| Terence John Parr | |
| Birth Date: | 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Fields: | computer languages, computer engineering |
| Workplaces: | University of San Francisco |
| Alma Mater: | Purdue University (B.Sc., M.Eng., PhD) |
Terence John Parr (born 1964 in Los Angeles) is a professor of computer science at the University of San Francisco. He is best known for his ANTLR parser generator and contributions to parsing theory. He also developed the StringTemplate engine for Java and other programming languages.[1]
Parr holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a Master's degree in Engineering, and a PhD in Computer Engineering from Purdue University. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Army High-Performance Computing Research Center (also known as AHPCRC), located in the University of Minnesota.