Kirk Cameron

Kirk Cameron is a Professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech and an IEEE Fellow. He holds roles such as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus and Director of the SCAPE Laboratory. His academic tenure includes leadership positions like Director of the stack@cs Center for Computer Systems and Associate Department Head for Research and Engagement.

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science, Louisiana State University (2000)
• B.S., Mathematics, University of Florida (1994)

Research Interests: Focused on power and performance efficiency in HPC systems, green computing (e.g., Green500, SPECPower), and innovative educational tools like the SeeMore kinetic sculpture. His work bridges HPC, energy efficiency, and art to engage broader audiences. Key areas include power-aware computing, variability management, and I/O performance optimization.

Impact Highlights:

• Pioneered Green HPC research with NSF and DOE funding.
• Co-founded MiserWare, Inc., and developed tools like PowerPack and grano.la.
• Recipient of HPDC 2017 Best Paper Award and multiple industry awards.

Awards & Recognition:

• NSF Career Award
• ACM Distinguished Member
• IEEE Fellow

Labs & Projects: Leads the SCAPE Laboratory and oversees initiatives like the CSGenome Project and SeeMore, a kinetic parallel computing exhibit featured at SIGGRAPH and the Smithsonian.