(CNN) Frances "Fran" Allen, a computer scientist who became a pioneer in the world of computing for her work on compiler research, died on August 4, her 88th birthday, according to an announcement from IBM. Two years later, she enrolled at the University of Michigan where she earned a masters degree in mathematics in 1957. After graduation, Allen took a job as a programmer for IBM Research, intending to stay with IBM only long enough to pay off her student loan debts. IBM called Allen "a pioneer in compiler organization and optimization algorithms," in a remembrance posted to the company's website. She made significant contributions to the field through her work on inter-procedural analysis and automatic parallelization.

Source: CNN August 09, 2020 14:48 UTC