Dr. Greg Morrisett

Professor

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Biography

Greg Morrisett is the Dean and Vice Provost at the New York City-based campus of Cornell University, focusing on graduate education that integrates technology, business, law, and design for societal benefit. He previously served as the Dean of the Computing and Information Sciences department at Cornell University, overseeing its diverse academic departments. Before returning to Cornell, he held the Allen B. Cutting Chair at Harvard University from 2004 to 2015. Morrisett has a background in research in programming language technology, aiming to build secure, reliable software systems. His work includes typed assembly language, proof-carrying code, and cryptographic schemes. He is a Fellow of the ACM and has received several awards for his contributions to programming languages, type systems, and software security. Morrisett also holds editorial roles in prestigious journals and has served on numerous advisory boards related to computing and technology.

Research Interests

Experience

Dean

2015-01-01 — Present

Cornell University • New York City, NY

Leads the Computing and Information Sciences department, focusing on integrating technology, business, law, design, and economics.

Professor

2004-01-01 — 2015-01-01

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

Held the Allen B. Cutting Chair at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, focusing on programming languages and software systems.

Awards

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Fellow

2010-01-01
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Presidential Early Career Award

2005-01-01

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture