Jayadev Misra

Jayadev Misra
Born(1947-10-17)October 17, 1947
India
CitizenshipUS
Alma mater
Known forContributions in formal aspects of distributed and concurrent computing, in particular, projects Unity and Orc.
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
Institutions
ThesisA Study of Strategies for Multistage Testing (1972)
Doctoral advisorHarlan Mills
Website"Jayadev Misra".
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Jayadev Misra is an Indian-born computer scientist who has spent most of his professional career in the United States. He is the Schlumberger Centennial Chair Emeritus in computer science and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Professionally he is known for his contributions to the formal aspects of concurrent programming and for jointly spearheading, with Sir Tony Hoare, the project on Verified Software Initiative (VSI).