My origins, like those of most people born in North America during this century, are ambiguous and questionable. I am currently on leave from being a Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara which is, of course, located in Goleta California for all intents and purposes that do not involve the U.S. Mail. My past is checkered (it used to be plaid, but I've been politely informed that a past can only be so retro). Formerly, I enjoyed the hospitable climes offered by the Computer Science Department at the University of Tennessee. I've also done time as research faculty member in the U.C. San Diego CS&E Department where I researched CS and a little E (every now and then) in a decidedly pedagogical manner. My research interests include, but are not limited to, Cloud Computing, Computational Grid computing for performance, parallel and distributed systems, and the endless metaphysical search for the perfect coffee cup.

Researchwise, my most recent endeavors include

For enriching insights into their often obscure purposes, please see my publications page (that is now up-to-date despite a long hiatus in its up-to-dateness) where a copy of my vita can also be found.

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I'm also extremely fortunate to be able to collaborate with a number of extraordinary research groups including

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The Intrepid and Often Deranged Members of my Group

They are not generally dangerous (okay -- some are), but it does help to smile a lot when emailing them. Those studying Middleware and Applications Yielding Heterogeneous Environments for Metacomputing are There are also MAYHEM almuni:

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Weather at my house

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rich@cs.ucsb.edu


Fax: 805-893-8553 Phone: 805-893-3319

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