Peli de Halleux
Principal Research Software Engineer
About
Jonathan “Peli” de Halleux is actively working on GenAIScript (opens in new tab). Peli is one of the creator of MakeCode (opens in new tab). In the past, Peli worked on DeviceScript (opens in new tab), Jacdac (opens in new tab), Fakes (opens in new tab) in Visual Studio 2012, rise4fun (opens in new tab), TouchDevelop (opens in new tab), Code Hunt (opens in new tab), Pex (opens in new tab) and Code Digger (opens in new tab).
Peli joined the Foundations for Software Engineering (new RiSE) in October 2006. Peli worked in the CLR as a SDET in charge of the Just In Time compiler (2004-2006). Before joining Microsoft, Peli earned a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the Catholic University of Louvain (2000-2004).
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Code in the Classroom with Dr. Peli de Halleux
Episode 12, February 15th, 2018 - If you’ve ever wondered if you could find the perfect combination of computer scientist… and MacGyver, look no further than Dr. Peli de Halleux, Principal Research Software Design Engineer at Microsoft Research. A key member of the MSR RiSE team, Peli is part of the MakeCode initiative that brings physical computing to classrooms around the country and around the world. Today, Peli talks about the Maker Movement in K-12 education, the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to deliver a “seamless” user experience for both kids and teachers, and how to get children excited about coding through hands on experience in early computer science education.