works
- 382
- Citations
- 2,014
- h-index
- 19
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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1973
Speech recognition at CRIN
In 1973, he introduces speech recognition as a new research area at Henri Poincaré University in Nancy. CRIN then organizes research around pattern recognition and artificial intelligence.
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1981–1993
Directing a French research project
From 1981 to 1993, he directs the French National Project on Man-Machine Communication. From 1988 to 1993, he serves as Research Director at INRIA.
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1982
Editing a speech-recognition book
He edits Automatic Speech Analysis and Recognition in 1982.
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1996
An IAPR Fellowship
The IAPR elects him a Fellow in 1996 for contributions to speech recognition.
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March 2012
Election to Belgium’s Royal Academy
In March 2012, the Royal Academy of Belgium elects him an associate member of its Technology and Society class.
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September 2016
Setting up the integrity delegation
In September 2016, the University of Lorraine establishes its scientific integrity delegation, and Haton is responsible for setting it up.
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May 2026
A second edition on AI
Dunod publishes the second edition of Intelligences artificielles : de la théorie à la pratique in May 2026, with Emmanuel and Marie-Christine Haton as coauthors.
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As of October 2026
Emeritus professor in Lorraine
As of October 2026, he is an emeritus professor of computer science at Université de Lorraine.
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