Mira Mezini

Mira Mezini is a Professor of Computer Science at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, leading the Software Technology Lab. She serves on steering committees, program committees, and editorial boards of top-tier conferences and journals. Her affiliations include the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE and co-directorship of hessian.AI, the Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence.

Her research focuses on programming systems for reliable distributed software and AI, automated software analysis, and foundational code models. She has developed large-scale module concepts for adaptability, extensible programming languages, and intelligent software development environments that leverage web-based resources to generate programming rules and patterns.

• Specializes in software engineering
• Expert in programming language design
• Contribution to cybersecurity and AI

Her recent work emphasizes static analysis, distributed systems, and programming language design, with trends in API misuse detection, decentralized applications, and secure local-first programming. The focus spans from foundational type systems to practical tools enhancing software quality and developer productivity.

Scientific Awards

• Two-time IBM Eclipse Innovation Award recipient (2005, 2006)
• Google Research Award (2017)
• Horst Görtz IT Security Award (2014)
• ERC Advanced Grant (2012)
• ACM Fellow
• Dahl-Nygaard Prize (2025)

She has held leadership roles including Dean of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt (2013-2014) and Vice President positions (2014-2019). Her service extends to international juries, funding panels, and editorial boards.

Labs & Teams

Leads the Software Technology Lab at TU Darmstadt, driving research in programming paradigms and tools. Co-directs hessian.AI and contributes to the Excellence Cluster 'Reasonable Artificial Intelligence.'