PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Mira Mezini

Mira Mezini is a professor of computer science at TU Darmstadt, and her work covers programming languages, software analysis and learning-based code completion. The ACM named her a Fellow in 2024, citing applications in distributed systems, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. In 1997 she completed her doctorate at the University of Siegen, and in 2000 she joined TU Darmstadt after a stint at Northeastern University in Boston. She is also a founding co-director of hessian.AI, the Hessian Centre for Artificial Intelligence, and in 2025 she received the Dahl-Nygaard Senior Prize. As of October 2026 she is co-spokesperson of the Reasonable Artificial Intelligence cluster of excellence.

Now at
TU Darmstadt and Reasonable Artificial Intelligence Cluster of Excellence
Works
513
Citations
8,641
h-index
44

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1989–1997

    From diploma to doctorate

    She earns a diploma in computer science in 1989. She completes her doctorate at the University of Siegen in 1997.

  2. 1997–2000

    From Boston to Darmstadt

    In 1997 she becomes an assistant professor at Northeastern University in Boston. In 2000 she joins TU Darmstadt, where she holds a professorship in computer science.

  3. 2012

    An ERC Advanced Grant

    In 2012 she receives an ERC Advanced Grant of 2.3 million euros, the European Union's highest endowed grant.

  4. 2013–2019

    Dean, then vice president

    In 2013 she becomes dean of the computer science department. From 2014 to 2019 she holds vice-president posts at TU Darmstadt.

  5. August 2020

    Founding co-director of hessian.AI

    In August 2020 the Hessian Centre for Artificial Intelligence is founded by the 13 universities as a joint institution. She is a founding co-director of hessian.AI.

  6. 2024

    Named an ACM Fellow

    ACM names her a Fellow in 2024. The citation honours her work on programming languages and software analysis, with applications in distributed systems, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and her contributions to learning-based code completion.

  7. 2025

    The Dahl-Nygaard Senior Prize

    In 2025 she receives the Dahl-Nygaard Senior Prize at the ECOOP conference. The prize honours her contributions to software engineering.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and RAI co-spokesperson

    She is a professor of computer science at TU Darmstadt, where she heads the Software Technology lab. From 2026 she is co-spokesperson of the Reasonable Artificial Intelligence cluster of excellence.

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  1. Mira Mezini - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Prof. Dr. Mira Mezini stg.tu-darmstadt.de. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Founding of the Hesse Centre for Artificial Intelligence – Computer Science – TU Darmstadt informatik.tu-darmstadt.de. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Computer science professor Mira Mezini honoured with the Dahl Nygaard Prize – Computer Science – TU Darmstadt informatik.tu-darmstadt.de. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. 2024 ACM Fellows recognized for transformative contributions – Intelligent CIO Europe intelligentcio.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Dahl-Nygaard Senior Prize for ATHENE researcher - ATHENE athene-center.de. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. ECOOP 2025 - Awards - ECOOP 2025 2025.ecoop.org. Checked 15 October 2026.