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Dr. Matthew Patitz
Matt is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas-Pan American. He graduated with his PhD in Computer Science from Iowa State University in May 2010.
Matt's research interests focus mainly on self-assembling and self-organizing systems which display complexity arising from simple components and local interactions. There are many examples in the natural world of both living and non-living systems in which large numbers of small, autonomous pieces form systems that are extremely complex without any centralized control and from simple sets of rules. By studying existing systems and designing novel ones, he hopes to help illuminate fundamental properties of such systems which give rise to their complex behavior, including life. Additionally, the creation of complex artificial systems which self-assemble and self-organize could help to revolutionize many areas of technology.
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Dr. Robert Schweller
Robbie is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas-Pan American. Robbie received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northwestern University in June 2007 and his B.A. in Mathematics from Carleton College in June 2001.
Robbie's general research area is the design and analysis of algorithms. More specific interests include the algorithmic self-assembly of DNA, tile self-assembly, algorithmic nanotechnology, combinatorial code word design, graph labeling, anomaly/intrusion detection over network data streams, and bioinformatics.
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Raul Pena
Raul is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at the University of Texas-Pan American. He is a research assistant to Matt Patitz and Robert Schweller, and is currently doing research in algorithmic DNA self-assembly.
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Xingsi Zhong (Winston Zhong)
Xingsi is now a graduate student in Department of Computer Science,UTPA.
He is now a research assistant of Dr. Robert Schweller and Dr. Matthew Patitz, and doing research in algorithmic DNA self-assembly.
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