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JaJa, Joseph

JaJa, Joseph

Professor Emeritus
Electrical and Computer Engineering
UMIACS
Brain and Behavior Institute
2415 A.V. Williams Bldg
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BACKGROUND

 

Joseph JaJa holds a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in 1977. Dr. JaJa has published extensively in a number of areas including parallel and distributed computing, combinatorial optimization, algebraic complexity, VLSI architectures, machince learning, and data science. He has received numerous awards including the IEEE Fellow Award in 1996, the 1997 R&D Award for the development of software for tuning parallel programs, and the ACM Fellow Award in 2000, . He served on several editorial boards, and is currently serving on the advisory boards for several conferences and workshops.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

  •   Best Article in 2016 for Environmental Research Letters.
  •   Best Paper Award, Scientific Visualization, 2012. 
  •   Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications (IDEA) Award (2006)
  •   ACM Fellow (2000)
  •   R&D Magazine's R&D 100 Award (1997)
  •   IEEE Fellow (1996)

 

 

Dr. JaJa's current research interests are in high performance computing, machine learning with applications to neuroscience, and data science.


Joseph Jaja Announces Retirement

Member of ECE Faculty for Over 40 Years

Alumnus David A. Bader to be Inducted into Clark School Innovation Hall of Fame

Induction celebrates Bader’s work to democratize supercomputing through the creation of the first Linux supercomputer.

Sennur Ulukus Announced as New ECE Chair

Tenure as Chair began November 7, 2022

Professor Thomas E. Murphy Named Interim Chair

Professor Joseph Jaja steps down after four years of service to the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering.

Ott Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Ott recognized for seminal contributions in nonlinear dynamics and foundational work in chaos theory.

Bringing Health Care’s Vision of Tomorrow into Focus

Professor Joseph JaJa part of new, multi-institutional effort to advance medical innovations and regulatory science for extended reality technology.

Alumnus David Bader Named Association for Computing Machinery Fellow

Alumnus David A. Bader (Ph.D. ’96) selected for contributions to high-performance computing systems, graph analytics and technical leadership in parallel computing.

How Home Alone Helped UMD Neuroscientists Unlock Brain Scan Data

New research employs advanced computational algorithms to uncover latent information in fMRI scans about human mental states.

Min Wu Elected President of IEEE Signal Processing Society

Wu will begin serving as IEEE SPS President on January 1, 2024.

Alumnus David Bader Receives 2021 Sidney Fernbach Award

Bader received the award for development of Linux-based massively parallel production computers and for pioneering contributions to scalable discrete parallel algorithms for real-world applications.

Neehar Peri named a Maryland 'Undergraduate Researcher of the Year'

This fall, Neehar will be attending Carnegie Mellon University to pursue his PhD in Robotics.

Standing with our Asian-American Community

The Clark School community stands united with our Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islanders colleagues.

Search Initiated for New Clark School Dean

A national search has been initiated for a new Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering.

Nicole Mogul Receives A. James Clark School Outstanding Faculty Service Award

The selection committee selected Mogul as being one of the most innovative educators in the Clark School.

Professor K.J. Ray Liu Elected to Lead IEEE

Professor K. J. Ray Liu has been elected 2021 IEEE President-Elect and 2022 IEEE President.

Chellappa Named College Park Professor by President Pines

Chellappa will be joining Johns Hopkins on August 1 as a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, but will continue his research collaborations at UMD.

Mohammad Hafezi Wins 2020 Simons Foundation Investigator Award

Simons Investigators are outstanding theoretical scientists who receive a stable base of research support from the foundation, enabling them to undertake the long-term study of fundamental questions.

A New Space for Networking: The Juniper Networks Laboratory

The lab will enable hands-on research and will offer undergraduate courses in networking and network virtualization, as well as revamp Master’s in Telecommunications courses.

Joseph JaJa Named Interim Chair of ECE Department

A distinguished researcher and administrator, Professor Joseph JaJa will assume new role July 1.

JaJa Connects UMD Experts with NSF South Big Data Hub Resources

ECE professor JaJa on steering committee to pair experts with government and industry to maximize big data's positive impact.

UMD Partners with MITRE on Cybersecurity Research and Development Center

First federally funded research and development center dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity

ECE Alumnus Bader Promoted to Chair at Georgia Tech

Winner of ECE inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award to lead School of Computational Science and Engineering.

UM Launches Environmental Solutions Center

Engineering, science and public policy faculty to lead center with economists, social scientists.

JaJa Named Interim VP and CIO

ECE professor Joseph JaJa will serve as interim VP and Chief Information Officer for the University of Maryland.

Balaras Team Wins $1.5M NSF Grant

Project to use high performance computing for cardiovascular modeling.

Alumna Receives Black Engineer Honors

Muluwork Geremew (M.S. '06, EE) has been named a 2009 Most Promising Engineer.

ECE Professor Receives Internet2 IDEA Award

Dr. Joseph JaJa earned the award for his digital archive preservation research.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)