The event will be available via livestream for those unable to attend in person.
About Randal Burns
Randal Burns is the Bill and Lisa Stromberg Department Head and a professor in the Department of Computer Science. His research interests lie in building high-performance, scalable data systems that allow scientists to make discoveries through the exploration, mining, and statistical analysis of big data. Recently, he has focused primarily on high-throughput neuroscience, but retains a vigorous interest in high-performance computing numerical simulations. Burns is both a member of and on the steering committee of the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute. He is also a member of the Institute for Data-Intensive Science and Engineering and is on the steering committee of the Science of Learning Institute. He earned his BS in geophysics at Stanford University (1993) and his MS (1997) and PhD (2000) in computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He was a research staff member in storage systems at IBM’s Almaden Research Center from 1996 to 2002.
About the Position
The Bill and Lisa Stromberg Endowed Headship was established in 2019 through the generosity of William “Bill” and Lisa Stromberg. Bill graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematical sciences in 1982. He is the former president and CEO and current non-executive chairman of the board at T. Rowe Price. Bill and Lisa have been longtime supporters of the university, the athletics program, and the Whiting School of Engineering. Bill currently serves as the chair of the Whiting School’s Advisory Board and is a member of the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees.