Hadrien Mélot
Hadrien Mélot is professor in the Computer Science Department (Faculty of Science) at the University of Mons. He leads the Algorithms Lab created in 2010. He is the President of the Computer Science Department and his international coordinator.
The main subject of his research concerns extremal graph theory. In particular, Hadrien Mélot and his collaborators study how computers can help researchers in this field to find conjectures, counterexamples or ideas for proofs (interactively or automatically). Several tools to aid discovery in graph theory have been (co-)developed within the Algorithms Lab (e.g., GraPHedron, PHOEG, House of Graphs). These tools are recognized and used by the international community.
In terms of teaching, in the Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Hadrien Mélot holds courses in Algorithmics and Imperative Programming; Algorithmic Complements and Classical Approaches to Artificial Intelligence. In the Master’s degree in Computer Science, he teaches courses in Artificial Intelligence (Charleroi) and Graphs and Artificial Intelligence.
Publications
Positions
- Since October 2022: President of the Computer Science Department, UMONS
- Since October 2018: Professor, Computer Science Department, UMONS
- January 2012 to September 2018: Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, UMONS
- September 2012 to August 2013: Lecturer (Maître d’enseignement), Computer Science Departement, ULB
- October 2010 to December 2011: Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, UMONS
- January 2010 to June 2010: Postdoctoral researcher of the Francqui Foundation, CAAGT, UGent
- October 2007 to September 2010: Postdoctoral researcher of the F.R.S.-FNRS (
Chargé de Recherches F.R.S.-FNRS)
, Computer Science Department, UMONS - December 2004 to September 2007: Scientific Collaborator, Computer Science Departement, ULB
- September 2001 to September 2007: Teaching Assistant, Institut d’Informatique, UMH
- July 2000 to August 2001: Research grant, Service de Mathématiques de la Gestion, ULB
Education
- September 2001 to April 2006 : PhD in Computer Science. Promotors : Pierre Hansen (HEC Montréal and GERAD) and Véronique Bruyère (UMONS)
- September 1999 to June 2000 : DEA in Operations Research (ULB)
- September 1994 to June 1999 : Degree in Mathematics, orientation Statistics and Operations Research (ULB)
Awards
- 2010 : Postdoctoral intercommunity collaborator of the Francqui Fondation
- 2007 : Prix IBM Belgium d’Informatique / F.R.S.-FNRS 2007 (Annual IBM Belgium prize for the best PhD thesis in Computer Science and/or its applications)