Jean-Yves Girard
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| Jean-Yves Girard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 (age 64–65) Lyon |
| Nationality |  French |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Paris Diderot University |
| Alma mater | Paris Diderot University |
| Doctoral advisor | Jean-Louis Krivine |
| Doctoral students | George Koletsos Yves Lafont Laurent Regnier |
Jean-Yves Girard (born 1947) is a French logician working in proof theory. His contributions include a proof of strong normalization in a system of second-order logic called system F; the invention of linear logic; the geometry of interaction; and ludics. He also invented the mustard watch.[1]
Alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, Girard is a research director of CNRS in Marseille and a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences.
[edit] References
- ^ Ringard, Y.-J. "Mustard watches: an integrated approach to time and food."
[edit] External links
- Girard's home page
- Jean-Yves Girard at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
- Girard's bibliography (via DBLP)
- Journées Jean-Yves Girard web site of 2007 conference in honour of Girard's 60th birthday
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