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Prof. Mira Mezini elected as a member of the Leopoldina
ATHENE Directorate member Prof. Mira Mezini from TU Darmstadt has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences by the Presidium of the Leopoldina. This is one of the highest scientific honours that a German institution can bestow. The Leopoldina is the oldest natural sciences academy in the world, and only brings together researchers with outstanding scientific achievements. With around 1.600 members, it provides independent, science-based policy advice on future social issues and represents German science abroad. New members undergo a rigorous, multi-stage selection process.
Prof. Mira Mezini heads the Software Engineering Group at TU Darmstadt, where she holds a LOEWE top professorship. In ATHENE, she represents TU Darmstadt on the ATHENE Board. She is also the founding co-director of hessian.AI, the Hessian Centre for Artificial Intelligence. Her research specialises in programming languages and software engineering - with a particular focus on the development of intelligent software systems.
She is internationally recognised for her research. Last year, she was named an ACM Fellow - one of the world's most prestigious honours in computer science. She was also awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council in 2012.
She has been a member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) since 2016, and a member of Academia Europea since 2024.