PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Solange Ghernaouti

Solange Ghernaouti is a computer scientist and cybersecurity researcher whose work connects digital risk with public debate about artificial intelligence. She earned a doctorate in computing and telecommunications from Paris VI before becoming the first woman appointed to HEC Lausanne’s faculty in 1987. At the University of Lausanne, she helped create its first interfaculty master’s degree in law, crime and new-technology security in 2001; she became an ITU expert in 2001 and represented civil society at the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society. She presented the ITU Cybersecurity Guide for Developing Countries in Doha in 2006 and published the 2013 book Cyber Power; by 2017, she was a member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. In 2025, she gave a University of Geneva talk on AI and human consciousness, and her 2026 essay examined AI’s social effects; as of October 2026, she is an honorary professor at UNIL and is affiliated with Fondation SGH – Institut de recherche Cybermonde.

Born
1958
Works
30
Citations
87
h-index
6
Badges

Years link to their sources. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1987

    A doctorate and HEC appointment

    She holds a doctorate in computer science and telecommunications from Paris VI and becomes the first woman appointed to HEC Lausanne’s faculty in 1987.

  2. 2001

    An interfaculty master's degree

    In 2001, she helps create UNIL’s first interfaculty master’s degree in law, crime and security of new technologies, then directs it at launch.

  3. 2001–2003

    An ITU expert and summit delegate

    She becomes an expert for the International Telecommunication Union in 2001 and represents civil society at the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva in 2003.

  4. 2006–2013

    Cybersecurity guide and Cyber Power

    She presents the ITU’s Cybersecurity Guide for Developing Countries at the World Telecommunication Development Conference in Doha in 2006. Her 2013 book Cyber Power surveys cybercrime, cyberterrorism, cyberconflicts and cyberwarfare.

  5. By 2017

    Academy and state honours

    By 2017, she is a member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.

  6. March 2025

    AI and human consciousness in Geneva

    In March 2025, she gives the University of Geneva talk “CyberConscience et Intelligence Artificielle: mythes et réalité” and serves as president of Fondation SGH – Institut de recherche Cybermonde.

  7. September 2026

    An essay on AI and society

    In September 2026, she publishes a University of Geneva essay that argues an AI monoculture threatens human, cultural and societal diversity.

  8. As of October 2026

    Honorary professor at UNIL

    She becomes an honorary professor at UNIL in August 2024. As of October 2026, she is affiliated with Fondation SGH – Institut de recherche Cybermonde.

Career

  1. Since 1987University of LausanneFaculty member, Director of the interfaculty master's degree in law, crime and security of new technologies
  2. From 2025Fondation SGH – Institut de recherche CybermondePresident
  3. From 2001International Telecommunication UnionExpert

Education

  1. Sorbonne UniversityDoctorate in computer science and telecommunications

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Lausanne. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Sorbonne University. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Sorbonne University. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Sorbonne University. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Solange Ghernaouti — Commission suisse pour l’UNESCO unesco.ch. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Recherche — Solange Ghernaouti solange-ghernaouti.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. WSIS C5 Speakers itu.int. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Cyber Power: Crime, conflict and security in the cyberspace press.uchicago.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Conférence « CyberConscience et Intelligence Artificielle : mythes et réalité » de Solange Ghernaouti unige.ch. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Éditorial de la rentrée 2026 : À la recherche d’un Techno Sacré unige.ch. Checked 20 October 2026.