Brandon Shroyer: URCS Grad Student

Captured here in a rare clean-shaven moment.
About:
I am a graduate student in the Systems group of the University of Rochester Computer Science Department. My research interests include computational science, parallel/distributed algorithms, heterogeneous systems, and resource-aware scheduling.
Advisor:
Sandhya Dwarkadas
Education:
- M.S. in Computer Science, University of Rochester, 2012.
- B.S. in Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, 2011.
- B.S. in Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, 2003.
Hometown:
Rochester, NY
Past Projects:
- Wrote I/O, and visualization routines for AstroBEAR, a numerical solver developed by the UR Computational Astrophysics group.
- Planned, developed for and managed a complete overhaul of AstroBEAR. This effort took about a year and involved a postdoc, four astrophysics graduate students, two undergraduates, and a collaboration with Chen Ding and Bin Bao.
- Developed OSI-like messaging architecture for AstroBEAR.
- Developed a production control system for a metal fabrication plant in Rochester, NY. The system handled event processing for 40 Davenport machines, accumulating production data and shutting down machines with quality or maintenance issues.
Publications:
- Carroll-Nellenback, J.J., Shroyer, B., Frank, A., Ding, C. "Efficient Parallelization for AMR Multiphysics Calculations; Implementation in AstroBEAR." Journal of Computational Physics, March 2013. DOI
URCS Coursework:
- CSC 400: Graduate Seminar
- CSC 444: Logical Foundations of AI
- CSC 456: Operating Systems
- BCS 512: Computational Methods of Cognitive Science
- CSC 446: Mathematical Foundations of AI
- CSC 458: Parallel and Distributed Systems
- CSC 484: Advanced Algorithms
- CSC 572: Seminar in Pervasive Parallelism
- CSC 486: Computational Complexity
TAed Courses:
- CSC 258/458: Parallel and Distributed Systems (Spring 2013)
- CSC 256/456: Operating Systems (Fall 2012)
- CSC 199/299: The Social Implications of Computing (Spring 2012)
Miscellaneous:
NSF Mini-Proposal for CSC 400
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