Eric S. Roberts

Eric S. Roberts is an American computer scientist noted for his contributions to computer science education through textbook authorship and his leadership in computing curriculum development. He is a co-chair of the ACM Education Council, former co-chair of the ACM Education Board, and a former member of the SIGCSE Board. He led the Java task force in 1994. He was a Professor emeritus at Stanford University.

Education Roberts received an A. B. in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1973. He received an S. M. in applied mathematics from Harvard University in June 1974 and a Ph.D in applied mathematics from Harvard University in 1980.

Career and research He joined the Department of Computer Science at Wellesley College as an assistant professor in 1980. In 1984–1985 he was a visiting lecturer in Computer Science at Harvard University. In 1990 he was an associate professor at Stanford University and promoted to professor (teaching) of Computer Science in 1990. In 2018, he joined Reed College as a visiting professor of computer science. In 2020, he joined Willamette University as the Mark and Melody Teppola Presidential Distinguished Visiting Professor.

The Art and Science of C

Programming Abstractions in C

Thinking Recursively with Java

The Art and Science of Java

Awards

Roberts has several notable awards in computer science.

SIGCSE Award for Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education

ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award in 2012.

IEEE Computer Society's 2012 Taylor L. Booth Education Award.

Elected ACM Fellow in 2007.