Summary
After a PhD in Physics at the University of Mons and a CERN fellowship in Geneva, I turned to Computer Science, first in system administration, then also in teaching. I am currently an associate professor at the Computer Science Department (Computer Networking Lab), at the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Mons (UMons) in Belgium. Until January 2012, I also worked at the Computer Center at the same University, mostly in free software/open source technologies.
Short CV
Positions
| • | Apr 2019 - enforced on Jan 1st, 2024 | Faculty associate (UMONS) |
| • | Oct 2001 - Mar 2019 | Senior research and teaching associate (UMONS) |
| • | Oct 1996 - Sep 2001 | Research and teaching associate (UMH) |
| • | Mar 1996 - Sep 1996 | Research and teaching assistant (UMH) |
| • | Dec 1993 - Feb 1996 | Fellowship (European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN) |
| • | Dec 1986 - Nov 1993 | IIHE Research grant in Particle Physics (UMH) |
| • | Dec 1985 - Nov 1986 | Researcher under contract (Computer Science Dept, UMH) |
| • | Oct 1984 - Nov 1985 | Teaching Assistant (Statistical Physics and Probability Dept, UMH) |
Education
| • | Dec 1986 - Sep 1992 | PhD in particle physics (UMH) |
| • | Sep 1984 - Sep 1986 | Degree in computer science ("certificat approfondi") (UMH) |
| • | Sep 1980 - Jun 1984 | Degree in Physics (UMH) |
Publications
Particle Physics (Mostly in French) (pdf)
List of my publications from the UMONS publications site (UMONS/UMH publications only).
Teaching
- Cryptography and Computer security (since 2001)
- Computer simulation (since 2010)
- SQL language (practicals for Databases I, since 1999)
- Cryptography and Computer security (since 2012)
- Advanced Operating Systems (since 2018).
Contact Address
Dr. Alain Buys
Computer Science Department, Faculty of Sciences
University of Mons - UMONS
Building "Da Vinci", Room 2.16
Avenue Maistriau, 15
7000 Mons, Belgium
Tel: +32 65 37 3362
