Kim B. Bruce is an American computer scientist. He is the Emeritus Reuben C. and Eleanor Winslow Professor of Computer Science at Pomona College, [1] and was previously the Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Computer Science at Williams College. [1] He helped establish the computer science departments at both institutions. [2] His work focuses on the design of programming languages. [1]
Bruce attended Pomona College. He then received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [1]
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Bruce was the Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Computer Science at Williams College for 28 years. [1] He then moved to teach at his alma mater, Pomona. [1]
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