The focus of my research is on nagging, a distributed search paradigm that exploits the speedup anomaly by playing multiple reformulations of the problem—or portions of the problem—against each other. Originally developed within the relatively narrow context of distributed automated deduction, we...

My research interests are in the field of evolutionary genetics, especially in processes occurring at or influenced by the genome. Active research projects in the lab are primarily concerned with using the fly species Drosophila americana to understand the factors influencing chromosomal change and...

The Logsdon lab works on a variety of related topics in molecular evolutionary genetics: SEX & MEIOSIS: Exploring the origin and evolution of meiotic genes in diverse eukaryotes. Molecular evolution and phylogeny of meiotic genes. Isolation of meiosis-related genes from protists and other eukaryotes...

We apply a multidisciplinary approach-combining empirical work to obtain sequence data, large-scale genomic analyses, and the development of theoretical, analytical and computational tools-to investigate: 1) variation in the efficacy of natural selection among species and across genomes, 2) the...

My research is divided among two areas: 1. High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing; and 2. Gene Discovery, Mapping, and Disease Linkage. Since 1986, my work in High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing has involved the theory, design, and prototyping of computer systems to...

I have been involved in the application of high-performance computing technologies to the challenges of disease gene identification and mutation screening. My efforts, in collaboration with members of the College of Medicine, have involved the design of novel techniques utilizing networked systems...