Konrad Slind
Formal Methods Engineer at rockwell collins
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolKonrad Slind is a Formal Methods Engineer in Minneapolis with 27 years of experience applying higher-order logic and theorem-proving to real-world systems. After a decade as a professor at the University of Utah focused on formal methods and reasoning environments, he has been driving formal assurance work at Rockwell Collins since 2009. His PhD from the Technical University of Munich underpins deep expertise in type systems, proof engineering, and the implementation of logical frameworks. Konrad contributes to the HOL4 theorem prover codebase, improving core datatype handling and encoding/decoding of theorem structures—work that touches the internals of a widely used formal verification tool. He combines academic rigor with production-grade engineering, translating complex mathematical ideas into maintainable back-end systems for safety-critical domains. Colleagues benefit from his rare mix of pedagogical clarity and hands-on theorem-prover architecture experience.
27 years of coding experience
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at Technical University of Munich
Github Skills (5)
theorem-proving10
type-theory10
algorithm9
algorithms9
compiler-design8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
HOL-Theorem-Prover/HOL
May 1999 - Mar 2021
Canonical sources for HOL4 theorem-proving system. Branch develop is where “mainline development” occurs; when develop passes our regression tests, master is merged forward to catch up.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 1582 commits, 140 pushes in 22 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Konrad has made changes to the codebase that involve loading and handling datatype information, along with minor modifications to encode and decode functions related to a theorem-proving system. These modifications touch upon core components like numeric literals, theorem structure, and the internal operations of the HOL4 theorem prover, indicating work related to its internal architecture. The code changes suggest a focus on improving the system's functional properties, such as type handling and core language support.
theorem-provinglambda-calculushigher-order-logic
loonwerks/splat
May 2019 - Nov 2022
Contributions:370 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
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