NSU Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Faculty Viewbook

37 www.scis.nova.edu | RESEARCh AREAS - operating and distributed system engineering - system performance evaluation and analysis - survivable and dependable systems “A strong grasp of the fundamentals of math and science coupled with critical thinking are the keys to success in any venture—Fetch, Decode, Execute.” Before joining the faculty at GSCIS, Gregory Simco was the technical and team leader for OS/2 and Workplace OS kernel and file systems for IBM and senior research and development engineer and director of systems software for the Panda Project. Simco is an active member of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). His research publications are featured in The Internet and Higher Education, as well as in the proceedings of various national and international conferences including IEEE SoutheastCon, ACM RIIT 2012, ACM Southeast, International Conference Software Engineering and Applications, IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, and many more focused on the architecture, design, performance, and evaluation of survivable/dependable distributed systems. Simco is involved in NSU’s Florida Lambda Rail project and the Secure and Robust Distributed Systems initiative within the Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education at NSU. He contributes to the leadership of GSCIS and the university as an influential member of the Academic Review Committee, Faculty Advisory Council, and Faculty Peer Review. He is an avid sports and exercise enthusiast and enjoys spending time with his family.