William M. Jones Jr.

Dr. William M. Jones Jr. is a Professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at Coastal Carolina University (CCU) since 2017. He concurrently serves as a Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and is the founder of the LANL-CCU Collaboration initiative, established in 2007. His roles include HPC Visiting Scholar/Sabbatical at LANL (2025–present) and Guest Scientist at LANL (2023–present). Former positions include Department Chair of Computing Sciences at CCU (2012–2018) and Assistant Professor at the U.S. Naval Academy (2006–2008).

Education: Ph.D. & M.S. in Computer Engineering (2005, 2000, Clemson University); B.S. in Computer Engineering (1999, Clemson University); B.A. in Spanish (2017, Coastal Carolina University).

Research focuses on resilience and fault tolerance in HPC systems, including soft error mitigation, parallel computing optimization, and applied machine learning. He leads collaborative projects with LANL, emphasizing high-performance computing and student research engagement. Key contributions include the LANL-CCU partnership, yielding numerous publications and external funding since 2007.

Articles highlight advancements in HPC resilience, machine learning applications, and fault tolerance, with recent trends emphasizing spatio-temporal modeling and statistical frameworks for system reliability. His work also extends to language pedagogy, with contributions to Spanish as a foreign language teaching methodologies.

Advising and grants: Directs student researchers through the LANL-CCU initiative and has secured external funding for collaborative projects. Grants and partnerships focus on advancing HPC resilience and educational outreach in STEM.

Labs/Teams: Co-leads the LANL-CCU Collaboration, fostering interdisciplinary research between academia and national labs. Active in the Ultrascale Systems Research Center (since 2014) and previously in the National Security Education Center at LANL (2019–2023).