Corina Cirstea

Corina Cirstea is a Professor in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, where she has been a faculty member since 2003. She holds a DPhil in Computation from the University of Oxford and previously served as a Junior Research Fellow at St. John's College, Oxford. She is the Programme Leader for the BEng/MEng in Software Engineering and teaches core modules including Algorithmics, Theory of Computing, and Automated Software Verification.

Education:

• DPhil in Computation, University of Oxford (2000)
• Junior Research Fellowship, St. John's College, Oxford (1999–2003)

Her research focuses on logic and models of computation, particularly coalgebras and their applications in automated verification and synthesis. She explores coalgebraic temporal logics, trace semantics, and formal modeling of real-time and resource-aware systems, primarily using Event-B. Her work bridges theoretical foundations with practical system verification, especially in safety-critical domains.

The analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trend in formal methods, with consistent contributions to real-time system modeling, refinement techniques, and coalgebraic semantics. Her work integrates theoretical depth with engineering applications, particularly in automated verification and system design.

Scientific Service and Recognition:

• Member of the editorial board, Compositionality journal
• Member of IFIP Working Group 1.3
• Member of CALCO Steering Committee
• Member of CMCS Steering Committee
• Program Committee member for SEFM 2021, MFPS 2021, HIGHLIGHTS 2021, ICALP 2021, MFCS 2021, ACT 2020, ICE 2020, CMCS 2020, FOSSACS 2020

She advises PhD students including Chenyang Zhu and Eman Alkhammash, and has been involved in multiple research grants focused on formal verification, real-time systems, and software engineering. She collaborates extensively with researchers such as Michael Butler and Ichiro Hasuo. Her work contributes to both foundational theory and practical tooling in formal methods.

She is associated with research groups and initiatives in formal methods and theoretical computer science at the University of Southampton, particularly within the broader context of software engineering and system verification.