Full Professor in Computer Science

About CentraleSupélec

CentraleSupélec is a leading French 'Grande École' and apublic research university. It operates under the joint authority of theMinistry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Industry. Itscore missions include educating high-level global and specialised engineers,Bachelor’s and Master of Sciences, conducting cutting-edge research inengineering and systems sciences, and providing continuing professionaleducation programs. As part of its development, CentraleSupélec is opening aposition for a Professor in Computer Science. The successful candidate will beaffiliated with the Computer Science Department and will conduct researchwithin the Mathematics and Computer Science for Complexity and SystemsLaboratory (MICS).

The Computer Science Department aims to cover the entiredisciplinary scope of computer science across all CentraleSupélec programs. Itactively contributes to teaching in the CentraleSupélec engineering curriculum,the Master of Science and Bachelor programs of CentraleSupélec, the Master’sprograms of Université Paris-Saclay, as well as continuing education.

The Mathematics and Computer Science for Complexity andSystems Laboratory (MICS, EA4037) at CentraleSupélec focuses on the mathematical and computational analysis of complex systems and data, whetherthey arise from the life sciences, industry, social sciences, informationscience, or networks.

Teaching responsabilities

The successful candidate will join CentraleSupélec'sComputer Science Department and will contribute to teaching computer scienceacross all types of programs offered by CentraleSupélec (engineeringcurriculum, Master's and Bachelor's programs), with priority given to theDepartment's Bachelor programs in computer science. The ability to teach inEnglish to an international audience is essential.

The recruitment aims to address significant teaching needsin the fields of the position, in particular:

• Core courses in computer systems : computerarchitecture, operating systems, compilation techniques, systems and low-levelprogramming, concurrent/parallel pro-gramming.
• Foundations of programming and languages : programming,data structures and algorithms, and principles of programming languages, taughtto international Bachelor-level cohorts.
• Research-linked teaching : the successful candidate mayalso take part in teaching activities linked to their research work (projectproposals, case studies and super-vised projects in research-oriented tracks).

Given the level of the position, the successful candidatewill be called upon to take on the role of Academic Coordinator of one ofCentraleSupélec's Bachelor's programs in computer science, in particular thejoint CentraleSupélec - BITS Pilani Bachelor's program in Computer Science& Artificial Intelligence. This dual-degree program, taught entirely inEnglish, follows a 2+2 format : the first two years take place on BITS Pilani'scampuses in India, and the last two years on CentraleSupélec's Paris-Saclaycampus. As Academic Coordinator, the successful candidate will be responsiblefor:

• Leading and supervising a team of instructorscontributing to the program : orga-nizing teaching workloads, mentoring andsupporting instructors, and ensuring the overall quality and consistency of teaching.
• Being the main academic point of contact forinternational partners - notably BITS Pilani in India, as well as associatedindustrial partners - to ensure proper coor-dination between the parts of thecurriculum delivered by the partner and by Centrale-Supélec, and consistency ofacademic requirements between the two institutions.
• Overseeing and coordinating the program's curriculum :designing and conti-nuously improving the program structure and syllabi,ensuring pedagogical coherence and progression, monitoring learning outcomesand quality, and supporting student progress throughout the 2+2 track.
• Representing the program within the Department's andSchool's academic bodies, and contributing to its development, visibility andinternational outreach.

Research responsabilities

The successful candidate will be expected to develop ahigh-impact, internationally visible research activity in the field ofefficiency, scalability and sustainability of computing, and to play astructuring role within the host laboratory. As Professor, they will beexpected to build and lead a research activity, secure competitive funding(e.g. ANR, Horizon Europe / ERC, industrial partnerships), supervise doctoralstudents, and contribute to mentoring junior faculty.

We are seeking a senior researcher with extensive experiencein one or more of the following areas: design and adaptation of parallelalgorithms and algorithm-architecture matching to maximize efficiency inheterogeneous shared-memory environments (multi-core, GPU accelerators, edgecomputing) or emerging environments (TPU, FPGA, neuromorphic chips);large-scale deployment (scalability) and distributed systems (Cloud/HPC),including massive parallelization, memory management, fault tolerance, andlatency reduction for interconnected intelligent systems; sustainability, greencomputing, and energy efficiency. The successful candidate will have a proventrack record of relevant and original research contributions in these areas,combining a deep understanding of models, methods, and systems with a stronginterest in practical applications.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to developcollaborations within CentraleSupélec and the Université Paris-Saclayecosystem, as well as with the School's industrial partners (for example inaeronautics, defense and embedded systems). Initiating broadly definedcollaborative research projects, and developing international partnerships,including with the School's academic partners, will be an important part of therole.

The candidate will join the ARCADE team (Learning,Reasoning, Computation, Axiomatization, Decision, Estimation).