Stephen Chong

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University

33 Oxford Street
145 Maxwell Dworkin Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
                         Office phone: +1 617 496-6382
Fax: +1 617 495-2489

Photo: Stephen Chong

Research Interests

My research aims to help programmers write trustworthy programs. My primary area of interest is language-based security: using programming language techniques to provide information security assurance.

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Information for prospective students

I am looking for talented and motivated students to work with, both undergraduate and graduate. More information can be found here.

Teaching

In Spring 2010 I am teaching CS152: Programming Languages. This course is an introduction to the formal semantics of programming languages. See the course website for more details.

Previous courses: Fall 2009, CS252r: Advanced Topics in Programming Languages.

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Brief bio

I completed a Ph.D. at Cornell University in August 2008, under the guidance of Andrew Myers. Prior to graduate school, I spent several years working as a consultant and contractor. I received a B.Sc.(Hons) and B.A. from Victoria University of Wellington, in Wellington, New Zealand.