Daniel E. Atkins III
| Daniel E. Atkins | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields |
Computer Science, Cyberlearning, Computer Architecture, Community Informatics |
| Institutions |
University of Michigan, College of Engineering, School of Information |
| Alma mater |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bucknell University |
| Known for |
Parallel computer architecture, Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work, Office of Cyberinfrastructure |
| Notable awards | Nina W. Mathesson Award, Computerworld Smithsonian Award, Paul Evan Peters Award |
Daniel E. Atkins III is the W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community Informatics at University of Michigan.
He is also a Professor of Information at the University of Michigan School of Information and a Professor of both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering. From June 2006 to June 2008, he was the inaugural Director of the Office of Cyberinfrastructure at the U.S. National Science Foundation. From July 2008 to June 2012 he was Associate Vice President for Research Cyberinfrastructure and Chairman of the U of Michigan Information Technology Governance Council. Atkins was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2014.
Atkins holds a B.S.E.E. from Bucknell University )1965). an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a PhD in Computer Science. also from Illinois (1970).
Atkins specializes in high-performance computer architecture. He participated in the design and building of seven major experimental machines, including some of the earliest parallel computers. He conducted pioneering work on special-purpose architecture and collaborated with the Mayo Clinic on development of Computer-Assisted Tomography (CAT).
He later concentrated on the social and technical architecture of distributed knowledge communities and community informatics. He led workshops to develop the National Science Foundation (NSF) Digital Library Initiative] , which included joint programs with the European Commission. He was the project director of the [University of Michigan Digital Library Project and helped to pilot the Mellon Foundation’s JSTOR Project.
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