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Séverine Bérard is a Lecturer in the Computer Science Department at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Montpellier, where she holds a Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) since 2016. Her institutional roles include:
- Co-director of the Bioinformatics Master's program
- Elected member of the University Board of Directors (since 2021)
- Elected member of the Faculty of Sciences Council (since 2017)
- Appointed member of the University Training Committee (since 2016)
Her research at ISE-M's Phylogeny and Molecular Evolution Team bridges computer science and bioinformatics, with core focuses on:
- Development of text algorithms and graph-based methods for genomic analysis
- Comparative genomics and ancestral genome reconstruction
- Quality assessment of genome assemblies and meta-assemblies
- Evolutionary modeling of chromosome rearrangements
Her recent publications (2016-2021) demonstrate strong emphasis on algorithmic innovations for evolutionary genomics, including genome scaffolding techniques, DCJ rearrangement models, and ancestral genome reconstruction methods applied to organisms ranging from mosquitoes to bacteriophages.
In education, she teaches across all academic levels (L1-M2) in both practical computer science (networks, programming) and theoretical disciplines (discrete mathematics, text algorithms), while leading curriculum development as co-director of the Bioinformatics Master's program.
