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Jeannette Wing is a faculty member in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on research in Distributed Systems, Formal Methods, and Software Engineering. Her long-term goal is to provide a rigorous foundation for the design and implementation of software systems. She has a specific interest in the application of formal specification and analysis techniques to reason about complex software systems. Current projects include Information Flow Experiments aimed at detecting data usage on websites and establishing a systematic methodology based on experimental science. Additionally, Wing addresses issues of software security, exploring how software can be built on theoretical principles to enhance predictability and mitigate vulnerabilities. She examines the trust networks between humans and computers, aiming to establish a general theory of trust in the context of the Internet. Past research includes the development of languages and tools for specifying program modules and security constraints, as well as innovations in software infrastructure for educational courseware delivery and automated analysis techniques for electronic commerce protocols.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.