My degrees are in mathematics and I have taught mathematics in Europe and South America. I started to teach computer science in South America and then came to Binghamton. My main activities are in programming languages and aspects of software engineering. I have published work on the Ada language and have chaired the local ACM SigAda Chapter. Current interest is in a variety of programming paradigms but especially object-oriented programming and design patterns.

Research Interests

Ada and Java programming languages, programming paradigms, neural networks, expert systems, formal aspects of software engineering.
Courses taught

• CS342: Design Patterns
• CS542: Program Design Patterns
• CS571: Programming Languages
• CS573: Formal Languages and Automata Theory

Selected Publications

• R. Kaula and L. Lander. A module-based conceptual framework for large scale expert systems. Industrial Management and Data Systems Journal, Vol. 95, No. 2, 1995, pp.15-23.
• L. Lander and Y.L. Chang. Generation and retrieval of probabilistic diagnostic data for real-time system failures. International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1995, pp.361-381.
• Y.L. Chang, L. Lander, H. Lu and M. Wells. Bayesian analysis for fault location in distributed systems, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 43, No. 3, 1994, pp.457-465.
• Y.L. Chang, L. Lander, An inference design for fault location in real-time control systems, Journal of Systems and Software, special issue on Fault Tolerance in Real-Time Systems, 25, Number 1, 1994, pp.3-21.
• L. Lander, S. Mitra, N. Singhvi, T. Piatkowski, The elaboration order problem for Ada programs, Software Practice and Experience, 22, Number 5 (1992), pp.391-417.