Dr. Claude Anderson specializes in programming language design and implementation, and object-oriented programming. His research is focused on functional programming languages, compiler design and optimization, and software plagiarism detection. Dr. Anderson’s professional and consulting experience has covered a variety of projects, including a database management system for a professional association, an object-oriented system for truck design, and scheduling algorithms for laboratory robotics. He also helps mentor high-school seniors who have completed computer programming projects each summer in Rose-Hulman’s Operation Catapult program.
Academic Degrees
- PhD, University of Illinois, 1981
- MS, Indiana University, 1987
- MS, University of Illinois, 1977
- BS, California Institute of Technology, 1975
Awards & Honors
Industrial/Consulting Experience
- Professional association database management System
- Object-oriented system for truck design
- Scheduling algorithms for laboratory robotics
- Learning management systems
Research Experiences
- Functional programming languages, especially Scheme
- Compiler design and optimization
- Software plagiarism detection
Teaching Interests
- Theory of computation
- Programming language design and implementation
- Combinatorial group theory