Steering Committee

Currently, the ESA steering committee has the following members:

  • Anne Benoit (2024-2027, PC Chair 2025), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
  • Martin Farach-Colton (2022-2025, PC Chair 2023), Rutgers University
  • Inge Li Gørtz (2022-2025, PC Chair 2023), Technical University of Denmark
  • Haim Kaplan (2024-2027, PC Chair 2025), Tel-Aviv University
  • Rasmus Pagh (2009-2013, 2020-2023, PC Chair 2021, SC Chair 2022-2024), University of Copenhagen
  • Solon Pissis (2023-2027), CWI Amsterdam
  • Simon Puglisi (2022-2025, PC Chair 2023, SC Chair 2024-), University of Helsinki
  • Christian Schulz (2022-2026), Heidelberg University
  • Sebastian Wild (2024-2027, PC Chair 2025), University of Marburg and University of Liverpool

Former Members

Former members of the ESA steering committee:

  • Susanne Albers (2003 – 2007, SC chair 2004 – 2007)
  • Lars Arge (2006 – 2010, SC chair 2007 – 2010)
  • Giorgio Ausiello (2005 – 2009)
  • Yossi Azar (2005 – 2008, 2017-2020, PC chair 2018)
  • Nikhil Bansal (2014 – 2017)
  • Hannah Bast (2017 – 2024, PC chair 2018, SC Chair 2018 – 2022 )
  • Michael Bender (2018 – 2021, PC chair 2019)
  • Hans Bodlaender (2012 – 2015, PC chair 2013)
  • Alan Borodin (2011 – 2015)
  • Gerth Brodal (2004 – 2007)
  • Shiri Chechik (2021 – 2024, PC Chair 2022)
  • Artur Czumaj (2015 – 2019)
  • Mark de Berg (2009 – 2013, SC chair 2010 – 2013)
  • Camil Demetrescu (2010 – 2013)
  • Giuseppe Di Battista (2002 – 2005)
  • David Eppstein (2008 – 2012)
  • Leah Epstein (2011 – 2014)
  • Thomas Erlebach (2005 – 2008)
  • Paolo Ferragina (2011 – 2014)
  • Amos Fiat (2008 – 2011)
  • Irene Finocchi (2014 – 2017)
  • Andrew Goldberg (2003 – 2007)
  • Fabrizio Grandoni (2019 – 2022, PC Chair 2020)
  • Magnus Halldorsson (2010 – 2013)
  • Dan Halperin (2007 – 2010)
  • Monika Henzinger (2016 – 2020)
  • Giuseppe Italiano (2007 – 2011, 2012 – 2015, SC chair 2013-2015)
  • Kazuo Iwama (2003 – 2007)
  • Samir Khuller (2012 – 2016)
  • Robert Krauthgamer (2017-2021)
  • Stefano Leonardi (2004 – 2007)
  • Aleksander Madry (2015 – 2019)
  • Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela (2000 – 2004)
  • Kurt Mehlhorn (1997 – 2001, 2007 – 2010, SC chair 1997 – 2001)
  • Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide (2000 – 2003)
  • Ulrich Meyer (2009 – 2012)
  • Bernard Moret (1999 – 2002)
  • Petra Mutzel (2020 – 2023, PC Chair 2021)
  • Rolf Möhring (1997 – 2004)
  • Gonzalo Navarro (2021 – 2024, PC Chair 2022)
  • Jarik Nesetril (1998 – 2001)
  • Stefan Näher (1999 – 2003)
  • Mark Overmars (2000 – 2004)
  • Mike Paterson (1999 – 2002)
  • Kirk Pruhs (2016 – 2019, PC chair 2017)
  • Tomasz Radzik (2003 – 2006)
  • Rajeev Raman (2001 – 2004)
  • Eva Rotenberg (2020 – 2024, PC Chair 2022)
  • Peter Sanders (2008 – 2011, 2019 – 2022, PC Chair 2020)
  • Piotr Sankowski (2015 – 2018, SC chair 2016-2018)
  • Andreas Schulz (2013 – 2016)
  • Christian Sohler (2016 – 2019, PC chair 2017)
  • Sabine Storandt (2020 – 2024), University of Konstanz
  • Ola Svensson (2018 – 2021, PC chair 2019)
  • Monique Teillaud (2013 – 2017)
  • Mikkel Thorup (2007 – 2011)
  • Jeff Vitter (1998 – 2002)
  • Dorothea Wagner (1999 – 2004, SC chair 2001 – 2004, 2013 – 2016, SC chair 2015-2016)
  • Emo Welzl (2006 – 2009)
  • Peter Widmayer (1999 – 2003)
  • Gerhard Woeginger (1999 – 2003, 2004 – 2008)
  • Alexander Wolff (2011 – 2015)
  • Christos Zaroliagis (1998 – 2002, 2015 – 2018)
  • Uri Zwick (2002 – 2005)