Stephen E. Cross

Stephen E. Cross
Born (1951-10-07) October 7, 1951 (age 72)
United States
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati (1974)
Air Force Institute of Technology (1977)
University of Illinois (1983)
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (1991)[1]
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus (2002)[1]
IEEE Fellow (2003)[2] Irish America Star of the South (2010)[3]
Scientific career
FieldsSoftware engineering
Systems engineering
Process improvement
Technology transfer
InstitutionsGeorgia Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Doctoral advisorDavid Waltz

Stephen Edward Cross is the executive vice president for research (EVPR) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), a position to which he was appointed in 2010.[4] As EVPR, Cross coordinates research efforts among Georgia Tech's colleges, research units and faculty; and provides central administration for all research, economic development and related support units at Georgia Tech. This includes direct oversight of Georgia Tech's interdisciplinary research institutes, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) and the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC).

Prior to this position, he served as director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 2003 until 2010,[5] director and chief executive officer of Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute from 1994 to 2003,[6][7] and an officer in the United States Air Force from 1974 to 1994.

He is an IEEE Fellow, a former editor-in-chief of IEEE Intelligent Systems and former associate editor of the Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Systems Management.[8] He is a recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal.[1] Cross has published more than 60 research papers in computing, and has provided expert testimony to the United States Congress.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b c Kimberland, Kelly (2003-06-12). "Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute Director Accepts Vice President Position at Georgia Institute of Technology" (Press release). Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  2. ^ "Fellow Class of 2003: C". IEEE. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. ^ "Stephen Cross - Stars of the South - 2010". Irish America. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  4. ^ Hagearty, Michael (2010-03-19). "Cross Named Executive Vice President for Research" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  5. ^ "Dr. Stephen E. Cross" (PDF). ACM Special Interest Group on Ada. 2004. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  6. ^ "Stephen Cross Tapped to Lead Georgia Tech Research Institute" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2009-06-09. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  7. ^ "Dr. Stephen E. Cross, GTRI Director". Georgia Tech Research Institute. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  8. ^ "Stephen E. Cross, Ph.D." H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  9. ^ Nesmith, Robert (2010-01-14). "Stephen Cross Appointed to Defense Science Board" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  10. ^ "Testimony of Dr. Stephen E. Cross, Executive Vice President for Research" (PDF). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-11-12.