Michael Langston
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Dr. Michael Allen Langston (PhD. from Texas A&M
in 1981) is a computer science
professor at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is one of the leading researchers in the fields of bioinformatics
and computational biology
, and has extensive research history in graph theory
, parallel computing
, analysis of algorithms
, discrete mathematics
, and VLSI design.
He has authored over 150 refereed journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and other reports. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation
, the Department of Defense
, the Department of Energy
and a variety of other state and federal agencies. He has served on an assortment of editorial boards, including the Association for Computing Machinery
's flagship publication Communications of the ACM
. He has received honors for duty, teaching, research and service. Notable among these are the Commendation Medal, U.S. Army, 1979; the Distinguished Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 1981; the Chancellor's Award for Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee, 1994; and the Distinguished Service Prize, ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory, 2001.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
in 1981) is a computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
professor at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is one of the leading researchers in the fields of bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...
and computational biology
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
, and has extensive research history in graph theory
Graph theory
In mathematics and computer science, graph theory is the study of graphs, mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects from a certain collection. A "graph" in this context refers to a collection of vertices or 'nodes' and a collection of edges that connect pairs of...
, parallel computing
Parallel computing
Parallel computing is a form of computation in which many calculations are carried out simultaneously, operating on the principle that large problems can often be divided into smaller ones, which are then solved concurrently . There are several different forms of parallel computing: bit-level,...
, analysis of algorithms
Analysis of algorithms
To analyze an algorithm is to determine the amount of resources necessary to execute it. Most algorithms are designed to work with inputs of arbitrary length...
, discrete mathematics
Discrete mathematics
Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that are fundamentally discrete rather than continuous. In contrast to real numbers that have the property of varying "smoothly", the objects studied in discrete mathematics – such as integers, graphs, and statements in logic – do not...
, and VLSI design.
He has authored over 150 refereed journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and other reports. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, the Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
and a variety of other state and federal agencies. He has served on an assortment of editorial boards, including the Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
's flagship publication Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
. He has received honors for duty, teaching, research and service. Notable among these are the Commendation Medal, U.S. Army, 1979; the Distinguished Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 1981; the Chancellor's Award for Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee, 1994; and the Distinguished Service Prize, ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory, 2001.