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Professor Paul Hudak

Department of Computer Science
Yale University
New Haven, CT

paul.hudak (at) yale.edu

Recent News:

	One July 1, 2009, I became the new Master of Saybrook College, the best residential college at Yale :-). My wife Cathy Van Dyke is the new Associate Master.
	Together with two of my colleagues, I recently helped establish the Computing and the Arts major at Yale, which is part of a larger initiative called "C2" (Creative Consilience of Computing and the Arts).
	I taught a new course in the fall of 2009 called Fundamentals of Computer Music II: Sound Representation and Synthesis. It is the companion to a course I taught a year earlier, called Fundamentals of Computer Music I: Algorithmic and Heuristic Composition.
	I am the General Chair of ICFP 2010, to be held in Baltimore, MD -- see http://www.icfpconference.org/icfp2010. Please consider submitting a paper.

Older News:

	There is an interview with me at QCon 2008 on Haskell -- see http://www.infoq.com/interviews/paul-hudak-haskell-Qcon-SF-08.
	The summer before last (2008) my wife and I had the adventure of a lifetime: a 12-day raft trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. We took some nice pictures that capture the highlights.

Professional:

I am a Professor of Computer Science at Yale University. The Yale Department of Computer Science has an official personal website for me, but this one has far more information in it.

My professional work is described in more detail on my Professional Activities page.

I am also Master of Saybrook College, one of the twelve residential colleges at Yale.

Music:

I play jazz piano, but generally enjoy all forms of and venues for music.

	I used to play in a jazz group called Collectively Speaking. In 1995 we were voted the Number 1 jazz group in New Haven in the New Haven Advocate's annual reader's poll.
	Back in the 70's I played in a rock/pop/disco(!) group called Meadow, with my brother Clark.
	In an effort to combine business with pleasure, about 10 years ago I designed a language (actually a Haskell library) for composing music in Haskell, called Haskore. It has developed its own Haskore user community and is growing on its own.

Family:

I am married to Cathy Van Dyke and have two grown daughters, Cris(tina) and Jen(nifer).

	Cathy is the Mentor Coordinator for the Greater New Haven Science Fair, Cris is in graduate school in Clinical Psychology at the University of Utah, and Jen is a professional free-style skier. Here are some pictures of Jen winning a Bronze Medal at the 2007 Winter X Games.
	Cris and Jen live in Salt Lake City, UT. We have a house in Park City, UT, and thus get to visit them often.
	My Mom died in January 2009. She lived a wonderful life, and my family misses her very much. My Dad (88 years old) is still kicking though!
	I have five siblings, all of whom live in the Baltimore area, where I grew up.
	Pictures.

Sports:

I love all kinds of sports, and probably (my wife would say definitely) watch too much of it on TV. I especially love lacrosse -- grew up in Baltimore and played at Vanderbilt University many moons ago.

	I was head coach of the Hamden High School Girls' Lacrosse team for eight years.
	I was President of CHSGLA (Connecticut High School Girls' Lacrosse Association) for three years.
	I co-founded Hamden Youth Lacrosse, and was Girls' Program Director for a total of six years.
	I was President of the Hamden Soccer Association for four years.
	I am a member of the Faculty Committee on Athletics at Yale. We meet once a month to discuss interesting issues regarding sports at Yale and in the Ivy League.

I also gave a talk at the 2007 Connecticut Lacrosse Foundation's Coach's Convention at Quinnipiac College. Here is my coaching resume.

Outdoor Recreation:

	I love to hike, camp, ski, and mountain bike.
	I also like to go white-water rafting; see our Grand Canyon trip pictures.
	I used to rock climb, and occasionally still do.
	More pictures [ coming soon ]

Contact info:

Email: paul.hudak (at) yale.edu

Computer Science Office phone: (203) 432-1235
Saybrook College Master's Office phone: (203) 432-0540
Home phone: (203) 432-7630

	Saybrook College Business Address: Saybrook College Yale University 242 Elm Street New Haven, CT 06511
	Computer Science postal delivery: Department of Computer Science Yale University PO Box 208285 New Haven, CT 06520-8285
	Computer Science street address (for express mail): Department of Computer Science Arthur K. Watson Hall 51 Prospect Street New Haven, CT 06520
	Personal street address:

Saybrook College Master's House
90 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511