Reflections on the Work of C.A.R. Hoare

Insight, Inspiration and Collaboration.- From CSP to Game Semantics.- On Mereologies in Computing Science.- Roles, Stacks, Histories: A Triple for Hoare.- Forward with Hoare.- Probabilistic Programming with Coordination.- The Operational Principle and Problem Frames.- The Role of Auxiliary Variables in the Formal Development of Concurrent Programs.- Avoid a Void: The Eradication of Null Dereferencing.- Unfolding CSP.- Quicksort: Combining Concurrency, Recursion, and Mutable Data Structures.- The Thousand-and-One Cryptographers.- On Process-Algebraic Extensions of Metric Temporal Logic.- Fun with Type Functions.- On CSP and the Algebraic Theory of Effects.- CSP is Expressive Enough for ?.- The Tokeneer Experiments.

Written in honor of Sir Tony Hoare's 75th Birthday, this book provides a discussion of the influence of Hoare's work on current research from an international selection of expert contributors. Includes a scientific biography, listing his most influential work.

Insight, Inspiration and CollaborationC. B. Jones and A. W. RoscoeFrom CSP to Game SemanticsSamson AbramskyOn Mereologies in Computing ScienceDines BjørnerRoles, Stacks, Histories: A Triple for HoareJohannes Borgstrom, Andrew D. Gordon and Riccardo PucellaForward with HoareMike Gordon and Helene CollavizzaProbabilistic Programming with CoordinationHe JifengThe Operational Principle and Problem FramesMichael JacksonThe Role of Auxiliary Variables in the Formal Development of Concurrent ProgramsCliff B. JonesAvoid a Void: The Eradication of Null DereferencingBertrand Meyer, Alexander Kogtenkov and Emmanuel StapfUnfolding CSPMikkel Bundgaard and Robin MilnerQuicksort: Combining Concurrency, Recursion, and Mutable Data StructuresDavid Kitchin, Adrian Quark and Jayadev MisraThe Thousand-and-One CryptographersAK McIver and CC MorganOn Process-algebraic Extensions of Metric Temporal LogicChristoph Haase, Joel Ouaknine and James WorrellFun with Type FunctionsOleg Kiselyov, Simon Peyton Jones and Chung-chieh ShanOn CSP and the Algebraic Theory of EffectsRob van Glabbeek and Gordon PlotkinCSP is Expressive Enough for ?A.W. RoscoeThe Tokeneer ExperimentsJim Woodcock, Emine Gokce Aydal and Rod Chapman