About me

I qualify myself as a research and development computer scientist, for what it is worth.

My current job is being an Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at INSA / Lyon, a leading engineering school in France. I am conducting my research work as part of the CITI / INRIA laboratory where I focus on a combined approach of programming languages, virtual machines and middlewares, which probably sounds more complicated than it really is.

I also have a long tradition as an opensource enthusiast, with a prominent anchorage in the Java™ community. This greatly expanded my horizons by doing talks, blogs, community management and distributed project management. More recently, I worked with Oracle by writing technical articles for the Oracle Technology Network and Oracle Java Magazine.

I remain convinced that building real-world software in response to real people needs is not any less noble nor easier than writing research papers. Fundamental research, applied research and engineering skills all fuel each other.

I hold a joint French / Australian PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Université Blaise Pascal and the University of New South Wales. You can call me “Doctor” if you like, but all I can cure is your software, really.

Formal and boring third-person professional bio

Sometimes in life people need a third-person bio. I suggest this one for me:

Julien Ponge is an Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at INSA de Lyon, a leading engineering school in France. He teaches in the Telecommunications Department while he does his research as part of the CITI / INRIA laboratory. Originally from the information systems field, his current research interests lie in a combined approach of programming languages, virtual machines and middlewares. Prior to joining INSA-Lyon, he obtained a joint French / Australian PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Université Blaise Pascal and the University of New South Wales.