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Randall L. Owen

BA, MS, MPhil, MEng, MBA, MSc

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Computer Science
Reading for the DPhil in Software Engineering at New College, Oxford
Registered Patent Agent with Lake, Park & Owen


Research

My research is in the general area of formal methods in software engineering. My current work addresses the development and validation of concurrent algorithms for solving semidefinite programs. Semidefinite programs are a class of convex optimization problems that have broad application in control theory, numerical analysis, economics, computational biology, and other areas of science and engineering. Concurrent programming is notoriously difficult and error-prone; however, multicore processors with shared or distributed memory comprise the next computing paradigm so it is imperative that scientists, programmers and others learn to develop and validate parallel programs. The tools and techniques developed in my work will improve the implementation and validation of parallel semidefinite programs, using layered concurrency abstractions that relieve the programmer from having to be concerned with a myriad of internal implementation and testing details.

Teaching

Fall 2009

Classes: CSC540Advanced Operating Systems - T 6:00-9:30 PM

Winter 2009

Classes: CSC582Bioinformatics - W 6:00-9:30 PM

Spring 2010

CSC321Computer Architecture - W 6:00-9:30 PM

Projects

Integrative Biology.

Publications

Education

AA in Extension Studies, Harvard University (1981-1983)
BA in Physics magna cum laude, University of Texas at Dallas (1983-1985)
MS, MPhil in Electrical Engineering, Yale University (1986-1991)
MS, MEng in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, (1992-1999)
MBA, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA (1996-1999)
MSc in Bioinformatics, Oxford University (2003-2006)

Links

LinkedIn,Professional activities; research page; personal page;

Contact

Office:D19
Phone:(661) 803-1857
Email:rowen@callutheran.edu
Spring 2010 office hours:W 5:00-6:00 PM