M. Brian Blake
Encyclopedia
M. Brian Blake is an American
computer scientist
/software engineer
and a Professor
at the College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame
. In 2005, Dr. Blake was the youngest African-American in history to receive tenure in a computer science department. To date, his unique accomplishments have been documented in several articles - including being named as the most promising scientist in 2003 by Career Communications and recognized as a Top 10 Emerging Scholar in Diverse:Issues in Higher Education
from Georgia Institute of Technology
in 1994 and the M.S.
in Electrical Engineering from Mercer University in 1997 and Ph.D.
in Information Technology
from the George Mason University
in 2000. His thesis Agent-Based Workflow Modeling for Distributed Component Configuration and Coordination was advised by Hassan Gomaa.
, component-based software engineering
, services-based software engineering, software engineering education, and workflow and process management systems. His investigations cover the spectrum of software engineering: design, specification, proof of correctness, implementation/experimentation, performance evaluation, and application. In industry, Dr. Blake spent over a decade as a software architect, technical lead, and expert developer with companies such as General Electric
, Lockheed Martin
, General Dynamics
, and The MITRE Corporation. Concurrent with his appointment as a professor, he has spent over 9 years as an expert-level systems consultant in the intersection of information technology and software engineering supporting the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and various legal firms.
United States
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computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
/software engineer
Software engineer
A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.- Overview :...
and a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
. In 2005, Dr. Blake was the youngest African-American in history to receive tenure in a computer science department. To date, his unique accomplishments have been documented in several articles - including being named as the most promising scientist in 2003 by Career Communications and recognized as a Top 10 Emerging Scholar in Diverse:Issues in Higher Education
Education
M. Brian Blake received his BEEBachelor of Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree offered to a student who completes three to five years of study in electrical engineering at a university...
from Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
in 1994 and the M.S.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Electrical Engineering from Mercer University in 1997 and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
from the George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
in 2000. His thesis Agent-Based Workflow Modeling for Distributed Component Configuration and Coordination was advised by Hassan Gomaa.
Research
Dr. Blake’s research has been published in over 100 journal articles and refereed conference papers in the domains of service-oriented architectureService-oriented architecture
In software engineering, a Service-Oriented Architecture is a set of principles and methodologies for designing and developing software in the form of interoperable services. These services are well-defined business functionalities that are built as software components that can be reused for...
, component-based software engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
, services-based software engineering, software engineering education, and workflow and process management systems. His investigations cover the spectrum of software engineering: design, specification, proof of correctness, implementation/experimentation, performance evaluation, and application. In industry, Dr. Blake spent over a decade as a software architect, technical lead, and expert developer with companies such as General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
, General Dynamics
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
, and The MITRE Corporation. Concurrent with his appointment as a professor, he has spent over 9 years as an expert-level systems consultant in the intersection of information technology and software engineering supporting the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and various legal firms.
Honors and awards
- IEEE Distinguished Visitor Program, 2008
- Youngest African-American to get tenure in computer science department, 2005