Gerard J. Holzmann
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Gerard J. Holzmann (born 1951) is an American computer scientist, best known as the developer of the SPIN model checker.
Currently, Holzmann leads the NASA JPL Laboratory for Reliable Software in Pasadena, California. Previously he was at Bell Labs (c1980–2003) where he worked in the Computing Science Research Center (the former Unix research group). He was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Delft University of Technology. He received his PhD degree from Delft University in 1979.
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- The Spin Model Checker – Primer and Reference Manual, Addison-Wesley, 2003. ISBN 0-321-22862-6.
- Design and Validation of Computer Protocols, Prentice Hall, 1991.
- The Early History of Data Networks, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1995.
- Beyond Photography – The Digital Darkroom, Prentice Hall, 1988. ISBN 0-13-074410-7