Daniel Boley

Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Data Science Director of Graduate Studies

Contact

boley@umn.edu

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Daniel Boley

Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Data Science Director of Graduate Studies

Research

Boley is known for his past work on numerical linear algebra methods for control problems, parallel algorithms, iterative methods for matrix eigenproblems, inverse problems in linear algebra, as well as his more recent work on computational methods in statistical machine learning, data mining, and bioinformatics. His current interests include scalable algorithms for convex optimization in machine learning, the analysis of networks and graphs such as those arising from metabolic biochemical networks and networks of wireless devices.

Research Division
Data Science and Machine Learning

Current Research
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Ph.D. Graduates
Tatiana Lenskaia (2021, BICB); Shaozhe Tao (2018, ISyE; co-advised with Shuzhong Zhang); Ham Ching Lam (2014, Scientific Computation); Dimitrije Jevremovic (2013); Dongwei Cao (2007); Kenneth C Reinert (2006, Neuroscience; co-advised with Tim Ebner); David Littau (2005); Todd Goehring (1999); Seung-Woo Kim (1997); Jose Ignacio Aliaga (1995, Systems Theory, Poly. Univ. of Valencia (Spain); co-advised with Prof. V. Hernandez); M. M. Wang (1994, Control Science; co-advised with E. B. Lee).

Recent News

Daniel Boley named Distinguished Member by the ACM
Professor Boley receives top university award for post baccalaureate, graduate and professional education

Biography

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Stanford University (1981)
M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University (1976)
B.A. in Mathematics, Cornell University (1974)

Professional Background

Daniel Boley joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 1981 as an assistant professor and was later promoted to a professor. He received his M.S. (1976) and Ph.D. (1981) in computer science from Stanford University. Boley is a senior member of the IEEE, a member of the ACM, and a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He was named a Distinguished University Teaching Professor, received the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education in 2019, and was named a Distinguished Scientist by ACM in 2020.

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Teaching

Publications & Awards

Honors and Awards

2020: ACM Distinguished Member
2019: Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education
1989: Science and Engineering Student Board - Best Professor Award

Selected Grants
NRT-WOU: Research Training Opportunities in the Nascent Field of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
Mandic, V., Boley, D. L., Haupt, J. D., Jones, G. & Scarlata, C. M., National Science Foundation, 9/1/19 - 8/31/24

NSF: Collaborative Research: Framework: Software: HDR: Building the Twenty-first Century Citizen Science Framework to Enable Scientific Discovery Across Disciplines
Fortson, L., Boley, D., Lintott, C., Packer, C., National Science Foundation, 1/1/19 - 12/31/21

Data Science Research Interests