Steven Lumetta

Steven Lumetta is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the College of Engineering's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Coordinated Science Laboratory, and holds an adjunct appointment in Computer Science. His research spans computational genomics, high-performance computing, network architecture, and reliability validation.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley (1998)

Research Interests:

• Computational genomics applications
• Smartphone-based bioassays
• Optical and computer network architecture
• Cluster and parallel computing systems
• User-level communication frameworks
• System validation and robustness

Scientific Awards:

• NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award (2000)
• Best Student Paper Award at SC97 (1997)
• NSF Graduate Fellowship (1991-1995)
• Collins Fellow (2000-2002)
• GE Scholar distinction (1999)

Professional Affiliations:

• Research Associate Professor, Coordinated Science Laboratory
• Faculty Fellow at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (historical)
• Member, Center for Excellence in Education's Chicago Board of Directors

Teaching Contributions:

• Instructor for courses covering computer systems engineering, parallel programming, and manycore algorithms
• Multiple appearances on 'Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent'
• Creator of satirical public speaking guide 'How to Give a Bad Talk'