Brian Randell | |
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| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Known for | ALGOL 60, software fault tolerance, dependability, early pre-1950 history of computing hardware |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Newcastle University |
| Notable students | Roy H. Campbell |
Brian Randell DSc FBCS FLSW (born 1936) is a British computer scientist, and emeritus professor at the School of Computing, Newcastle University, United Kingdom. He specialises in research into software fault tolerance and dependability, and is a noted authority on the early pre-1950 history of computing hardware.