Chris Hawblitzel

Verus: Verifying Rust Programs using Linear Ghost Types

2023 · Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages

The Rust programming language provides a powerful type system that checks linearity and borrowing, allowing code to safely manipulate memory without garbage collection and making Rust ideal for developing low-level, high-assurance systems. For such systems, …

Project Everest: Perspectives from Developing Industrial-Grade High-Assurance Software

2026 · ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems

Project Everest began at Microsoft Research in 2016, aiming to spur research in program verification to produce industrial-grade software. In collaboration with INRIA and Carnegie Mellon University, Project Everest’s goal was to produce drop-in verified …