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CMU Selects Farnam Jahanian, Accomplished Scientist and Successful
Entrepreneur, as VP of Research
PITTSBURGH, April 7, 2014 PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon
University has selected Farnam Jahanian, an accomplished computer
scientist and a successful entrepreneur with extensive leadership and
administrative experience in higher education, government and the
private sector, as its new vice president of research, effective Sept.
1, 2014.
Jahanian is the Edward S. Davidson Collegiate Professor of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, where
he served as chair for Computer Science and Engineering from 2007 to
2011 and as director of the Software Systems Laboratory from 1997 to
2000. Since 2011 he has been on leave as the National Science
Foundation's assistant director for Computer and Information Science
and Engineering (CISE).
"Farnam brings to CMU a wealth of expertise and leadership skills, not
only in supporting and nurturing research within and across
disciplines, but also in translating research into innovative tools
and technologies that succeed in the marketplace," said CMU President
Subra Suresh. "His experience with the full spectrum of research, from
basic scientific inquiry to applied research aligned with strategic
national initiatives and global challenges, to technology transfer and
commercialization, positions him to lead CMU's world class innovation
and entrepreneurial ecosystem to even greater heights."
Jahanian leads the NSF CISE Directorate, with a budget of over $890
million, in its mission to promote scientific discovery and
engineering innovation through support of fundamental research in
computer and information science and engineering together with
transformative advances in cyber-infrastructure. Working with the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, during Jahanian's
tenure the CISE Directorate has led several national research and
development (R&D) initiatives, including the National Robotics
Initiative, National Big Data R&D Initiative and US Ignite.
Jahanian also serves as co-chair of the Networking and Information
Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Subcommittee of the
National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology,
providing overall coordination for the information technology R&D
activities of 17 government agencies.
"I look forward to joining the Carnegie Mellon community and advancing
the research enterprise at one of the world's elite universities,"
Jahanian said. "I have been deeply impressed by the culture of
creative, collaborative problem solving that characterizes Carnegie
Mellon. The way in which science and technology are intertwined with
social science, arts and humanities at CMU creates a nurturing
environment for discoveries that advance human knowledge and the human
condition. I am also excited to work with faculty, students and
stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem to accelerate research from
the lab to the marketplace, helping to create new jobs and increase
economic vitality."
Jahanian's work on network routing and security formed the basis for
the Internet security company Arbor Networks, which he co-founded in
2001 and where he served as chairman until its acquisition in 2010.
Prior to joining the faculty at Michigan, he was a research staff
member at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in New York.
Jahanian has received numerous honors for his scholarly research,
commitment to education and technology commercialization impact,
including the Amoco Foundation Teaching Award (2000), DARPA Innovation
Award (2000), Governor's University Award for Commercialization
Excellence (2005) and an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
SIGCOMM Test of Time Award (2008). He was named the University of
Michigan "Distinguished University Innovator" in 2009 and
"Entrepreneur of the Year" by New Enterprise Forum in 2010. Jahanian
is a Fellow of the ACM (spell out?), the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement
of Science.
Jahanian holds a master's degree and doctorate in computer science
from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Tris, have
three children: Daniel, Thomas and Sara.
About Carnegie Mellon University: Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a
private, internationally ranked research university with programs in
areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy,
the humanities and the arts. More than 12,000 students in the
university's seven schools and colleges benefit from a small
student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus
on creating and implementing solutions for real problems,
interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university,
Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Pittsburgh, Pa., California's Silicon
Valley and Qatar, and programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and
Mexico.
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