Violaine Coard
Research Program Coordinator and Innovation Coach, Smart Living Lab in Fribourg
Violaine Coard is Research Program Coordinator and Innovation Coach at the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg, Switzerland. Specialized in Living Lab methodologies, stakeholder engagement and impact evaluation, she supports sustainability and energy transition initiatives. Her work focuses on helping researchers and practitioners identify needs, co-design solutions, and develop collaborative projects that are both user-centered and implementable in practice. Drawing on experience across academic, cultural, commercial, and technological settings, she brings a transversal perspective to innovation and collaboration.