Didier Verna

Didier Verna serves as a Professor of Computer Science at EPITA, School of Engineering and Computer Science (EPITA Paris) and LRE, with additional leadership as founder and head of the European Lisp Symposium steering committee.

His research expertise spans critical domains in programming language theory:

• Programming Paradigms and Language Expressiveness
• Multi-Paradigm Programming Systems
• Dynamic Object-Oriented Architectures
• Meta-Object Protocols and Reflexivity
• Computer-Aided Typesetting Applications

Professor Verna directs the Team Automata and Applications research group, accessible at https://www.didierverna.info. His academic profile is uniquely complemented by professional achievements in Jazz composition (three albums), radio journalism, Aïkido instruction, and personal development coaching, demonstrating exceptional interdisciplinary engagement beyond traditional computer science boundaries.