# Marianne Durand

> Ph.D. École Polytechnique 2004

**Wikidata**: [Q102387613](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102387613)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/marianne-durand

## Summary
Marianne Durand is a computer scientist. She earned a Ph.D. from École Polytechnique in 2004, where her doctoral advisor was the French computer scientist Philippe Flajolet.

## Biography
- Education: Ph.D., École Polytechnique (2004)
- Field(s): Computer science
- Occupation: Computer scientist
- Doctoral advisor: Philippe Flajolet

## Contributions
The available source material identifies Marianne Durand as a computer scientist who completed a Ph.D. at École Polytechnique in 2004. Her doctoral advisor was Philippe Flajolet (1948–2011), a French computer scientist. Beyond these academic and identity details, the provided sources do not specify particular research topics, publications, software, patents, standards, or leadership roles attributable to Durand. As a result, no concrete works (e.g., named papers, systems, or projects), dates of specific outputs, or documented impacts can be reliably summarized here without adding information not present in the source material.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Marianne Durand?
A: Marianne Durand is a computer scientist. She earned a Ph.D. from École Polytechnique in 2004.

### Q: Where did Marianne Durand study?
A: She studied at École Polytechnique. The provided material specifically notes a Ph.D. completed there in 2004.

### Q: Who supervised Marianne Durand’s Ph.D.?
A: Her doctoral advisor was Philippe Flajolet. Flajolet was a French computer scientist (1948–2011).

### Q: What identifiers are associated with Marianne Durand in library/academic databases?
A: The provided identifiers include VIAF 218302888, IdRef 079938752, MR Author ID 707381, and Mathematics Genealogy Project ID 156811.

## Why They Matter
Marianne Durand’s significance in the provided record is anchored in her status as a computer scientist with doctoral training at École Polytechnique, completed in 2004. Her Ph.D. supervision by Philippe Flajolet links her academically to a well-documented figure in computer science, indicating placement within an established research lineage. This kind of documented academic provenance—institution, degree date, and advisor—matters for scholarly attribution, disambiguation in bibliographic systems, and mapping mentorship networks in the history of computing research.

However, the source material does not describe specific technical contributions, publications, or projects by Durand. Consequently, her lasting impact on the field cannot be characterized here in terms of particular results or changes to practice, beyond the verifiable fact of her doctoral qualification and advisor relationship as recorded by the cited academic and authority identifiers.

## Notable For
- Computer scientist (occupation)
- Ph.D., École Polytechnique (2004)
- Doctoral advisor: Philippe Flajolet
- Authority/control identifiers: VIAF 218302888; IdRef 079938752
- Researcher identifiers: MR Author ID 707381; Mathematics Genealogy Project ID 156811

## Body
### Identity and Field
- Name: Marianne Durand
- Sex or gender: Female
- Occupation: Computer scientist
- Instance of: Human

### Education
- Educated at: École Polytechnique
- Degree detail available: Ph.D. (2004)

### Doctoral Supervision
- Doctoral advisor: Philippe Flajolet (French computer scientist, 1948–2011)

### External Identifiers
- VIAF ID: 218302888
- IdRef ID: 079938752
- MR Author ID: 707381
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 156811

## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project