Robert L. Constable
Robert L. Constable | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Lee Constable 1942 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Nuprl |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Doctoral advisor | Stephen Kleene |
| Doctoral students | |
Robert Lee Constable (born 1942) is an American computer scientist. He is a professor of computer science and first and former dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University. He is known for his work on connecting computer programs and mathematical proofs, especially the Nuprl system. Prior to Nuprl, he worked on the PL/CV formal system and verifier. Alonzo Church supervised Constable's junior thesis while he was studying in Princeton. Constable received his PhD in 1968 under Stephen Kleene and has supervised over 40 students.
Constable has been a director of the Marktoberdorf Summer School.