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Douglas G Down is a Professor in the Department of Computing and Software at McMaster University. He leads the Resource Allocation and Stochastic Systems Lab (RASSL) and serves as co-PI of the Computing Infrastructure Research Centre (CIRC).
- Education: Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
His research focuses on stochastic modelling, scheduling, and performance evaluation of computer systems, with recent work on intelligent control of data centers, thermal-aware workload management, and data-driven resource allocation for healthcare systems. Publications span queueing theory, energy-aware scheduling, and machine learning applications in logistics.
Recent scholarly trends include deep learning for pandemics (2023-2025), stochastic optimization of cooling systems (2024), and hybrid models combining queueing theory with AI (2023). He has pioneered frameworks like MGST for scheduling in heterogeneous grids and contributed to cache locality improvements in Hadoop systems.
- Scientific Awards:
- Nominated for Best Paper at MASCOTS 2013
