COMP 442/6421 –Compiler Design                                                                                                               1
                        COMPILER DESIGN
                        Course description
                        Project description
                        Introduction to compilation
           Concordia University                     Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering                       Joey Paquet, 2000-2019
           COMP 442/6421 –Compiler Design                                                                                                               2
                        Course description
           Concordia University                     Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering                       Joey Paquet, 2000-2019
           COMP 442/6421 –Compiler Design                                                                                                               3
                Course description
             • IInnssttrruuccttoorr’’ss  nnaammee::  Joey Paquet 
                IInnssttrruuccttoorr’’ss  nnaammee::  
             • PPoossiittiioonn::  Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Software 
                PPoossiittiioonn::  
                Engineering
             • TTeeaacchhiinngg  ttooppiiccss::  Programming languages, Compiler design, Software engineering 
                TTeeaacchhiinngg  ttooppiiccss::  
                and programming methodology
             • RReesseeaarrcchh  ttooppiiccss::  Design and implementation of programming languages, Parallel 
                RReesseeaarrcchh  ttooppiiccss::  
                and/or distributed computing, Demand-driven computation models, Context-
                driven computation models
             • CCoonnttaacctt  iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn::  
                CCoonnttaacctt  iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn::  
                  • Web: www.cse.concordia.ca/~paquet
                  • E-mail: paquet@cse.concordia.ca
                  • Office: EV 3-221 
           Concordia University                     Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering                       Joey Paquet, 2000-2019
           COMP 442/6421 –Compiler Design                                                                                                               4
                Calendar description
             • CCOOMMPP  444422//66442211  -- CCoommppiilleerr  DDeessiiggnn (4 credits)
                CCOOMMPP  444422//66442211  -- CCoommppiilleerr  DDeessiiggnn
             • PPrreerreeqquuiissiitteess  ((CCOOMMPP444422)):: COMP 228 or SOEN 228 or COEN 311; COMP 335; 
                PPrreerreeqquuiissiitteess  ((CCOOMMPP444422))::
                COMP 352 or COEN 352
                PPrreerreeqquuiissiitteess  ((CCOOMMPP66442211)):: COMP 5201, 5361, 5511.
                PPrreerreeqquuiissiitteess  ((CCOOMMPP66442211))::
             • Compiler organization and implementation. Programming language constructs, 
                their syntax and semantics. Syntax directed translation, code optimization. Run-
                time organization of programming languages. Project. Lectures: three hours per 
                week. Laboratory: two hours per week.
           Concordia University                     Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering                       Joey Paquet, 2000-2019