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Canonical funds PhD to automate C to Rust code translation

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Canonical Ltd. is funding a PhD program at the University of Bristol, with support from UK Research and Innovation. The research aims to develop a system capable of translating large C code repositories into functionally equivalent Rust code. This initiative seeks to automate the migration of legacy C codebases to the more modern Rust programming language. AI

IMPACT This research could streamline the migration of legacy C codebases to Rust, potentially improving software security and maintainability.

RANK_REASON Funding for a PhD program focused on code translation technology. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Canonical funds PhD to automate C to Rust code translation

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Canonical has funded a PhD at the University of Bristol, backed by UK Research and Innovation, to build a system that translates large C repositories into behav

    Canonical has funded a PhD at the University of Bristol, backed by UK Research and Innovation, to build a system that translates large C repositories into behaviourally-correct Rust. https://www. developer-tech.com/news/canoni cal-bristol-phd-to-automate-c-to-rust-translation/ # …

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