Russ Miller

Russ Miller is a UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He holds adjunct professorships in Electrical Engineering and Structural Biology, and serves as a Senior Research Scientist at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute. His research focuses on high-performance computing, parallel algorithms, cyberinfrastructure, computational crystallography, and computational geometry.

Education: PhD (1985), MA (1982), BS (1980) in Mathematical Sciences from SUNY Binghamton. Awards include IEEE Fellow recognition. His work bridges computer science, biomedical research, and materials science, with notable contributions to distributed systems and molecular structure analysis.

Research interests emphasize interdisciplinary applications of computational methods, including grid/cloud computing for medical imaging and biomolecular modeling. Collaborations involve medical imaging technologies for respiratory diseases and advanced materials characterization.

Key contributions include developing algorithms for parallel architectures and advancing computational tools for structural biology. His roles at Hauptman-Woodward highlight expertise in crystallography and drug discovery.