Francis Elizabeth "Fran" Allen was an American computer scientist who significantly advanced the field of compiler design and optimization. Her pioneering work at IBM led to advancements in automatically optimizing compilers, making software run more efficiently on hardware. Allen's contributions have been instrumental in shaping the performance of modern computing systems.
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