Meghyn Bienvenu

Meghyn Bienvenu is a full-time CNRS senior researcher (directrice de recherche) affiliated with the LaBRI research lab at the University of Bordeaux. Since January 2023, she has co-directed the GDR RADIA national research network on AI reasoning, learning, and decision-making. Her current research focuses on knowledge representation and reasoning, particularly description logic ontologies and their applications in querying data.

• Education
  • Habilitation (HDR) in Computer Science (2019) from University of Bordeaux
  • PhD in Computer Science (2009) from Université Paul Sabatier
  • Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (2006-2009) from Université Paul Sabatier
  • Honours Bachelor of Science (2000-2004) in Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence from University of Toronto
• Research Interests
  • Knowledge representation and reasoning
  • Description logics and ontologies
  • Ontology-mediated query answering
  • Semantic web technologies
  • Data quality in AI systems
• Scientific Awards
  • ACM PODS Alberto O. Mendelzon Test-of-Time Award (2023)
  • CNRS Bronze Medal (2016)
  • Early Career Spotlight (IJCAI 2016)
  • Thesis Prize in AI by AFIA (2009)
• Grants
  • Principal Investigator, INTENDED AI Chair (ANR & U Bordeaux) (2020-2026)
  • Task Leader, CQFD project (ANR) (2019-2024)
  • Principal Investigator, PAGODA project (ANR JCJC) (2013-2017)
• Professional Activities
  • Associate Editor for Artificial Intelligence Journal (AIJ)
  • Editorial Board Member for ACM Transactions on Computational Logic and Perspectives in Logic book series
  • Area Chair for KR 2024, ECAI 2024, and other major AI conferences
  • Chair of Diversity & Inclusion initiatives at KR 2023
  • Active in conference PC roles since 2010
• Labs & Teams
  • LaBRI research laboratory (Bordeaux)
  • INTENDED AI Chair team member
  • Former member of RATIO, GraphIK, LaHDAK, and TDKI research teams