Robert Harper (computer scientist)
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July 15, 1957
- M.Sc.; Cornell University (1983)
- Ph.D.; Cornell University (1985)
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| Born | Robert William Harper, Jr. July 15, 1957 |
| Other names | Bob Harper |
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Robert William Harper, Jr. (born 1957[2]) is a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University who works in programming language research. Prior to his position at Carnegie Mellon, Harper was a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh.[3]
Harper made major contributions to the design of the Standard ML programming language and the LF logical framework.
Harper was named an ACM Fellow in 2005 for his contributions to type systems for programming languages. In 2021, he received the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award for his "foundational contributions to our understanding of type theory and its use in the design, specification, implementation, and verification of modern programming languages".[4]
Awards
- Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence, CMU.[6] for research on type-directed compilation.[9] (2001)
- ACM Fellow, for contributions to type systems. (2005)
- ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential PLDI Paper Award,[10] for the paper TIL: a type-directed optimizing compiler for ML.[11] (2006)
- ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award, for foundational contributions to type theory and its use. (2021)
Books
- Robin Milner, Mads Tofte, Robert Harper, and David MacQueen. The Definition of Standard ML (Revised). MIT Press, 1997.
- Robert Harper (editor). Types in Compilation. Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, volume 2071, 2001.
- Robert Harper. Type Systems for Programming Languages. Draft, 2000.
- Robert Harper. Programming in Standard ML. Working Draft, 2013.
- Robert Harper. Practical Foundations for Programming Languages, 2007 draft. 2nd edition: ISBN 1107150302, 2016.
