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Technology & Engineering

Robert Kurshan

Who

Robert Kurshan · Technology & Engineering

What

Brought model checking to industrial hardware verification; Kanellakis Award (2005)

When

2005

Where

United States

Biography

Robert Kurshan is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Brought model checking to industrial hardware verification; Kanellakis Award (2005)

How & why

Kurshan, an American computer scientist listed among Jewish figures in computing, brought automata-theoretic model checking from theory into industrial hardware verification. At Bell Labs he built tools that let engineers formally prove the correctness of complex circuit designs. He shared the 2005 Kanellakis Award for making formal verification practical.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Kanellakis Award

Contributions & Sources

Brought model checking to industrial hardware verification; Kanellakis Award (2005)

2005

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Kanellakis Award