她在1980年代早期创立了并行翻译(Parallel TRANslation,PTRAN)研究组,致力于研究并行電腦的编译问题。该小组的工作在编译器的并行化方面处于世界领先的位置。她在这些项目中的工作促成了许多目前广泛应用于商业编译器中的程序优化算法和技术。艾伦在IBM业界有广泛影响,并于1989年成为第一位女性IBM院士。她也是IBM技术研究院(IBM Academy of Technology)的主席。
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