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<\/a>Feng Wang<\/p><\/div>\n
Exascale computing refers to a computer system capable of reaching performance of at least one exaflop. Such capacity would represent a thousandfold increase over the existing petascale (one exaflop is a thousand petaflops).<\/p>\n
Being at the state\u2019s largest university, the CIS department has a wide selection of hardware and software resources for both teaching and research, Wang said. Both aspects appeal to him. The university\u2019s location in one of America’s top-ranked college towns was another factor in his decision to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy experience is that not only the natural environment here is attractive, but also people here are very nice and willing to help,\u201d Wang said. \u201cI moved to the university from Canada just a little bit before the new semester began, which gave me very limited time for settling down. With the help from all the people around me, I succeeded in such a short period.\u201d<\/p>\n
Xue was an instructor and adjunct assistant professor for four years before being promoted to her new position.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do miss the research activities that I used to have prior to coming to Ole Miss, and stepping up to the current position is something that I was hoping for since the beginning,\u201d Xue said. \u201cThe new position definitely opens doors for more research activities. I am excited about all the changes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wang\u2019s goals are to be a good professor, researcher and colleague.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope through my teaching and mentoring, I can fully explore the students\u2019 potentials and help them succeed in their futures,\u201d he said. \u201cAs a researcher, I hope I can conduct high-impact research, contributing my intelligence and efforts to the advancement of present-day computer science and technology. Through my services and efforts, I can also help other faculty members achieve their own successes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jang has led efforts on several important projects in prominent companies in his field, such as AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) and Samsung. During his doctoral study, he won an AMD\/ATI Ph.D. fellowship, which is awarded to only four doctoral students worldwide annually after rigorous project proposal review.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Byunghyun Jang<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cI hope that by working with me, my students can have a deep understanding of current computer science and technology fields,\u201d Jang said. \u201cWith good skills, hard work and by contributing to this field, they can succeed as engineers, researchers, professors and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wang\u2019s research covers a broad spectrum in the computer networking field, and currently he is exploring various issues in wireless sensor\/mesh networks, cyber-physical systems, peer-to-peer networks, social network-based content sharing and cloud computing. His work has been recognized by both the research community and industry, with several of his solutions integrated into real systems\/IT products and hundreds of citations of his research publications.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am proud of these because they make me feel that I am doing useful things and contributing my own efforts on advancing state-of-the-art computer science and technology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Xue\u2019s goal is rebooting her research engine, exploring new algorithms and establishing computing systems that enable people without any computing background to be more interactively engaged in using computing to enhance their performance in physical or mind challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor example, a digital yoga trainer that sees and listens to your yoga practice and provides real-time audio and visual feedbacks to enhance your performance,\u201d she said. \u201cOr a smart metronome that listens to your piano practice, compares your performance to the score, taking into account all the dynamics and providing real-time audio and visual feedbacks if your tempo needs improvements. Such systems involve research on computer vision, audio processing, pattern recognition and computer graphics, which fits into my background.\u201d<\/p>\n
Around that goal, Xue hopes to attract more student research activities in the related field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m also hoping that the problems can inspire more creative ideas in real applications that help people challenging themselves in physical or mind practices with free and automated professional supervisions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Xue holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. She earned her master\u2019s degree and doctorate at UCLA.<\/p>\n
Jang earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea. He earned his master\u2019s degree at Oklahoma State University and his doctorate from Northeastern University.<\/p>\n
Wang received both his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Tsinghua University. He earned his doctorate from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.<\/p>\n
For more about UM\u2019s Department of Computer and Information Science, go to http:\/\/www.cs.olemiss.edu\/<\/a> or call 662-915-7396.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"