Thomas Colcombet
French theoretical computer scientist
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Thomas Colcombet (born March 6, 1975) is a French theoretical computer scientist known for settling major open problems on tree walking automata[1][2] jointly with Mikołaj Bojańczyk. Colcombet is currently a CNRS Research Director at Paris Diderot University.
Thomas Colcombet | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 1975 |
| Alma mater | University of Rennes 1 |
| Known for | tree walking automata, Liquid War |
| Awards | Bronze medal of the CNRS (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Computer Science Automata theory |
| Institutions | Paris Diderot University |
| Doctoral advisor | Didier Caucal |
Biography
Colcombet earned his undergraduate degree from École normale supérieure de Lyon (2000) and his doctorate from University of Rennes 1 (2004). Since 2004, he is a CNRS researcher, and a Research Director since 2016. He received the CNRS Bronze Medal in 2010.
Besides his work on tree walking automata, Colcombet contributed to ω-automata,[3] particularly to state complexity of Büchi automata,[4] and to various topics in logic in computer science.
He was involved in the development of the videogame Liquid War.
