Muffy Calder
Computer Scientist and Academic
Born
May 21st, 1958
66 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United Kingdom
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Contributions to computer science include work in formal methods, software engineering, and concurrency. Emphasized the importance of modeling and verification in software development. Held significant academic positions, including as a professor at the University of Glasgow and established research programs. Served as the Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland, influencing science policy and research direction. Actively published research papers and contributed to various conferences in the field.
Published research on formal methods
Served as Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland
Contributed to software engineering education
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