04-01

Putting Program analysis to Work at Microsoft

Over the last few years, product groups at Microsoft have increasingly relied on automated defect detection tools to find software failures before releasing products to customers. In this talk, I will describe how a small set of program analysis / compiler geeks have tried to change the way we build software. In particular, I'll talk about a new approach to defect detection that involves the use of simple but effective specifications, automatic inference of specifications, powerful defect detection tools, and plenty of good old fashioned software engineering process.

Bio

Zhe Yang works in the Center for Software Excellence at Microsoft Corporation, where he leads the Engine development in the Program Analysis research group. This group is responsible for building innovative tools that help programmers, both within Microsoft and elsewhere, improve the quality of the software they create. Zhe Yang received a bachelor's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a PhD from New York University.