Programming Language Theory & Compilers Courses and Certifications

Alan Turing Institute

Formal Verification and Learning of Complex Systems - Professor Alessandro Abate

Exploring formal verification techniques for complex systems, combining model-based and data-driven methods to address scalability issues and provide system-level assertions in Cyber-Physical Systems.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Autoformalization with Large Language Models - IPAM at UCLA

Explore autoformalization using large language models for translating natural language math to formal proofs, advancing formal verification and AI in mathematics.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Java

Project Sulong: LLVM Bitcode Interpreter on Graal VM - Executing Low-Level Languages

Explore Sulong, an LLVM bitcode interpreter on Graal VM, enabling efficient execution of low-level languages like C and Fortran on the JVM. Learn about its architecture, native interfaces, and memory-safe C/C++ execution.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cutting Edge Toolchain - Latest Features in GCC and GLIBC

Explore latest features in GCC 8/9 and Glibc 2.29, including performance optimizations, security enhancements, and CPU architecture advancements for Linux developers.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Formal Verification Made Easy and Fast

Learn practical approaches to formal verification in Linux kernel development using Finite-State Machines and tracing events, with insights on low-overhead runtime verification techniques.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mozilla Hacks

Compiler Compiler - From Baseline to Ion Optimization - Part 6

Explore SpiderMonkey's optimization journey from Baseline to Ion compiler, covering Inline Caches, optimizing compilers, and concluding a bug fix implementation task from Episode 1.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mozilla Hacks

Implementing JavaScript in Two Places: Baseline Interpreter and Compiler - Part 5

Explore SpiderMonkey's JS implementation, focusing on the transition from interpreter to baseline interpreter and the distinctions between interpreters and compilers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mozilla Hacks

Debugging SpiderMonkey: Pre-increment Bug and Related Issues - Part 3

Debugging SpiderMonkey: Fixing pre-increment bug and exploring related issues in Firefox's JavaScript engine. Continuation of previous livestream on compiler development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rust

Prusti - Deductive Verification for Rust

Explore deductive verification techniques for Rust programs using Prusti, enhancing code reliability and correctness through formal methods.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rust

Resolving Pin Unsoundness in Rust - Lang Team Design Meeting - 2020.01.06

Explore Rust's Pin unsoundness issue and potential solutions in this technical discussion, delving into language design challenges and proposed fixes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rust

Polonius and Rustc Code Walkthrough

Explore rustc and Polonius codebases, understanding their connection and key components like IntroFax, compute regions, and liveness computation in this comprehensive walkthrough.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rust

Rust-Analyzer Type-Checker Overview

Explore the inner workings of rust-analyzer's type checker and potential integrations with chalk for RLS 2.0 in this technical deep dive.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rust

Miri and Constant Evaluation in Rust

Explore miri, Rust's MIR interpreter, and its role in compile-time evaluation. Learn about its architecture, memory representation, and capabilities for interpreting safe and unsafe Rust code.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rust

Coherence in Chalk - Implementing Trait-Solving in Rust

Explore trait-solving implementation in Rust Compiler, focusing on coherence concept and its implementation in rustc and Chalk using logic programming.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

TheIACR

Computer-Aided Security Proofs for the Working Cryptographer - Crypto 2011

Explore automated security proof generation for cryptographic systems using EasyCrypt, streamlining the process with SMT solvers and theorem provers for efficient verification.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video