Paul Brenner

Paul Brenner is a Senior Associate Director and Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame. He works at the intersection of computational infrastructure and energy efficiency, directing operations for the Center for Research Computing and contributing to interdisciplinary research initiatives.

• Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering (University of Notre Dame), M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering (Ohio State University), B.S. in Civil Engineering (University of Notre Dame).

Brenner's research focuses on advancing computational infrastructure for scientific discovery. Key areas include secure cloud and distributed systems for science, architecture-aware algorithm design, and environmentally opportunistic computing. His work bridges theoretical and applied challenges in energy-efficient computing and computational social science.

His publications highlight trends in cloud computing, energy sustainability, and distributed resource optimization. Articles span topics from virtual machine allocation in global clouds to waste heat reutilization in data centers and energy-aware algorithm design.

He is affiliated with the iNDustry Labs, ND Energy, and the Wireless Institute, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration in computational and energy research.