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Richard Statman is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He specializes in mathematical logic and proof theory, with a particular focus on the theory of computation and programming languages. His research encompasses several areas including lambda calculus, combinatory logic, and functional programming. Statman has made significant contributions to the study of computation rules and how they apply to programming languages, theorem proving, and symbolic computing. His work is organized into six main categories: typed lambda calculus extensions, evaluation and reduction strategies, combinators and combinatory algebra, computability functions and invariants, functional equations and unification, and connections to semigroup theory. Throughout his academic career, he has published numerous papers in esteemed journals and conferences, exploring themes in logic, types, and computational theory.
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