CITRIS Chief Scientist Emeritus: Prof. James Demmel

James Demmel was been CITRIS's Chief Scientist from its inception, and has worked to create the atmosphere of collaboration and communication that fosters an interdisciplinary approach to information technology research.

Dr. Demmel received his BS in Mathematics from Caltech in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 1983. After spending six years on the faculty of the Courant Institute, New York University, he joined the Computer Science Division and Mathematics Department at Berkeley in 1990, where he holds a joint appointment.