Valerie Taylor (computer scientist)

Valerie E. Taylor
Born (1963-05-24)May 24, 1963
Chicago, Illinois
Institutions Texas A&M University, Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Northwestern University, professor of electrical and computer engineering
Alma mater Purdue University, B.S., computer and electrical engineering 1985; M.S., electrical engineering, 1986; University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer science, 1991
Known for Work in high performance computing
Notable awards Pathbreaker Award from the Women in Leadership at Northwestern University; Hewlett Packard Harriet B. Rigas Education Award; A. Nico Habermann Award, Computing Research Association; Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture; Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing (Q21020802); MOBE Influencers and Innovators of the Internet and Technology

Valerie E. Taylor (May 24, 1963- ) is an African American computer science professor at Texas A&M University who works in high performance computing. From 2003 until 2011, she was the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. She is known for her work on "Prophesy," described as "a database used to collect and analyze data to predict the performance on different applications on parallel systems."[1] Dr. Taylor is an IEEE fellow.[2]

Dr. Taylor is the Executive Director of the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT (CMD-IT). The organization seeks to develop the participation of minorities and people with disabilities in the IT workforce in the United States.[3]

Dr. Taylor is featured in the Notable Women in Computing cards.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Valerie Taylor". The HistoryMakers - EducationMakers. 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Valerie E. Taylor" (Climate Matters - Texas A&M University). Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Valerie Taylor". National Center for Women & Information Technology. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ↑ ["http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/wikipedia/cards.html" "Notable Women in Computing"] Check |url= value (help).


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