Alan Mycroft

Alan Mycroft is an Emeritus Professor^[3] at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge, where he is also director of studies for computer science.

Alan Mycroft
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA, MA, ScD) University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Known for	Norcroft C compiler Raspberry Pi Foundation
Children	4
Scientific career
Fields	Programming languages Compilation Static Analysis[1]
Institutions	University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory Raspberry Pi Foundation
Thesis	Abstract interpretation and optimising transformations for applicative programs (1982)
Doctoral advisor	Rod Burstall Robin Milner[2]
Website	www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~am21/

Education

Mycroft read mathematics at Cambridge then moved to Edinburgh where he completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree with a thesis on Abstract interpretation and optimising transformations for applicative programs^[2] supervised by Rod Burstall and Robin Milner.

Research

Mycroft's research interests^{[4][5][6][7][1]} are in programming languages, software engineering and algorithms.^{[8][9][10][11]}

With Arthur Norman, he co-created the Norcroft C compiler.^[12] He is also a named trustee of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charitable organisation whose single-board computer is intended to stimulate the teaching of basic computer science in schools.^[13]

Personal life

Mycroft has four children.^{[citation needed]}