Faculty

Constantine Polychronopoulos

Constantine Polychronopoulos

Professor
463 Coordinated Science Lab, MC-228
1308 W. Main St.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 244-4144
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Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Illinois August 1986

Research Interests:

  • Parallelizing/optimizing compilers for multithreaded architectures, program restructuring and optimization; code generation and optimization for superscalar processors; parallel programming languages; environments for parallel programming; partitioning, scheduling, and run-time environments for parallel computers; multiprocessor operating systems with multithreading support; parallel computer architectures; performance evaluation of parallel architectures.

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements

  • Fulbright Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1981-82.
  • Elected to Board of Directors of ACM-SIGARCH, 1991-93
  • NSF Presidential Young Investigator's Award 1989-1994
  • 1998 Bodossaki Foundation Award in Engineering. The BFA is awarded annually by the President of the Republic of Greece and the Bodossaki Foundation to four researchers in the fields of Medicine, Economics, Mathematical/Physical Sciences, and Engineering "for research work of exceptional impact on the advancement of each field and its applications to our world."
  • Elected Pascal Chair Professor at the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, University of Lieden, The Netherlands, February 2000. One Pascal Chair Professorship is awarded annually by the College to a faculty member whose research has had international acceptance.

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Teaching

  • Fulbright Scholar, 6/81-7/82, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Andersen/COE Outstanding Advisor Award, 1997
  • Andersen/COE Outstanding Advisor Award, 1999

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

  • Elected on the Board of Directors of ACM-SIGARCH 1991-1993
  • NSF Presidential Young Investigator's Award 1989-1994
  • Bodossaki Foundation Award, 1998
  • Pascal Chaired Professor, University of Leiden, February 2000

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Public Service

  • Has served on numerous program committees, NSF, DARPA, ACM, IEEE committees and panels.
  • ACM Recognition for outstanding services to ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH), 1993.
  • ACM Recognition for outstanding services to ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (SIGARCH), 1999.