July 8, 2004

Vouk Named Interim Head of Computer Science

Dr. Vouk

Dr. Mladen A. Vouk, professor of computer science and associate vice provost for information technology at North Carolina State University, has been named interim head of the Department of Computer Science effective July 1, 2004. He replaced Dr. Alan L. Tharp, who had served as head of the department since 1993.

Vouk, whose research interests include software engineering, scientific computing, computer-based instruction and high-performance networks, is immediate former technical director of the Center for Advanced Computing and Communication, co-founder and former co-director of the Computer Science Software Systems and Engineering Laboratory, and founder and former director of the NC State Multimedia and Networking Laboratories.

A fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Vouk received his Ph.D. in solid state physics from the University of London, Kings College, in 1976. He joined the faculty at NC State University in 1985.

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