Kelly A. Shaw
Kelly A. Shaw
Professor
Computer Science Department
Williams College
Office: TCL 309
Postal: 47 Lab Campus Dr., Williamstown, MA 01267
Phone: 413-597-2772
Email: kshaw AT cs.williams.edu
CV

I am a Professor of Computer Science at Williams College. I received my Master's and PhD degrees from the Computer Science Department at Stanford University and my BS in Computer Science from Duke University.

Research

My research explores ways to improve the performance and power of parallel computer architectures, including heterogeneous architectures. This work includes proposing software and hardware optimizations as well as developing tools that help programmers understand when specific optimizations or hardware are applicable. My research also explores the correctness of Internet of Things platforms and their applications, with respect to data consistency. Information about some of these topics can be found by looking at my publications.

I have had the pleasure of advising both undergraduate and graduate students on this research.

Supporting Student Engagement in Research

A passion of mine is enabling undergraduate students to engage in research experiences and to help students continue with research in graduate school. As co-chair the of CRA-Education (CRA-E) committee, I serve as one of the program leaders for UR2PhD (Undergraduate Research 2 PhD), which provides undergraduate students with opportunities to learn and engage in research, graduate students with training on how to mentor undergraduate researchers, and faculty members/graduate students/post-docs with resources for working with undergraduate researchers. I'm also one of the program leaders for CRA's CSGrad4US Mentoring program, which provides mentoring through the CISE PhD admissions process for industry professionals who were awarded a 3 year NSF CSGrad4US fellowship.

Teaching

Getting Involved in Research and Development of Research Skills

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Specific Research Internship Programs

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Information about Graduate School