Sara Riva

Sara Riva is an Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences) in Computer Science at Université de Lille, affiliated with the CRIStAL laboratory (UMR 9189). She is a member of the BioComputing research group and the MSV thematic group. Her academic journey includes a PhD jointly supervised by Université Côte d'Azur and Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (2019-2022) and postdoctoral research at Université de Bordeaux (2022-2023).

Her research explores Discrete Dynamical Systems, Cellular Automata, and Boolean Networks, with emphasis on equation solving, factorization methods, and dynamics modeling. She develops algorithmic approaches to analyze complex behaviors in computational and biological systems.

Publications (2019-2023) demonstrate consistent focus on theoretical foundations of discrete systems, with applications in systems biology and complex modeling. Key themes include Boolean network dynamics, computational pipelines for equation solving, and sensitivity analysis in cellular automata.

Awards:

• First prize for PhD students (Computer Science), STIC doctoral school

Teaching: Extensive instructional experience at Université de Lille and Université Côte d'Azur covering:

• Algorithms & Programming (72+ lab hours)
• Databases (39+ lab hours)
• Logic, Graph Theory, Web Technologies (18+ lab hours each)
• IT Security and Information Coding (18 hours each)

Academic Service: Member of CRIStAL's parity commission; Program Committee for AUTOMATA 2024; President of ADSTIC PhD association (2021-2022); Organized summer schools (EJCIM 2022).