Robert S. Boyer | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ph.D. in Mathematics |
| Occupation(s) | Computer scientist, mathematician |
| Employer(s) | The University of Texas at Austin University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Boyer–Moore string-search algorithm, Nqthm, ACL2 |
Robert Stephen Boyer is an American retired professor of computer science, mathematics, and philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin. He and J Strother Moore invented the Boyer–Moore string-search algorithm, a particularly efficient string searching algorithm, in 1977. He and Moore also collaborated on the Boyer–Moore automated theorem prover, Nqthm, in 1992.[1] Following this, he worked with Moore and Matt Kaufmann on another theorem prover called ACL2. He was elected AAAI Fellow in 1991.[2]