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Sylvain Conchon is a Professor at Université Paris-Saclay, affiliated with the Laboratoire Méthodes Formelles (LMF, UMR 9021) and the Toccata research team, a joint project with INRIA Saclay – Île-de-France. His work lies at the intersection of formal methods, automated reasoning, and software verification.
Research Interests: His primary research areas include SMT solving, automated deduction, program verification, model checking for parameterized systems, and information flow analysis. He develops theoretical foundations and practical tools to ensure software correctness, particularly in safety-critical and concurrent systems.
Publications and Tools: His recent work centers on projects like BPI IDemo ARGOS (2024) and PEPR Secureval (2022), focusing on industrial software verification and cybersecurity. He is the main developer of Alt-Ergo, an SMT-based theorem prover, and Cubicle, a model checker for parameterized systems. His publications span formal methods, logic in computer science, and static analysis, with a strong emphasis on tool building and application.
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Advising and Grants: He has advised several PhD students including Guillaume Girol, Alain Mebsout, and Mohamed Iguernelala. He has led and participated in numerous research projects funded by ANR, FUI, PEPR, and industrial partners, demonstrating sustained grant success in formal methods and verification.
Labs and Teams: He is a core member of the Toccata team at INRIA Saclay and the LMF laboratory, where he collaborates on advancing the state-of-the-art in deductive program verification and automated reasoning.
