Simon Peyton Jones
Scholar

Simon Peyton Jones

Google Scholar ID: QsX7G-cAAAAJ
Epic Games
Programming languagesFunctional programming
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
5,974
 
H-index
41
 
i10-index
145
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
30
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • - Fellow of the Royal Society
  • - Honorary Professor at Glasgow University
  • - Honorary Distinguished Fellow of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge
Research Experience
  • - Engineering Fellow at Epic Games (current)
  • - Researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge (1998-2022)
  • - Professor at Glasgow University (1990-1998)
  • - Main work focused on the development and impact of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler
  • - Chair of Computing at School, leading the reform of the national curriculum for Computing in England
Background
  • Research Interests: Design, implementation, and application of lazy functional languages, particularly the Haskell language. Professional field: Computer Science.
Miscellany
  • Married to Dorothy, a priest in the Church of England. They have six children.