Boleslaw K. Szymanski
- 518 • 276 • 6838
- MRC 335A • RPI • 110 8th St. • Troy NY 12180
Dr. Szymanski's research interests span from network science, with emphasis on social networks and computer wireless and sensor networks to analysis and design of distributed and parallel algorithms, simulation of computers, networks and biological/ecological phenomena.
His projects include spread of opinion and other dynamic processes on networks, communities in social networks, and large-scale parallel and distributed computing and simulation. Dr. Szymanski led the development of the GANXIS and SpeakEasy community detection algorithms; the SENSE simulator for sensor network simulation, and VOGUE and Conceptor-based innovative HMM models.
The three most recent CS Ph.D. Graduates
- Xiang Niu (Ph.D. Computer Science, June, 2019)
- The Dynamics in Opinion and Global Risk Networks: Modeling, Discovering and Control
- Researcher, Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA
- Ashwin Bahulkar (Ph.D. Computer Science, July, 2019)
- Evolution Dynamics of Attribute-Rich Social Networks
- Researcher, Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
- Xiaoyan Lu (Ph.D. Computer Science, May, 2019)
- Community Detection and its Applications in Understanding Dynamics of Social Networks
- Researcher, Google, Inc., New York, NY
Projects & Software
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MetPetDB
MetPetDB is a database for metamorphic petrology built by a global community of metamorphic petrologists and computer scientists at RPI, a part of the National Cyberinfrastructure Initiative of the NSF.
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MilkyWay@home
A research project that uses Internet-connected computers to trace the evolution of the Milkyway galaxy.
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Mutual Exclusion Algorithm
Algorithm with linear wait that solved the open problem posed by Lamport in 1978.
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Parallel Toolkit for Community Quality Metrics
Software for a Parallel Toolkit for Community Quality Metrics, including modularity Q and modularity density Qds for community detection.
Current Postdocs
- Diego F.M. Oliveira
Current Graduate Researcher Assistants
- James Flamino, Phys.
- Amr Elsisy, CS
- Brendan Cross, CS
- Aamir Mandviwalla, CS
- Daniel Tabin, CS
Current Undergraduate Researchers
- Fred Buchanan
- Samuel Cohen
- Andrew Smith
Current Positions
- Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
- Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
- Director, Social Cognitive Network Academic Research Center, NS CTA
- Director, Network Science and Technology Center (NeST)
- Foreign Member, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Board Member, Network Science Society
- Editorial Board, Computational Methods in Science and Technology (CMST)
- Editorial Board, Computer Science Journal