Presenter

Liz Jessup is professor and chair in the Department of Computer
Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. She earned her BA in
mathematics at Williams College and her MS in applied physics and MPhil
and PhD in computer science at Yale University. Her research concerns
the development of efficient algorithms and software for matrix algebra
problems. Her recent work focuses on ways to ease the production and
use of high-performance matrix algebra software. Liz has been actively
involved in computer science education, beginning with her role as
co-creator of an award-winning, NSF-funded undergraduate curriculum in
high-performance scientific computing. She has also worked to promote
the participation of women in computing and has carried out research
into factors influencing women's choices to study computing.