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Yufei DingView profile

Associate Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Yufei Ding is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she leads the PICASSO Lab. Her research spans domain-specific language design, architecture and compiler optimization, and hardware acceleration, with current focus on developing high-performance, energy-efficient, and high-fidelity programming frameworks for quantum computing and machine learning. Dr. Ding received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University and a B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China. Her interdisciplinary background bridges physics and computer science, enabling her to tackle challenges in emerging computing paradigms. Her research interests focus on Compiler Technology, Machine Learning, and Quantum Computing , with specific expertise in domain-specific language design, architecture and compiler optimization, and hardware acceleration. Dr. Ding's work addresses critical challenges in programming frameworks for emerging technologies, particularly in making quantum computing more accessible and efficient through innovative compiler techniques and runtime systems. Dr. Ding's scientific contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award (2020) and the IEEE Computer Society TCHPC Early Career Researchers Award for Excellence in High-Performance Computing (2019) . As an active researcher and educator, Dr. Ding serves on program committees for major conferences including PLDI, PPoPP, and SPLASH. She currently has Ph.D. openings in quantum computing and machine learning systems research, as well as a postdoc position in quantum computing for physics Ph.D. candidates with relevant background. Dr. Ding founded and leads the PICASSO Lab at UCSD, which focuses on developing innovative solutions for programming emerging computing technologies. The lab's work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations to address real-world challenges in high-performance computing.

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Arjun GuhaView profile

Associate Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Arjun Guha is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences, where he also serves as the Area Chair for Software. He conducts research in programming languages with a focus on program synthesis for low-resource programming languages and understanding how computer science education is impacted by large language models. His work spans multiple domains including WebAssembly, software-defined networking, and serverless computing. Guha's research interests center around programming language design, implementation, and application. He has made significant contributions to understanding JavaScript through formal semantics (LambdaJS), developing functional reactive programming for web applications (Flapjax), and creating tools for software-defined networks (NetKAT, Frenetic). His recent work focuses on leveraging large language models for code generation in specialized programming languages and understanding their impact on programming education. His publications reveal a strong trend toward applying AI and machine learning techniques to programming language problems, particularly in code generation and understanding. The research spans from foundational programming language theory to practical applications in education and software development tools, with increasing focus on the intersection of programming languages and large language models. Guha has received several prestigious awards including the OOPSLA Most Influential Paper Award in 2019 for his work on Flapjax, an ACM SIGPLAN Research Highlight for his work on NetKAT, and a Best Student Paper Award. His research has been recognized for its foundational contributions to programming language theory and practical impact on software development. OOPSLA Most Influential Paper Award (2019) for Flapjax ACM SIGPLAN Research Highlight for A Fast Compiler for NetKAT Best Student Paper Award for Flapjax paper Guha advises numerous PhD, MS, and undergraduate students, with several alumni now at leading tech companies and academic institutions. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Office of Naval Research, and industry partners including Google, JPMorgan Chase, MathWorks, Meta, Oracle, and Roblox. He leads the Programming Research Laboratory at Northeastern and is actively involved in major research collaborations like the BigCode Project. Guha is a member of the Programming Research Laboratory at Northeastern and leads several major research initiatives including the BigCode Project's evaluation working group. His lab develops practical software systems like MultiPL-E (a polyglot benchmark for Code LLMs) and WasmFX (bringing effect handlers to WebAssembly), with applications in education, software development, and high-performance computing.

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Qirun ZhangView profile

Associate Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Qirun Zhang is the Catherine M. and James E. Allchin Early Career Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on program analysis, compiler optimization, and formal language theory, with numerous publications in top-tier programming language and software engineering conferences including PLDI, POPL, OOPSLA, and FSE. He teaches courses on compilers, program analysis, and software testing. Dr. Zhang's research interests center on improving software reliability and security through advanced program analysis techniques. He approaches problems from perspectives including computational complexity, analytic combinatorics, graph theory, and formal languages. His work often bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in compiler design and program verification. His recent publications show a strong focus on context-free language reachability, Dyck-language based analyses, and SMT solving techniques. His research demonstrates consistent innovation in making program analysis more precise while maintaining scalability, with applications ranging from debug information validation to software debloating and type inference. PLDI Distinguished Paper Award (2020) SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (2023) OOPSLA Distinguished Artifact Award (2022) Dr. Zhang actively mentors PhD and MS students, with current advisees including Camille Bossut and Benjamin Mikek. His service to the academic community includes Artifact Evaluation Co-Chair roles for PLDI 2025 and 2026, and program committee membership for numerous top conferences including PLDI, POPL, and OOPSLA. He leads research projects including SLOT, Context-Free Language Reachability with Transitive Redundancy Elimination, and Debug Information Validation.

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Mohamed Faouzi AtigView profile

Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Mohamed Faouzi Atig is a Professor in Computer Systems at Uppsala University's Department of Information Technology since July 2021, following a progression from Assistant Professor (2014-2018) to Associate Professor (2018-2021). His academic career began with a post-doctoral position at Uppsala University (2010-2012) after earning his PhD from University of Paris Diderot-Paris 7 in 2010, followed by a docent degree (habilitation equivalent) from Uppsala University in 2017. His research focuses on formal verification of concurrent and infinite-state systems, with particular expertise in model checking , weak memory models (including x86-TSO, Release-Acquire), and automata theory applied to string constraints. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical verification techniques for modern hardware and programming language semantics. Analysis of his publication record reveals a sustained focus on verification challenges in concurrent systems, evolving from foundational work on memory models (2015) to sophisticated techniques for string constraints (2017) and persistent memory (2024-2025). His research demonstrates consistent contributions to top venues like PLDI and POPL, with increasing complexity in handling real-world memory models while maintaining theoretical rigor. At Uppsala University, he has served on program committees for major conferences including POPL, VMCAI, and SPLASH, demonstrating active engagement with the programming languages research community.

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José Fragoso SantosView profile

Assistant Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

José Fragoso Santos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, and a member of INESC-ID where he conducts research as part of the SAT group. His research focuses on embedding formal methods into software development processes, with particular emphasis on JavaScript program analysis and verification. His educational background includes: PhD in Computer Science from University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (2014) Master's degree in Information Systems and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (2008) Dr. Santos' research centers on JavaScript verification, symbolic execution, and secure information flow. He led the development of JaVerT, the first separation-logic-based tool for JavaScript analysis and testing, which has gained significant interest from both industry and academia. His work bridges theoretical formal methods with practical applications, particularly in web security and program analysis. He has made substantial contributions to understanding JavaScript semantics, symbolic execution techniques, and secure information flow in web applications, with publications in premier venues like PLDI, POPL, and ECOOP. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on symbolic execution for JavaScript and related languages, with applications in web security and program verification. The research shows progression from foundational work on information flow security to advanced techniques like compositional symbolic execution and multi-language analysis platforms. His work on JaVerT and Gillian has established significant research directions in program analysis for dynamic languages. His notable scientific achievements include: Facebook research award for the JaVerT project Dr. Santos has supervised numerous graduate students on projects related to JavaScript verification, symbolic execution, web security, and formal methods. His research has practical applications, as evidenced by the collaboration with Amazon R&D engineers to verify critical components of the AWS Encryption SDK using JaVerT. He has served on program committees for major conferences including PLDI, OOPSLA, and IJCAI, demonstrating his standing in the programming languages community. As a member of the SAT group at INESC-ID, Dr. Santos collaborates with researchers working on formal methods, program verification, and software security. His current projects include extending JavaScript symbolic execution to Web Workers, developing formal semantics for JavaScript regular expressions, and creating first-order solvers for program analysis. He continues to push the boundaries of what's possible in JavaScript program analysis and verification.

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Ranjit JhalaView profile

Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Ranjit Jhala is a Professor of Computer Science Engineering in the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on building reliable computer systems through programming languages and software engineering techniques. His primary research interests include Programming Languages, Formal Verification, and Software Engineering. He draws from and contributes to areas such as Type Systems, Model Checking, Program Analysis, and Automated Deduction, bridging theoretical foundations with practical implementations for real-world software development. Prof. Jhala's publication record shows a consistent trajectory in refinement type systems, evolving from Liquid Haskell to Flux for Rust, while also exploring neurosymbolic approaches to error repair and type error diagnosis. His work demonstrates a commitment to making formal verification techniques accessible to practitioners. He leads the Programming Systems Group at UCSD, mentoring graduate students and collaborating with researchers across the programming languages community. His service includes General Chair roles for POPL 2018 and PLDI 2022, reflecting his leadership position in the field. Prof. Jhala is also known for his mentoring activities, including talks on academic presentation skills and participation in ICFP's mentoring programs for students and early-career researchers.

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Konstantinos KallasView profile

Assistant Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Konstantinos Kallas serves as Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), commencing his appointment in January 2025. Previously affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania as evidenced by his 2020 PLDI contribution, his research bridges theoretical formal methods with practical systems engineering across multiple high-impact conferences including PLDI, POPL, and SPLASH. His research program centers on enhancing computational efficiency and correctness in systems software, with three flagship projects defining his trajectory: PaSh for automatic shell script parallelization, Durable Functions for stateful serverless computing semantics, and DiffStream for differential testing of stream processing. These efforts consistently target the intersection of programming language theory and real-world systems constraints, particularly in parallelism, concurrency, and cloud-native environments where correctness guarantees are challenging to implement. Analysis of his publication history since 2020 reveals a methodological pattern: developing formal semantic models to enable practical optimizations in distributed systems. His work increasingly focuses on serverless architectures and data-intensive pipelines, with recent contributions emphasizing automated verification techniques. The evolution from shell script optimization (2020-2021) to serverless state management (2021-2022) demonstrates strategic expansion into cloud computing's hardest problems. Dr. Kallas actively contributes to the academic community through program committee service for PLDI (2022, 2025), POPL (2021, 2022, 2023), and SPLASH (2020-2023), including leadership roles as Publicity Co-Chair for PLDI 2025 and 2026. His June 2024 announcement confirms recruitment for Fall 2025 students at UCLA, targeting researchers interested in systems, compilers, and programming languages who can advance his work on correctness-preserving parallelization and serverless computing.

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Anil MadhavapeddyView profile

Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Anil Madhavapeddy is the Professor of Planetary Computing at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, where he co-leads the Energy & Environment Group and is a member of the Systems Research Group. He is also a Fellow at Pembroke College where he serves as Director of Studies in Computer Science. Madhavapeddy completed his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2003 and his BEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College in 1999. He holds a JM Keynes Fellowship since 2022 for his work combining computer science with economics, and serves on the management committee of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative where he co-directs 4C (Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits) and the Centre for Earth Observation. His research spans computer systems and programming languages with a strong focus on applying these technologies to global conservation, biodiversity, and climate change challenges. He leads the OCaml Labs group and has made significant contributions to open-source projects including OCaml, Docker, Xen, and OpenBSD. His work often bridges computer science with environmental science, developing computational approaches to address planetary-scale challenges. Madhavapeddy's recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward integrating programming language research with environmental monitoring and conservation. His work spans from foundational programming language techniques to applied geospatial computing systems, with increasing emphasis on biodiversity measurement, carbon credit systems, and planetary-scale environmental monitoring. JM Keynes Fellowship (2022-present) As an educator, Madhavapeddy teaches undergraduate courses including Foundations of Computer Science, Software & Security Engineering, and Cloud Computing. He mentors MPhil and PhD students and co-founded the award-winning book 'Real World OCaml' (2nd Edition, 2022). He has co-founded several companies including Unikernel Systems, High Energy Magic, Segfault, and Tarides to translate research into real-world impact. Madhavapeddy leads the OCaml Labs group at Cambridge and works closely with the Energy & Environment Group, collaborating with colleagues from Plant Sciences, Zoology, Economics, and NGOs including UNEP-WCMC and the IUCN. His current efforts are primarily focused on conservation technology through partnerships with organizations like Canopy PACT.

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Umang MathurView profile

Assistant Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Umang Mathur is a Presidential Young Professor (Assistant Professor) in the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he leads the FOCS Lab and is affiliated with PLSE@NUS (Programming Languages and Software Engineering group). He has established himself as a leading researcher in Formal Methods, with significant contributions to concurrency analysis and program verification. Dr. Mathur received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under Prof. Mahesh Viswanathan. Prior to joining NUS, he worked as a Research Scientist at Facebook Inc. and as a Research Fellow at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing. His doctoral work was supported by a Google PhD Fellowship. PhD: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Current Position: Presidential Young Professor at NUS School of Computing Previous Positions: Research Scientist at Facebook, Research Fellow at Simons Institute His research spans Formal Methods and Logic with applications to Programming Languages, Software Engineering, and Cyber-Physical Systems. Dr. Mathur specializes in developing algorithmic techniques for analysis of concurrent software and understanding decidability boundaries in verification and synthesis. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations, making verification techniques more efficient for real-world systems. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on practical concurrency analysis, with many papers addressing race detection, deadlock prediction, and memory model verification. His research consistently demonstrates how theoretical computer science can solve practical software engineering challenges, particularly in making verification techniques scalable and efficient for industrial applications. Google PhD Fellowship ESEC/FSE 2018 Distinguished Paper Award ASPLOS 2022 Best Paper Award POPL 2023 ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Paper Award CPP 2024 Distinguished Paper Award Dr. Mathur actively mentors numerous PhD students, Master's students, and undergraduates through the FOCS Lab. His research group has received support from Google Research grants and other funding sources. He serves on program committees for major conferences including PLDI, POPL, and ASPLOS, and has organized events like PLMW@PLDI. His teaching includes courses on Data Structures and Algorithms, Foundations of Logic in Computer Science, and advanced topics in Programming Languages. As director of the FOCS Lab, Dr. Mathur oversees a vibrant research group focused on foundational aspects of computer science with direct applications to programming languages and software engineering. The lab maintains strong international collaborations and regularly publishes in top-tier venues, reflecting its significant contributions to the field of formal methods and programming languages.

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Mayur NaikView profile

Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Mayur Naik is the Misra Family Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds office in Room 642B, Amy Gutmann Hall and maintains an active research program focused on the intersection of programming languages and artificial intelligence. Before joining UPenn, he was faculty at Georgia Institute of Technology and a researcher at Intel Labs, Berkeley. Naik received his PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University in 2008 under Alex Aiken, a Masters from Purdue University in 2003 under Jens Palsberg, and a Bachelors from BITS Pilani in 1999. He grew up in Goa, India. His primary research interests center around neurosymbolic programming, which combines symbolic reasoning with machine learning to create more accurate, interpretable, and domain-aware AI systems. His group develops language design, learning algorithms, and compiler optimizations in this space, with their most mature effort being the Scallop neurosymbolic programming language and compiler toolchain. He also conducts research in trustworthy AI for healthcare applications and AI-enabled programming tools that improve programmer productivity. Analysis of his recent publications shows a strong trend toward neurosymbolic programming frameworks (Scallop, TorchQL), LLM-assisted program analysis (IRIS), and applications of these techniques to security, healthcare, and computer vision. His work consistently bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations, often releasing open-source systems. Misra Family Professor (endowed chair, effective July 2024) Multiple distinguished paper awards (PLDI 2019, FSE 2015, PLDI 2014) Test-of-Time Paper Awards (FSE 2013, FSE 2012, EuroSys 2011) His student Elizabeth Dinella won the 2025 ACM SIGSOFT Outstanding Dissertation award Naik has advised numerous PhD students who have gone on to faculty positions at top institutions including Peking University, University of Toronto, Ashoka University, Bryn Mawr College, and Johns Hopkins University. His research is supported by grants from NSF, Google, Amazon, and other industry partners. His lab maintains active collaborations with clinicians and bioinformatics researchers to apply neurosymbolic programming to healthcare problems. His research group, which includes current PhD students and postdocs, develops practical open-source systems and applies them to diverse domains including computer vision, cybersecurity, medicine, and bioinformatics. The group maintains strong industry connections with Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech companies.

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Chandrakana NandiView profile

Assistant Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Chandrakana Nandi is the Director of US R&D at Certora and an affiliate assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington's College of Engineering. She completed her PhD at the University of Washington working with Zachary Tatlock and Dan Grossman in the PLSE research group. Her research focuses on building tools for scaling automated formal verification to real-world programs, particularly for DeFi applications. She works extensively with equality saturation techniques (egg project) and has made significant contributions to computational fabrication through projects like Carpentry Compiler, Szalinski, and LambdaCAD. Her work bridges programming languages, compilers, and digital fabrication, creating novel tools that transform how we design and manufacture physical objects. Nandi's publication record shows a strong trajectory in programming language techniques applied to verification and fabrication. Her work on equality saturation has become foundational in the field, with the egg library enabling state-of-the-art results in compiler optimization and program synthesis. Recent work has expanded into formal verification of smart contracts, demonstrating the versatility of her research approach across different domains. Distinguished Paper Award at OOPSLA 2021 Sigplan Research Highlight for POPL 2021 As Director of US R&D at Certora, she leads research efforts on verification tools for languages like WASM and techniques to help users write formal specifications more easily using mutation testing. She has served in numerous organizational roles for major programming languages conferences including as Workshops Co-Chair for ICFP 2025 and Committee Member for PLDI Review Committee. Nandi has established herself as a leader in the intersection of programming languages and computational fabrication, with her work on equality saturation becoming particularly influential across multiple subfields of programming languages research.

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Fernando Magno Quintão PereiraView profile

Associate Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Fernando Magno Quintão Pereira is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, specializing in compiler design and program analysis. His academic journey began with a Ph.D. from UCLA in 2008 under Jens Palsberg's supervision, establishing his foundation in compiler research. His research focuses on compilers , with core expertise in code generation , compiler optimizations , and static program analyses . Recent work explores quantum compilation, binary analysis, and security-aware compilation techniques. His publications reveal consistent contributions to major conferences including PLDI, CGO, and SPLASH, with emphasis on practical optimization frameworks and theoretical compiler advancements. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2020-2026) shows dominant themes in binary optimization (e.g., AnghaBench), security-aware compilation (e.g., Memory-Safe Elimination of Side Channels), and emerging architecture support (e.g., Quantum Computing Compilation). His work bridges theoretical compiler principles with real-world systems challenges. He actively contributes to the academic community through: Program committees for PLDI (2020-2025), CGO (2021-2026), and SPLASH conferences Leadership roles including CGO Finance Chair (2026) and PLDI Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chair (2023-2024) Organizing JENSFEST 2024 and serving on multiple conference steering committees Pereira maintains an active research group evidenced by continuous publication output and conference leadership, with his personal website ( homepages.dcc.ufmg.br/~fernando/ ) serving as a hub for his academic activities.

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Koushik SenView profile

Professor

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece

Koushik Sen is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. His academic career spans major contributions to software engineering and programming languages research through active participation in premier conferences including PLDI, ICSE, and ISSTA. His research focuses on Software Engineering , Programming Languages , and Formal Methods , with particular emphasis on developing software tools that enhance programmer productivity and software quality. Key research thrusts include automated test generation , symbolic execution , fuzzing techniques , and program synthesis . His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical tool development for real-world software verification challenges. Analysis of his publication record reveals consistent contributions to automated testing methodologies, with recent work integrating machine learning (particularly large language models) into traditional program analysis techniques. His research shows strong continuity in improving software reliability through innovative input generation and vulnerability detection approaches. As an active academic leader, he has served as General Chair for MAPL (2020), Program Chair for ISSTA (2017), and committee member for numerous top-tier conferences including PLDI, ICSE, and SPLASH across multiple years. His academic advising manifests through collaborative publications with students on topics like test corpus expansion (Bonsai Fuzzing), visualization synthesis (VizSmith), and smart contract auditing (ItyFuzz), though specific student names aren't listed in the source material. His research has been supported through conference participations and likely associated grants given his extensive publication record.

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