John A. Board

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

John A. Board Profile Photo
John A. Board Profile Photo

Research Interests

High performance scientific computing and simulation, novel computer architectures, cluster computing and parallel processing; ubiquitous computing.

Bio

John Board is an Associate Professor of ECE and of Computer Science. He also serves as Associate Chief Information Officer for Duke University.  He received his D.Phil in 1986 from Oxford University. His research interests include: High performance scientific computing and simulation, novel computer architectures, cluster computing and parallel processing; ubiquitous computing.

Education

  • B.S.E. Duke University, 1981
  • M.S. Duke University, 1982
  • Ph.D. University of Oxford (United Kingdom), 1986

Positions

  • Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Bass Fellow

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering. 2008
  • Distinguished Young Alumnus. Duke University. 2008
  • Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Trust. 2008
  • Member. Tau Beta Pi. 2008
  • Member. Phi Beta Kappa. 2008
  • Member. Eta Kappa Nu. 2008
  • Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke University School of Engineering. 2008

Courses Taught

  • HOUSECS 59: House Course
  • ENGLISH 498: Distinction Critical Research Independent Study
  • ECE 899: Special Readings in Electrical Engineering
  • ECE 494: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • ECE 493: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • ECE 391: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • ECE 350L: Digital Systems
  • ECE 250D: Computer Architecture
  • COMPSCI 350L: Digital Systems
  • COMPSCI 250D: Computer Architecture