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Introduction
Anthony Cleve is a full professor in information system evolution at University of Namur. He is a member of the PReCISE research center and of the Namur Digital Institute (NADI)
Previously, he was an ERCIM post-doctoral research fellow at INRIA Lille (2009-2010). He holds an MSc degree (2004) and a PhD degree (2009) in Computer Science from the University of Namur. He also worked as visiting researcher at CWI, Amsterdam (2005-2006).
Anthony's main research interests include information system maintenance and evolution, software and data reverse engineering, program analysis and transformation, self-adaptive and context-aware systems.
His detailed CV is available here.
Areas of expertise
Database engineering, reengineering & reverse engineering - Information system analysis, evolution, migration & renovation - Cross-analysis and co-evolution of databases & programs - Program analysis, transformation & generation - Self-adaptive, context-aware systems - artificial intelligence for software engineering and data management
Awards
- Namurois de l'année 2022, catégorie Sciences
- Best Paper Award at the 20th IEEE Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM 2020), NIER track
- Best Paper Award at the 2016 International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security (QRS 2016)
- IBM Belgium / F.R.S.-FNRS 2010 Award, presented for the best PhD thesis in Computer Science and Applications
- Nominated for the Cor Baayen Award 2012, awarded to a promising young researcher in computer science and applied mathematics
- ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan'' Post-doctoral Fellowship (December 2009 - November 2010)
Diplomas
- PhD in Computer Science
- Master in Computer Science
- Bachelor in Economics and Management
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, Program analysis and transformation for data-intensive system evolution, University of Namur
Award Date: 29 Oct 2009
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Automated Database Schema Evolution in Microservices Applications
André, M. (Researcher) & Cleve, A. (Supervisor)
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: PHD
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Cross-stack Adaptation for the Edgification of Microservices Applications
André, M. (Researcher) & Cleve, A. (PI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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RAINDROP: Cross-stack adaptation in edge-able microservices applications
Rivière, E. (PI), Cleve, A. (CoPI) & Sadre, R. (CoPI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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ARIAC by DigitalWallonia4.AI: Applications and Research for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TRAIL-Foundations)
Frénay, B. (PI), Jacquet, J.-M. (CoI), Dumas, B. (CoI), Devroey, X. (CoI), Tuci, E. (CoI), Beuls, K. (CoI), Linden, I. (CoI), Burnay, C. (CoI), Vanderose, B. (CoI), Cleve, A. (CoI), Perrouin, G. (CoI), Heymans, P. (CoI), Vanhoof, W. (CoI), Ferry-Danini, J. (CoI) & Balfroid, M. (Researcher)
1/01/21 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Co-Visualizations for Databases and Microservices Co-Evolution Support
André, M. (PI) & Cleve, A. (Supervisor)
30/09/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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PoolinGH: Fast, Efficient, and Robust GitHub Repository Mining
André, M., Raglianti, M., Serbout, S., Cleve, A. & Lanza, M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 23rd International Mining Software Repositories Conference (MSR 2026): Data and Tool Showcase Track. ACM PressResearch output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Towards the Automated Extraction and Refactoring of NoSQL Schemas from Application Code
Fernandez Candel, C. J., Cleve, A. & García-Molina, J., 29 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Systems and Software.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Empirical Study on Database Usage in Microservices
André, M., Raglianti, M., Serbout, S., Cleve, A. & Lanza, M., 23 Oct 2025.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Data Access-centered Understanding of Microservices Architectures
André, M., Rivière, E. & Cleve, A., 2025, Proceedings - 2025 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Software Architecture, ICSA-C 2025: NEMI track. IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 6-10 5 p. (Proceedings - 2025 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Software Architecture, ICSA-C 2025).Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open AccessFile418 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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DENIM Reverse Engineering
André, M. (Creator), Rivière, E. (Contributor) & Cleve, A. (Contributor), University of Namur, 25 Jan 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14740538, https://zenodo.org/records/14740539
Dataset: Software
Prizes
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Best New Idea and Emerging Results (NIER) Paper Award at the 20th IEEE Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM 2020)
Fink, J. (Recipient), Gobert, M. (Recipient) & Cleve, A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award at the 2016 International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security (QRS 2016)
Meurice, L. (Recipient), Nagy, C. (Recipient) & Cleve, A. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ERCIM "Alain Bensoussan'' Post-doctoral Fellowship
Cleve, A. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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IBM Belgium / F.R.S.-FNRS 2010 Award
Cleve, A. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Namurois de l’année 2022, catégorie Sciences
Cleve, A. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Groupe de contact FNRS « Analyse critique et amélioration de la qualité de l’information numérique »
Cleve, A. (Keynote Speaker), Boydens, I. (Organiser) & André, M. (Contributor)
18 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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The 23rd Belgium-Netherlands Software Evolution Workshop
Devroey, X. (Organiser), Perrouin, G. (Organiser), Vanderose, B. (Organiser), Cleve, A. (Member of Organizing Committee), Vandenkerckhof, Y. (Member of Organizing Committee), Notaro, A. (Member of Organizing Committee), Panarotto, S. (Member of Organizing Committee), Decrop, A. (Member of Organizing Committee) & Mens, T. (Member of Organizing Committee)
21 Nov 2024 → 22 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Création d’un outil d’aide à l’apprentissage du français par la lecture pour les élèves sourds et malentendants
Cleve, A. (Supervisor), Meurant, L. (Jury Member), Frénay, B. (Jury Member) & Meurice, L. (Co-Supervisor)
19 Jun 2023Activity: Examinations › Jury
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Traitement automatique des langues des signes : questions et avancées actuelles
Meurant, L. (Organiser), Braffort, A. (Invited Speaker), Filhol, M. (Invited Speaker), Fink, J. (Participant), Poitier, P. (Participant), ANDRE, M. (Participant), Frénay, B. (Participant) & Cleve, A. (Participant)
13 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Dictionnaire bilingue contextuel entre langue des signes (LSFB) et français
Meurant, L. (Speaker), Fink, J. (Speaker), Fonze, S. (Speaker), ANDRE, M. (Speaker), Poitier, P. (Speaker), Heylens, A. (Speaker), Sonnemans, B. (Speaker), Frénay, B. (Speaker), Meurice, L. (Speaker) & Cleve, A. (Speaker)
12 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Thesis
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Data-centered applications conversion using program transformations
Cleve, A. (Author), Hainaut, J.-L. (Supervisor) & Henrard, J. (Co-Supervisor), 2004Student thesis: Master types › Master in Computer science
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Program analysis and transformation for data-intensive system evolution
Cleve, A. (Author), Hainaut, J.-L. (Supervisor), Jacquet, J.-M. (President), Englebert, V. (Jury), Vanhoof, W. (Jury), Lammel, R. (Jury) & Mens, K. (Jury), 29 Oct 2009Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences
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Press/Media
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Dictionnaire contextuel bilingue langue des signes de Belgique francophone - français
André, M., Meurant, L., Cleve, A., Frénay, B., Dumas, B., Fonze, S., Sonnemans, B., Gobert, M., Fink, J., Poitier, P., Meurice, L. & Heylens, A.
11/10/22 → 13/06/23
20 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Other