Vincent St-Amour

Vincent St-Amour is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Computer Science at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering. His research focuses on programming languages, compilers, and performance tools, particularly within the Racket ecosystem. He has contributed to projects like the Racket compiler and optimization tools, and is a core developer of the Racket language.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Northeastern University (2015)
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Université de Montréal (2009)

Research Interests: Vincent's work emphasizes tools for non-experts, compilers, and language design. He actively contributes to open-source projects and has developed tools like the Performance Report DrRacket tool and optimization coaching systems for JavaScript. His research bridges theoretical language concepts and practical software engineering challenges.

Key Contributions:

• Core developer of Racket, focusing on performance tools and the Typed Racket dialect
• Co-developer of optimization coaching frameworks
• Recipient of the 2018 SIGPLAN Software Award for Racket

Awards:

• Faculty Service Award (2024)
• Peter J. Landin Award (2009)
• Multiple teaching awards including Associated Student Government Faculty Honor Roll

Teaching & Service: Vincent teaches courses in programming languages, software engineering, and data structures. He chairs the Computer Science Curriculum Committee and advises student groups like Emerging Coders.