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Dr. Michelle Zhu is a Professor and Associate Director for Faculty and Academic Affairs at the School of Computing, Montclair State University. She previously held roles as Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Dr. Zhu holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Louisiana State University and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Zhejiang University. Her research focuses on parallel/distributed computing, big data analytics, and high-performance networking, supported by grants from NSF, DOE, and NVIDIA. She has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Computer Science, Louisiana State University (2005)
- M.Sc., Computer Science, Louisiana State University (2002)
- B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University (1996)
Her research interests span parallel computing architectures, cloud workflow scheduling, and cybersecurity. She has led initiatives integrating computational thinking into STEM education and developed robotics-based learning tools. Her work has been funded through NSF grants such as the $1.1M "Assimilating Computational and Mathematical Thinking into Earth and Environmental Science" project (2017–2022).
Dr. Zhu’s articles explore topics like blockchain-based cloud security, GPU-accelerated Gibbs sampling, and edge computing deployment strategies. She actively contributes to academic governance, serving on Montclair State’s Middle States accreditation committee and the University Academic Assessment Council.
- Key Grants:
- NSF MRI: Multimodal Collaborative Robot System (MCROS), $321,737 (2021–2024)
- DOE: Scalable Application Support Platform for E-Sciences, $389,398 (2009–2013)
- Service Roles:
- Curriculum Committee Chair, Computer Science Department
- Blue Ribbon Task Force for Gen Ed Redesign (2019–2020)
She collaborates on robotics projects like MCROS and leads outreach efforts to engage pre-university communities in AI and robotics education.
