Prof. Heather Miller

Heather Miller is an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, where she focuses on data-centric distributed systems and programming languages. Before her current role, she was a research scientist at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and co-founded the Scala Center, which promotes the use of the Scala programming language. Miller has a PhD from EPFL, where she contributed significantly to Scala's development, and she is known for her work on MOOCs that have engaged over a million students. Her research aims to bridge theoretical advancements in programming languages with practical industrial applications.