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Working on source code analysis having previously written compilers for a variety of languages and processors. Currently writing a book on empirical software engineering using R. Over the last few years have been researching software engineering from a cognitive psychology perspective.\\
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Previous book provided a detailed commentary on the economic and cultural aspects of C. Represented the UK at international C Standards meetings for 7 years, as well as being a member of other language standards groups. \\
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Written compiler front ends for SQL, C, Pascal, Coral 66, Snobol and CHILL, and code generators targeted at a variety of 8, 16, and 32-bit processors (including several Cobol compilers). Static analysis of source code, including embedded SQL.\\
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Adviser to the Monitoring Trustee in the European Commission Microsoft Antitrust Case.\\
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Specialties:Analysis of source code, software conformance testing.\\
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**Email**: derek@knosof.co.uk\\
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[[2014:Empirical Software Engineering with R]]\\


Location: Farnborough, England