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Assistant Professor

• Wireless Sensor Network Modeling
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Simulation
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Heh Miao serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tennessee State University's College of Engineering, with office location in McCord Hall 005C (Main Campus). Contact is available via email hmiao@tnstate.edu or phone (615) 963-1521. His academic credentials include: MS in Computer Science, University of Arkansas (1997) MS in Mathematics, University of Arkansas (1995) BS in Mathematics/Mechanics, Zhongshan University, China (1982) Research spans Wireless Sensor Network Modeling (cross-layer design, MIMO optimization), Bioinformatics , Computer Simulation , Data Visualization , and Cloud Computing (resource allocation, energy efficiency). His work integrates theoretical protocol design with practical applications in mobile cloud environments and bioinformatics systems. Professor Miao maintains active research funding through significant grants: PI: 2009-2010 NIH grant on Developing Bioinformatics Programs ($43,046) Co-PI: 2010-2015 NIH grant on Developing Interdisciplinary Bioinformatics Programs ($193,575) Senior Personnel: NSF Targeted Infusion Grant ($300,000) for undergraduate bioinformatics Technical Support roles for U.S. Air Force and Army Research Office projects His research group engages in collaborative projects including the Senegal Community Service Learning Partnership with Higher Education for Development and Tennessee DOT traffic simulations, providing students with cross-disciplinary technical experience.

• Performance Analysis and Engineering
• Energy Efficient Computing
• Parallel and Distributed Computer Architectures
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Vladimir Getov is a Professor at the University of Westminster with extensive international affiliations including Honorary Professor at Technical University of Sofia and Visiting Lab Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His leadership roles span the IEEE Computer Society (Governor since 2015), CoreGRID/ERCIM Working Group (Topic Leader 2009-2015), and multiple editorial positions including Area Editor for High Performance Computing at IEEE Computer. His research centers on Performance Analysis and Engineering, Energy Efficient Computing, and Parallel and Distributed Architectures with significant contributions to cloud computing, wireless sensor networks, and component-oriented design. Recent work focuses on energy-drain attack prevention in MAC protocols and application-specific thermal modeling for multi-core processors. Key awards include the Bulgarian National Scientific Award 'Pythagoras' (2009), IEEE Computer Society Certificates of Appreciation (2008, 2010), and CoreGRID Outstanding Contribution Award (2008). His publication record spans 35+ years with over 100 papers including the 2024 IEEE ICAI conference paper on electronic digital computing history. As leader of the Distributed and Intelligent Systems Research Group since 1996, he has supervised 7 PhD students to completion with frameworks like AGOCS cloud simulator and TunableMAC protocol. His EU project leadership includes CoreGRID (2004-2009) and GridCOMP (2006-2010), securing sustained research funding including Daiwa Foundation support (2017) for low-energy co-design methodology.