Regular biography
George Candea is a Full Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Department of Computer Science. His research interests include systems, software engineering, and distributed computing. He teaches courses such as Principles of Computer Systems and The Software Enterprise. Candea supervises PhD students and has directed the theses of several EPFL doctoral candidates. His work is associated with the DSLAB, SIN, and SSC groups at EPFL. He can be contacted via email at george.candea@epfl.ch or through his website at https://people.epfl.ch/george.candea.
Scholar-generated biography
George Candea is a Professor of Computer Systems at EPFL, specializing in performance, reliability, and security. His research focuses on developing techniques for improving software reliability and security through recovery-oriented computing, crash-only software, and automated testing. Candea's work includes the development of the S2E platform for symbolic execution and automated testing, as well as tools like Cloud9 and ConfErr for assessing system resilience. His research addresses challenges in software debugging, data race detection, and system availability, with applications in both open-source and closed-source systems. Candea's contributions emphasize the importance of resilience and recovery in modern software systems.