PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Jérôme Lang

Jérôme Lang is a computer scientist whose research covers computational social choice, knowledge representation and automated reasoning. He earned a computer science doctorate in 1991 and became a CNRS research director in 2008. He co-authored the Handbook of Computational Social Choice, published in 2016, and chaired the program committee of IJCAI-ECAI 2018. In 2026 he received the EurAI Distinguished Service Award, which honors his work in structuring the field of computational social choice. As of October 2026, he directs LAMSADE, a laboratory at Université Paris Dauphine–PSL.

Timeline

  1. 1991–2008

    Doctorate and IRIT in Toulouse

    He earns a computer science doctorate in 1991 and works as a CNRS researcher at IRIT in Toulouse until 2008.

  2. 2008–2009

    Research director and EurAI fellow

    He becomes a CNRS research director in 2008 and receives the title of EurAI Fellow in 2009.

  3. 2016

    A handbook on computational social choice

    He co-authors the Handbook of Computational Social Choice, published by Cambridge University Press in 2016. His research also spans knowledge representation and automated reasoning.

  4. 2017

    A CNRS silver medal

    He receives the CNRS silver medal in 2017.

  5. 2018

    Program chair of IJCAI-ECAI 2018

    He chairs the program committee of the IJCAI-ECAI 2018 conference.

  6. 2021

    A Humboldt Research Award

    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation gives him a Humboldt Research Award in 2021, with funding for a research stay at the University of Düsseldorf and Technische Universität Berlin.

  7. 2026

    EurAI Distinguished Service Award

    He receives the EurAI Distinguished Service Award in 2026, which honors his work in structuring the field of computational social choice.

  8. As of October 2026

    Director of LAMSADE

    He directs the LAMSADE laboratory at Université Paris Dauphine–PSL and is a CNRS research director.

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  1. Lang Jérôme - CV | Dauphine-PSL Paris dauphine.psl.eu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Jérôme Lang — Wikipédia fr.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Un workshop international pour célébrer les travaux de Jérôme Lang | Dauphine-PSL Paris dauphine.psl.eu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Jérôme Lang reçoit un Prix de la Recherche Humboldt ! | Dauphine-PSL Paris dauphine.psl.eu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Awards | European Association for Artificial Intelligence eurai.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Jérôme Lang reçoit le prix EurAI Distinguished Service Award | Dauphine-PSL Paris dauphine.psl.eu. Checked 14 October 2026.