Gérard Huet
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Gérard Huet is a French computer scientist known for his influential work in formal methods, type theory, and the development of the Coq proof assistant.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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academic ⓘ computer scientist ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
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surface form:
CNRS
INRIA ⓘ
surface form:
INRIA Rocquencourt
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| contributedTo |
development of proof assistants in France
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foundations of type-theoretic proof systems ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | John McCarthy ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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Université de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ École Polytechnique ⓘ |
| employer |
ENS Paris
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INRIA ⓘ École Polytechnique ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automated theorem proving
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computer science ⓘ formal methods ⓘ lambda calculus ⓘ programming languages ⓘ proof assistants ⓘ term rewriting ⓘ type theory ⓘ unification theory ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
formal verification
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mathematical logic ⓘ proof theory ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| hasRole |
professor
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research director ⓘ theoretician ⓘ |
| influenced | design of interactive theorem provers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
lambda calculus tradition
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mathematical logic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Huet unification algorithm
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contributions to the design of Coq ⓘ development of the Calculus of Constructions ⓘ work on higher-order unification ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| notableFor |
contributions to the Coq proof assistant
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work on formal methods ⓘ work on type theory ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Christine Paulin-Mohring
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Gilles Dowek ⓘ Thierry Coquand ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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