Clyde Kruskal

Clyde Kruskal
Kruskal in September 2019
Born (1954-05-25) May 25, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationComputer Scientist
Known forParallel computing

Clyde P. Kruskal (born May 25, 1954)[1] is an American computer scientist, working on parallel computing architectures, models, and algorithms. As part of the ultracomputer project, he was one of the inventors of the read–modify–write concept in parallel and distributed computing.[2] He is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park.[3]

  1. ^ Author biography from Lee, Gyungho; Kruskal, Clyde P.; Kuck, David J. (October 1985). "An empirical study of automatic restructuring of nonnumerical programs for parallel processors". IEEE Transactions on Computers. C-34 (10): 927–933. doi:10.1109/tc.1985.6312196. S2CID 36047955.
  2. ^ Herlihy, Maurice; Shavit, Nir (2008). The Art of Multiprocessor Programming. Morgan Kaufmann. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-12-370591-4. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Graduate faculty". 2020–2021 Catalog. University of Maryland. Retrieved 2020-12-21.