Le Gruenwald

Dr. Le Gruenwald is the David W. Franke Professor and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Presidential Professor at the School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma. She also served as Program Director for Data Management Systems at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and held roles including Director of the University of Oklahoma's School of Computer Science. Her academic journey includes a PhD from Southern Methodist University (1990), an M.S. from the University of Houston, and a B.S. in Physics from the University of Saigon, Vietnam.

Research Interests: Her work focuses on

• Database Management
• Information Privacy & Security
• Mobile/Distributed Databases
• Data Mining
• Quantum Computing Applications in Databases
• Outlier Detection in Data Streams

Key Projects: Includes NSF-funded research on GPU-accelerated spatial data processing, cloud query optimization, and big data hubs. Notable projects: "Spatial Data Management on GPUs" (2013), "Big Data Innovation Hub for the South" (2015), and quantum data science initiatives (2023).

Awards:

• 2012 NSF Directorate Recognition
• 2007 Distinguished Alumnus Award (SMU)
• 2009 ACM Recognition Award
• 2016-2017 Semantic Big Data Workshop Leadership

Advising & Grants: Oversees NSF grants totaling millions, focusing on cyberinfrastructure, ecological forecasting, and medical data analytics. No formal student advisees listed but collaborates extensively with researchers globally.

Labs & Teams: Leads initiatives in quantum database optimization, mobile-cloud systems, and GPU-accelerated spatial analytics within OU's School of Computer Science.