Kim B. Bruce is an American

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. He is the Emeritus Reuben C. and Eleanor Winslow Professor of Computer Science at

Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalism in the United States, Congregationalists ...

, and was previously the Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Computer Science at

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim ...

. He helped establish the computer science departments at both institutions. His work focuses on the design of

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Early life and education

Bruce attended

. He then received his doctorate from the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

Career

Bruce was the Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Computer Science at

for 28 years. He then moved to teach at his alma mater, Pomona.

References

External links

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