Eugenio Moggi | |
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| Born | Florence, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Pisa |
| Known for | Monad |
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| Institutions | University of Genoa |
| Doctoral advisor | Gordon Plotkin |
Eugenio Moggi is a professor of computer science at the University of Genoa, Italy.
He first described the general use of monads to structure programs. [1]
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