Olivier Bournez is a Professor of Computer Science at École Polytechnique, part of Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), where he is affiliated with the Department of Computer Science (DIX) and the Computer Science Laboratory (LIX), a joint CNRS unit (UMR 7161). He previously served as Director of LIX from 2010 to 2015 and currently holds key leadership roles including Vice-head of the Computer Science, Data and Artificial Intelligence department at IP Paris, Head of the 'Proofs and Algorithms' pole, and Head of the 'Algorithms and Complexity' team at LIX. His research focuses on the theoretical foundations of computation, particularly continuous-time models such as analog computing and dynamical systems, computational complexity over real numbers, distributed computing models like population protocols, and the interplay between differential equations and computation. He explores the limits of computability and complexity in both discrete and continuous domains, with applications in verification, rewriting systems, and chemical computation models. The recent publications reflect a strong trend in characterizing computability and complexity using discrete and continuous ordinary differential equations, with significant contributions to the understanding of polynomial-time computation over real numbers and the Turing completeness of chemical reaction networks. His work bridges theoretical computer science, mathematics, and biological computation, often yielding foundational insights with broad implications. MFCS'2023 Best Paper Award (coauthored with Manon Blanc) MCU'2022 Student Best Paper Award (Manon Blanc) ICALP'2016 Best Paper Award (Track B) CIE'2016 Best Paper Award CMSB'2017 Best Paper Award Ackermann Award 2017 (Amaury Pouly, PhD co-supervised) Bournez has advised several successful students, including Amaury Pouly and Manon Blanc, and has secured research funding, notably the ANR project ∂IFFERENCE. He is actively involved in the academic community, managing the Computability in Europe (CIE) association membership and serving on the editorial board of the journal Computability . His work includes educational outreach through articles in La Recherche , Le Monde 's blog 'Binaire', and the co-authorship of a French computer science textbook. He leads the 'Algorithms and Complexity' research team at LIX and is central to the 'Proofs and Algorithms' pole, fostering collaborative research in foundational computer science.










