M.A.R. Dantas

• Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southampton (UK, 1997)
• Systems Analyst from the Catholic University -PUC-RJ (Brazil, 1986). 
• B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from Gama Filho University (Brazil , 1984)

Research interest

• Message-Passing systems
• Parallel processing
• Communication and Computer Networking
• Distributed computing systems
• Scheduling and Load balancing for distributed parallel applications.
• Cluster and Grid environments for parallel engineering and scientific applications.

     - Courses

        Undergraduate (Bsc)

• Operating Systems       
• Introduction to Database Systems
• Computer Networks
• Data Communication
• Parallel Computing   
• Computing Systems Studies 

• Advanced Topics in Computer Architecture 
• High-Performance Protocols
• Middleware for load-balancing, high-availability for clusters and grid configurations
• Ontology and semantic tools to support distributed applications

Publications and Talks

Some interesting links :

• Projects : Beowulf Systems ,  MPI , NOW (Net. of Workstations) , High Performance Networking ,
  International Parallel Projects ,TreadMarks .
• Sites : NASA , University Main Campus Map .
• Leisure : Brazilian Football , Jornal do Brasil , BBC Programs , VirtualTourist World Map , Brazil Financial , Folha S.Paulo , O Globo .
• Bookstores : Campus (Brazil) , Virtual WordsWorth (USA) , Blackwell (UK) , MIT Press (USA) .

Contact :