Presenter

Ananth Grama is the Samuel Conte Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, and Associate Director of the Center for Science of Information, a Science and Technology Center of the National Science Foundation. Ananth received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1996 from the University of Minnesota and has been at Purdue since. Ananth's research interests include parallel and distributed computing, and large-scale data analyses. Ananth's work has been recognized though a number of awards, including the Purdue University Outstanding Assistant Professor (1998), the NSF CAREER Award (1998), Purdue University School of Science Outstanding Teacher Award (2002), Purdue University Faculty Scholar (2002), Most Influential Professor in Computer Science (2010), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013), and Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Minnesota (2015).