Thomas W. Reps

Thomas W. Reps is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin, holding the position since 1985. He has served as President and Co-founder of GrammaTech, Inc. since 1988, and held visiting roles including Guest Professor at the University of Paris 7 (2007-08), Visiting Researcher at CNR in Pisa, Italy (2000-01), and Guest Professor at the University of Copenhagen (1993-94). He previously served as Associate Chairman of the Computer Sciences Department at Wisconsin (1990-93) and held postdoctoral roles at Cornell University and INRIA.

Reps' research spans programming languages, software engineering, and computer security, with a focus on static program analysis, machine-code analysis, and program slicing. His work in model checking, software maintenance, and analysis techniques for information security has significantly impacted the field of computer science.

• 2017 ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award
• 2015 WARF Named Professorship
• 2005 ACM Fellow
• 2000 Guggenheim Fellowship
• 1986 NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award

Reps' publications highlight advancements in interprocedural dataflow analysis, weighted pushdown systems, and symbolic computation. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in software verification and security, creating tools that have shaped modern program analysis techniques. He has collaborated extensively with researchers like Somesh Jha, Mooly Sagiv, and Gogul Balakrishnan across institutions in Europe and the U.S.