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www.help4usa.com provides links to various resources relating to the events of September 11, 2001 -- it is sponsored by the brothers of Sigma Phi Lambda at LaSalle University -- other interesting links:
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My research involves dependable parallel computation for networks of workstations (NOWs), sometimes known as performability. Performability is a synthesized word which describes models which unify performance and dependability. I am also working on installing a network of workstations using Linux (NOWUL) for my research, and re-installing the network of really old Macintoshes (NOROM) for student experimentation.
I am a member of the Synergy research project, working with Yuan Shi at Temple University.
I am looking into redesigning the initial sequence of courses (CS1/2) in a computer science curriculum to include a more theory-based approach. This approach would emphasize mathematical reasoning, discrete mathematics, proof by induction, concurrency, and functional/imperative/object-oriented paradigms in conjunction with programming labs. Presently C++ is used, but other options are actively being explored.
Finally, I am working to increase student fluency with information technology (i.e., FITness) for non-science majors, possibly as an alternative to CS0.
Recent work is listed as part of my Curriculum Vitae.
jd@cs.haverford.edu