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Bruce W. Leverett

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'''Bruce W. Leverett''',<br/>
an American [[FIDE]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#FIDE_Master_.28FM.29 master of chess] <ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2002906 Leverett, Bruce W FIDE Chess Profile]</ref>, computer scientist, and software engineer at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasas Panasas], a provider storage solutions. He received a Bachelor degree in physics and chemistry from [[Harvard University]] in 1973, and a Ph.D. degree in computer science from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in 1981 , elaborating on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Register_allocation register allocation in optimizing compilers] <ref>[[Bruce W. Leverett]] ('''1981'''). ''Register allocation in optimizing compilers''. Ph.D. thesis, [[Carnegie Mellon University]], advisor [[Mathematician#WiWulf|William A. Wulf]]</ref>. His research interests in academics and industry, beside [[Optimization|compiler optimization]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_generation_%28compiler%29 code generation], include [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_management [Memory#Management|memory management]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system file systems], where he contributed to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX POSIX] compliant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episode_filesystem Episode filesystem] <ref>[https://dblp.uni-trier.de/pers/hd/c/Chutani:Sailesh.html Sailesh Chutani], [https://dblp.uni-trier.de/pers/hd/a/Anderson:Owen_T=.html Owen T. Anderson], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_L._Kazar Michael L. Kazar], [[Bruce W. Leverett]], [https://dblp.uni-trier.de/pers/hd/m/Mason:W=_Anthony.html W. Anthony Mason], [https://dblp.uni-trier.de/pers/hd/s/Sidebotham:Robert_N=.html Robert N. Sidebotham] ('''1992'''). ''The Episode File System''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transarc Transarc], [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.37.6439 CiteSeerX]</ref>.As undergraduate at [[Harvard University]] in the early 70s, he wrote the chess program [[Leverett CP]] which participated the [[ACM 1972]]. Labeled by tournament director [[David Levy]] as "the joke of the tournament", Leverett attributed the tie for the last place to "poor programming" <ref>[https://wwwarchive.thecrimsontriblive.com/articlenews/1972/8/22/computerspittsburgh-boasts-top-chess-players-who-are-hip-competeto-inthe-sheratonsquares-2/ Pittsburgh boasts top chessplayers who are hip to the squares -match/ Computers Compete in Sheraton Chess MatchPittsburgh Tribune-Review] by [https://www.thecrimson.com/writer/1200913/Peter__Koretsky/ Peter Koretsky]Craig Smith, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harvard_Crimson The Harvard Crimson]January 9, August 22, 19722011</ref>.
=Selected Publications=
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=28434 The chess games of Bruce W. Leverett] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://www.365chess.com/players/Bruce_W_Leverett Bruce W Leverett chess games - 365Chess.com]
* [https://archive.triblive.com/news/pittsburgh-boasts-top-chess-players-who-are-hip-to-the-squares-2/ Pittsburgh boasts top chess players who are hip to the squares - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review] by Craig Smith, January 9, 2011
=References=

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