Phone: (434) 924-1039
Fax: (434) 982-2214
Email: reynolds@cs.virginia.edu
Office: 214 Olsson Hall, UVa
aul Reynolds received his Ph.D. degree in Computer
Science at the University of Texas,
Austin in 1979. He joined the University of Virginia in 1980 as an
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and was promoted to Associate
Professor in 1986 and to full Professor in 1998. He has directed twelve
Ph.D. theses with another four in progress. He is an area editor for
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Simulation, and the author or co-author
of over 50 refereed publications.
eynolds' research aims to make asynchronous computing
practical and efficient. Asynchronous processors operating in a common
environment are a critical part of the future of computing. Isotach networks were
pioneered by Reynolds as a promising approach for managing the relative
sequencing of events in an asynchronous environment. In the world of
modeling and simulation, the most significant challenge is
multi-resolution modeling (MRM), the joining of simulations of
overlapping phenomena. Paul Reynolds has published on challenges and
possibilities for MRM, and currently he is investigating the application
of technology employed in the graphics animation community -- space-time
constraints -- as a method for successful MRM. He has contributed to
both the theory and practice of parallel and distributed computing, and
modeling and simulation, and he has won a best paper award for his
insights into the challenges in distributed simulation. Currently he
spearheads the MaSTRi
Modeling and Simulation effort at UVa. He also founded "Nancy's Pantry" which
develops technology that enables the blind to be more self-sufficient
and lead normal lives.