Cyrus Omar
Assistant Professor at University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolCyrus Omar is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan who leads the Future of Programming Lab, where he designs programming languages and live programming environments like Hazel with applications spanning data science, education, security, accessibility, and computational creativity. With a CMU PhD and about 15 years of experience that bridge CS and neurobiology, his work uniquely blends PL theory, human-centered tooling, and computational modeling of neurobiological circuits. He previously contributed to neural prosthetics and brain–machine interface research, translating biological insight into practical communication protocols for low-bandwidth assistive systems. Cyrus’s projects emphasize live, type-aware developer experiences (typed holes in Hazel) and the pedagogy of programming, reflecting a consistent focus on making complex systems more interactive and usable.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
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Github Skills (92)
reason10
category-theory10
haskell10
opam10
editor10
elm10
dune10
homotopy-type-theory10
reasonml10
ocaml10
monads10
lenses10
functional-programming10
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
hazelgrove/livelits-paper
May 2018 - Apr 2021
Contributions:124 commits, 62 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
cyrus-/cypy
Feb 2013 - Apr 2021
Useful utilities for Python.
Contributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 4 pushes in 8 years 3 months
pythonuseful-utilities
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