In a move that underscores 最靠谱的网赌软件's commitment to cutting-edge research and innovation, the University announces the appointment of Frank Liu博士.D., as the inaugural director of ODU’s 新数据科学学院. 刘于9月9日上任. 9.

"Frank Liu's appointment as the first director of the ODU School of Data Science is not just exciting, it's a transformative moment for our institution. With his expertise and visionary leadership, Frank will guide our journey into the future of data science education,肯尼斯·弗里德利说, dean of the Batten College of Engineering and 技术 and interim vice president for research.

总监, Liu will focus on enhancing research partnerships with federal research laboratories located in the region, while also setting the strategic direction for the school. Some of his key responsibilities will be to accelerate ODU's journey towards becoming a leader in data science education and research, and foster innovation and collaboration within the academic and research communities.

"I am truly honored and excited to join the 最靠谱的网赌软件 family and am equally honored to work with a cutting-edge and innovative team of professionals. 总监, my goal is to build a School of Data Science that can be the locus of research and academic excellence, while remaining mindful of the urgent needs of our rapidly changing world,刘说.

在他的职业生涯中, Liu has been instrumental in initiating and leading interdisciplinary research projects, with multi-million dollar sponsored funding, in areas such as scientific machine learning, machine learning for decision and control of dynamic systems and AI for material sciences. 他发表了超过 120 papers in prestigious scientific journals and competitive technical conferences.

在加入ODU之前, Liu served as a research manager and distinguished research scientist in the Computer Science and Mathematics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a premier open-science research lab sponsored by the U.S. 能源部. Before his tenure at ORNL, he held a research staff position with the IBM 研究 Division.

刘拥有博士学位.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an M.S. degree in applied mathematics and statistics from the University of Minnesota. He is recognized as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a testament to his outstanding contributions to the field.

In addition to his research contributions, Liu has served as the general chair of the IEEE 国际 Conference on Computer-援助ed Design (CAD) and is a member of the executive committee of the IEEE Design Automation Conference. He has also held elected positions on the executive committee of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Design Automation and holds an adjunct professorship at Texas A&米大学.

“Frank Liu’s track record and dedication to advancing research and academic excellence not only make him an asset to ODU and the ODU School of Data Science, but the overall academic success of ODU students,” ODU Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Brian Payne said. “We are excited for the work that is yet to come under his leadership.”

The ODU School of Data Science is housed in Monarch Hall on ODU’s main campus, with additional research labs and office spaces in Kaufman Hall; the Engineering and Computational Sciences Building; the Virginia 建模, 分析, and 模拟 Center in Suffolk; and the future Virginia Beach Institute of Data Science.

The ODU School of Data Science was approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) on Jan. 10, making it the central hub for coordinating academic programming that had previously been dispersed across various colleges within the university.

For more information about ODU’s School of Data Science, visit abpxz.joyerianicaragua.com/datascience.