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Michael Coblenz

Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering


Programming languages

Coblenz studies how to design programming languages to improve developers’ productivity. He developed PLIERS (Programming Language Iterative Evaluation and Refinement System), which is a method of integrating user-centered design into the process of designing programming languages.

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Before joining UC San Diego in 2022, Coblenz was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland. He earned his PhD at Carnegie Mellon University. 


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