The École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées (the "Graduate School of Computer Science and Advanced Technologies"), more commonly known as EPITA is a French grande école specialized in the field of computer science and software engineering · .[3] Created in 1984 by Patrice Dumoucel, It is a private engineering school, member since 1994 of IONIS Education Group,[4] accredited by the Commission des titres d'ingénieur and based at Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, south of Paris.[5] In June 2013, EPITA becomes member of the Union of Independent Grandes Écoles, which includes 30 grandes écoles.[6]