Akl is currently Director of the School of Computing at Queen's University. He is editor in chief of Parallel Processing Letters published by World Scientific Publishing in 1991[2] and an editor of several major computing journals including:
International Journal of Unconventional Computing (Old City Publishing; 2011)[3]
International Journal of Parallel, Emergent, and Distributed Systems (Taylor and Francis; 2004)[5]
Akl is the founding editorial board member of International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking (Inderscience Publishers; 2003 ),[6] and a past editor of Journal of Cryptology (Springer-Verlag; 1988–1991), Information Processing Letters (North-Holland; 1989–1999), and Parallel Algorithms and Applications (Taylor and Francis; 1991–2004).
Current researchedit
Recently[when?] Akl created "Quantum Chess".[7] The purpose of Quantum Chess is not to make the game more difficult; rather, by adding the unpredictability of quantum physics to chess, humans and computers are put on a level playing field, as they both face the same difficulties posed by the weirdness of the quantum. Alice Wismath, an undergraduate summer student, wrote a program implementing one of the many versions that Akl proposed in his article On the Importance of Being Quantum in September's Parallel Processing Letters article.[8]
Akl has claimed that the notion of universality in computation is false.[9] Akl asserts that no machine can claim universality since there will always be a larger set of problems that such a machine cannot solve. Akl has described the non-universality in computation in more detail.[10]
Conferencesedit
Akl chaired the 2007 International Conference on Unconventional Computation that took place in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[11]
The Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms (Prentice Hall, 1989)
Parallel Computation: Models and Methods (Prentice Hall, 1997).
He is also the co-author of Parallel Computational Geometry (Prentice Hall, 1993), Adaptive Cryptographic Access Control (Springer, 2010), Applications of Quantum Cryptography (LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2018) and From Parallel to Emergent Computing (CRC Press, 2019).
His book on Parallel Computational Geometry is considered to be the definitive work on the subject.[12]
Awards and recognitionedit
Akl won the 2004 and 2007 Howard Staveley Award for Teaching Excellence.[13] He received the Queen's University Prize for Excellence in Research in 2005[14] and the Queen's University Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision in 2012.[15] He served as Director of the Queen's School of Computing (2007 - 2017). In 2018, Akl was the recipient of a CS-Can/Info-Can Lifetime Achievement Award in Computer Science.[12]
External linksedit
Selim Akl's Official Home Page
Selected Journal and Conference Papers
Selected Technical Reports
Queen's University School of Computing
Queen's University School of Computing : Parallel and Unconventional Computation Group
International Conference on Unconventional Computation 2007
Referencesedit
^"Parallel Home Page". research.cs.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
^Akl, Selim G. (2016). "Editorial Note". Parallel Processing Letters. 26 (1): 1601001. doi:10.1142/s0129626416010015. ISSN 0129-6264.
^. 2011-07-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
^AKL, SELIM G. (2010). "On the Importance of Being Quantum". Parallel Processing Letters. 20 (3): 275–286. CiteSeerX10.1.1.174.5566. doi:10.1142/s0129626410000223. ISSN 0129-6264.
^Akl, Selim G. "Even accelerating machines are not universal" (PDF). Queen's University.
^"Recent Research Projects". research.cs.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
^"Unconventional Computation 2007 - UC '07 - 6th International Conference on Unconventional Computation". research.cs.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
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Selim G Akl Ph D McGill University born 1978 is a professor at Queen s University in the Queen s School of Computing where he leads the Parallel and Unconventional Computation Group 1 His research interests are primarily in the area of algorithm design and analysis in particular for problems in parallel computing and unconventional computing Contents 1 Activities 1 1 Current research 1 2 Conferences 2 Publications 3 Awards and recognition 4 External links 5 ReferencesActivities editAkl is currently Director of the School of Computing at Queen s University He is editor in chief of Parallel Processing Letters published by World Scientific Publishing in 1991 2 and an editor of several major computing journals including International Journal of Unconventional Computing Old City Publishing 2011 3 Computational Geometry Elsevier 1993 4 International Journal of Parallel Emergent and Distributed Systems Taylor and Francis 2004 5 Akl is the founding editorial board member of International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking Inderscience Publishers 2003 6 and a past editor of Journal of Cryptology Springer Verlag 1988 1991 Information Processing Letters North Holland 1989 1999 and Parallel Algorithms and Applications Taylor and Francis 1991 2004 Current research edit Recently when Akl created Quantum Chess 7 The purpose of Quantum Chess is not to make the game more difficult rather by adding the unpredictability of quantum physics to chess humans and computers are put on a level playing field as they both face the same difficulties posed by the weirdness of the quantum Alice Wismath an undergraduate summer student wrote a program implementing one of the many versions that Akl proposed in his article On the Importance of Being Quantum in September s Parallel Processing Letters article 8 Akl has claimed that the notion of universality in computation is false 9 Akl asserts that no machine can claim universality since there will always be a larger set of problems that such a machine cannot solve Akl has described the non universality in computation in more detail 10 Conferences edit Akl chaired the 2007 International Conference on Unconventional Computation that took place in Kingston Ontario Canada 11 Publications editAkl is the author of several textbooks in the areas of parallel computing and computational geometry Parallel Sorting Algorithms Academic Press 1985 The Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms Prentice Hall 1989 Parallel Computation Models and Methods Prentice Hall 1997 He is also the co author of Parallel Computational Geometry Prentice Hall 1993 Adaptive Cryptographic Access Control Springer 2010 Applications of Quantum Cryptography LAP Lambert Academic Publishing 2018 and From Parallel to Emergent Computing CRC Press 2019 His book on Parallel Computational Geometry is considered to be the definitive work on the subject 12 Awards and recognition editAkl won the 2004 and 2007 Howard Staveley Award for Teaching Excellence 13 He received the Queen s University Prize for Excellence in Research in 2005 14 and the Queen s University Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision in 2012 15 He served as Director of the Queen s School of Computing 2007 2017 In 2018 Akl was the recipient of a CS Can Info Can Lifetime Achievement Award in Computer Science 12 External links editSelim Akl s Official Home Page Selected Journal and Conference Papers Selected Technical Reports Queen s University School of Computing Queen s University School of Computing Parallel and Unconventional Computation Group International Conference on Unconventional Computation 2007References edit Parallel Home Page research cs queensu ca Retrieved 2018 11 06 Akl Selim G 2016 Editorial Note Parallel Processing Letters 26 1 1601001 doi 10 1142 s0129626416010015 ISSN 0129 6264 IJUC editorial board 2011 07 28 Archived from the original on 2011 07 28 Retrieved 2018 11 06 Computational Geometry International Journal of Parallel Emergent and Distributed Systems www tandfonline com Retrieved 2018 11 06 International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking IJHPCN Inderscience Publishers www inderscience com Retrieved 2018 11 06 Quantum physics adds twist to chess CBC News CBC Retrieved 2018 11 06 AKL SELIM G 2010 On the Importance of Being Quantum Parallel Processing Letters 20 3 275 286 CiteSeerX 10 1 1 174 5566 doi 10 1142 s0129626410000223 ISSN 0129 6264 Akl Selim G Even accelerating machines are not universal PDF Queen s University Recent Research Projects research cs queensu ca Retrieved 2018 11 06 Unconventional Computation 2007 UC 07 6th International Conference on Unconventional Computation research cs queensu ca Retrieved 2018 11 06 a b Selim G Akl CS Can Info Can CS Can Info Can Retrieved 2019 02 20 Awards www cs queensu ca Retrieved 2019 02 20 Prizes for Excellence in Research Office of the Vice Principal Research www queensu ca Retrieved 2019 02 20 Awards www cs queensu ca Retrieved 2019 02 20 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