Zizhong (Jeffrey) Chen is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines. He is interested in the broad area of high performance computing (HPC). The goal of his research is to develop techniques, design algorithms, and build software tools for computational science applications to achieve both high performance and high reliability on a wide range of computational platforms. His research results have been frequently published in leading HPC related journals and conferences including TPDS, TC, JPDC, SIMAX, SISC, ICS, HPDC, PPoPP, and SC. He received a Best Paper Award from the 19th International Supercomputer Conference in 2004, a Distinguished Research Award from Jacksonville State University in 2008, and an Outstanding Faculty Award from the Colorado School of Mines in 2010. He is currently a senior member of the IEEE.