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Frank Pfenning

Department Head and Professor

Carnegie Mellon University

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School of Computer Science

Computer Science Department

Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Philosophy

Frank Pfenning is currently serving as a Computer Science Department Head and Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

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computer science formal methods logic in computer science automated deduction mathematical logic formal verification automated reasoning programming languages theory of computation theoretical computer science knowledge representation and reasoning applied mathematics software analysis logic programming linguistics approximate reasoning computational logic systems engineering logical frameworks programming language theory knowledge-based systems automated proof system software type theory machine learning combinatorial theory concurrency theory general systems formal specification system science proof theory mathematical programming data security communication security linear logic higher-order logic concurrent systems computability theory proof system concurrency (computer science) abstract interpretation scientific computing session types concurrent programming natural language processing functional programming formal technique computational model theory intuitionistic logic propositional logic polymorphism (computer science) modal logic access control lambda calculus reasoning system computational semantics session-typed processes language resources logical reasoning code generation deductive systems dependent types refinement types intersection types proof irrelevance concurrency control concurrent logical framework system description higher-order abstract syntax lf logical framework canonical forms lf type theory linear logical framework dependent session types higher-order patterns natural deduction pure mathematics informatics image analysis applied artificial intelligence software design applied cognitive psychology intelligent computing discrete mathematics mathematics education thinking skills cognitive analysis foundation of mathematics reliability optical image recognition computer security program quality cognitive development history of mathematics intelligent systems digital image processing soft computing graphic interface models of computation software engineering cognition philosophy of mathematics software practice experimental psychology cognitive studies

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GRITS: A Message-Passing Programming Language Based on the Semi-Axiomatic Sequent Calculus. SCIENCE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (2026)

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Security Reasoning via Substructural Dependency Tracking. Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages (2026)

language-based securitysoftware analysiscomputer securitysoftware securitydata securityinformation securityformal verificationcomputer science

A Saturation-Based Unification Algorithm for Higher-Order Rational Patterns. ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL LOGIC (2025)

mathematicscomputational model theorytheoretical computer scienceautomated deductioncomputability theorycomputational logicautomated reasoningscientific computingcomputational mathematicsnumerical algorithmstheory of computationnatural computingnumerical mathematicscomputational complexitycomputational scienceapplied mathematicspattern matchingcomputer sciencelogic in computer scienceformal methodsmathematical logicsymbolic computation

Colf Logic Programming as Infinitary Proof Exploration. arXiv (2025)

logical frameworkslogic in computer sciencecomputer scienceformal methodsautomated deductionformal verificationmathematical logicmathematicslogic programming

Lecture Notes on Adjoint Ordered Types. (2025)

mathematical sciencesorder theoryoperator algebrasfunction spacesapplied mathematicsmathematical logicpartially ordered setmathematicspure mathematics

Lecture Notes on Continuation-Passing Style. (2025)

mathematical analysispure mathematicsmathematical sciencesfunction spacesapplied mathematicstheoretical mathematicsmathematical logicsymbolic dynamicsmathematics

Lecture Notes on Heap-Free Functional Programs. (2025)

programming language theorytheory of computationprogram analysistheoretical computer sciencememory model (programming)programming languagescomputer sciencemathematicsparallel programming

Lecture Notes on Sax: An Imperative Intermediate Language. (2025)

general linguisticsprogramming language theoryprogramming languagesmathematical logicsyntaxformal notationlanguage documentationlinguisticsmathematics

Structural Information Flow. (2025)

informaticscomputational sciencegeneral systemsgranular computingdata flowstheoretical computer sciencedata sciencecomputer scienceinformation flow

Structural Information Flow: A Fresh Look at Types for Non-Interference. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM ON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES-PACMPL (2025)

abstract interpretationsystem softwarehigh-level programming languageprogramming language theoryverificationsoftware designcomputer engineeringautomated deductionprogramming languagesautomated reasoningprogramming language designtheory of computationformal specificationformal verificationsoftware analysissoftware engineeringlogic in computer scienceprogram analysisformal methodscomputer sciencelinguisticsdesign automation

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Frank Pfenning

Department Head and Professor

Carnegie Mellon University

Affiliations

School of Computer Science

Computer Science Department

Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Philosophy

Frank Pfenning is currently serving as a Computer Science Department Head and Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Frank Pfenning

Carnegie Mellon University

Department Head and Professor

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

GRITS: A Message-Passing Programming Language Based on the Semi-Axiomatic Sequent Calculus. SCIENCE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (2026)

Security Reasoning via Substructural Dependency Tracking. Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages (2026)

language-based securitysoftware analysiscomputer securitysoftware securitydata securityinformation securityformal verificationcomputer science

A Saturation-Based Unification Algorithm for Higher-Order Rational Patterns. ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL LOGIC (2025)

Colf Logic Programming as Infinitary Proof Exploration. arXiv (2025)

logical frameworkslogic in computer sciencecomputer scienceformal methodsautomated deductionformal verificationmathematical logicmathematicslogic programming

Lecture Notes on Adjoint Ordered Types. (2025)

mathematical sciencesorder theoryoperator algebrasfunction spacesapplied mathematicsmathematical logicpartially ordered setmathematicspure mathematics

Lecture Notes on Continuation-Passing Style. (2025)

mathematical analysispure mathematicsmathematical sciencesfunction spacesapplied mathematicstheoretical mathematicsmathematical logicsymbolic dynamicsmathematics

Lecture Notes on Heap-Free Functional Programs. (2025)

programming language theorytheory of computationprogram analysistheoretical computer sciencememory model (programming)programming languagescomputer sciencemathematicsparallel programming

Lecture Notes on Sax: An Imperative Intermediate Language. (2025)

general linguisticsprogramming language theoryprogramming languagesmathematical logicsyntaxformal notationlanguage documentationlinguisticsmathematics

Structural Information Flow. (2025)

informaticscomputational sciencegeneral systemsgranular computingdata flowstheoretical computer sciencedata sciencecomputer scienceinformation flow

Structural Information Flow: A Fresh Look at Types for Non-Interference. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM ON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES-PACMPL (2025)

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