Faculty Profile - David E Schimmel

Associate Professor
Computer Engineering

Phone: 404.894.4575
Fax: 404.894.9959
Office: Klaus 3306

Biography

Professor Schimmel was born in White Plains, New York. He received the B.S.E.E. degree and the Ph.D degree from Cornell University in Ithaca New York in 1984 and 1991 respectively. His studies there focused on VLSI technology and systems, computer science and engineering, and parallel numerical linear algebra.

Professor Schimmel joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 1990 and has contributed to the development of curriculum in computer architecture, VLSI design and digital design. He has chaired the Atlanta Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society and has consulted for industry in the areas of computer architecture and digital system design. He is also a youth soccer coach, a Boy Scout leader, and an avid backpacker.

Selected Publications, Patents

Research Interests

Parallel computer architecture and reconfigurable computing
VLSI system design
System area computer network design
Asynchronous and self-timed system design

Distinctions

Member, IEEE
Member, Tau Beta Pi
Member, Eta Kappa Nu

Last revised on July 25, 2006.