Geoffrey Charles Fox

Geoffrey Charles Fox is a Professor of Informatics and Computing, and Physics at Indiana University. He serves as director of the Digital Science Center and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the School of Informatics and Computing. Previously, he held positions at Caltech, Syracuse University, and Florida State University.

Research Interests: Fox specializes in applying computer science to interdisciplinary domains including Bioinformatics, Defense, Earthquake Science, Ice-sheet Science, Particle Physics, and Chemical Informatics. His work focuses on developing new computing approaches through the FutureGrid facility and enhancing capabilities at Minority Serving Institutions.

Key Contributions: He has supervised 64 PhD students, published 600+ papers with an h-index of 61, and accumulated over 19,500 citations. His research spans cloud computing, sensor networks, and computational methods across physical and life sciences.

Labs & Projects: As principal investigator of FutureGrid, he leads initiatives in advanced computing infrastructure. He also directs the Digital Science Center, fostering collaborations between computer science and other disciplines.