Fabien Gandon
About Fabien Gandon
Fabien Gandon serves as the Scientific Leader for the Wimmics Research Team at INRIA and holds the AI chair at Université Côte d'Azur. He has extensive experience in research and teaching in applied computer science and informatics, with a focus on knowledge management.
Work at Inria
Fabien Gandon has held multiple positions at Inria since 2004. He currently serves as a Senior Researcher and has been the Scientific Leader for the Wimmics Research Team since 2012. He previously worked as Vice Head of Science from 2018 to 2022. His contributions at Inria focus on applied computer science and informatics, particularly in knowledge management and organizational memories.
Current Roles and Responsibilities
Fabien Gandon is currently the AI Chair at Université Côte d'Azur as part of the 3IA Côte d'Azur initiative, a position he has held since 2019. He also serves as Co-president of the Scientific Board at Data ScienceTech Institute since 2022 and as a Professor at the same institute since 2015. Additionally, he has been involved with W3C as an INRIA AC Representative since 2012 and is an active member since 2004.
Educational Background
Fabien Gandon holds a PhD in Computer Science from Université Côte d'Azur, which he completed from 1999 to 2002. He also achieved a Post-Doc at Carnegie Mellon University in 2003. His academic qualifications include an MSc in Maths and Computer Science from INSA Rouen, obtained from 1993 to 1998, and he holds an HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) in Informatics and Computer Science.
Previous Experience
Fabien Gandon has extensive experience in various research and academic roles. He worked as a Project Leader (Post-Doc) at Carnegie Mellon University in 2003 and held visiting research positions at CSIRO's Data61 and CSIRO in Australia in 2017 and 2018. He also directed the Qwant-Inria Joint Lab from 2017 to 2020, contributing to collaborative research efforts in the Nice Area, France.
Research Interests
Fabien Gandon's research interests include applied computer science, knowledge management, and the development of web standards. He actively participates in W3C working groups, contributing to the advancement of web technologies. His work emphasizes the importance of organizational memories in enhancing knowledge management practices.