Parallel and Distributed Computing: computing with network of workstations,
load balancing, reduced communication.
Collaborative Computing: groupware, data spaces.
Medical Imaging: iterative reconstruction algorithms for tomography.
Teaching Interests
Graduate and undergraduate courses in computer science.
Parallel and distributed computing.
Collaborative computing systems.
Computer systems.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Tennessee, May 1996.
M.S. in Computer Science, University of Tennessee, 1993.
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Danish Engineering Academy, Denmark, 1988.
Professional Experience
1996 - present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Vaidy S. Sunderam, Department
of Math and Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta.
1991 - 1996 : Graduate Teaching / Research Assistant, Department of Computer
Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1989 - 1991 : Software Manager, Mercante Systems A/S, Denmark.
1988 - 1989 : Software Engineer, Mercante Systems A/S, Denmark.
1987 : Engineering Trainee, Christian Rovsing A/S, Denmark.
Publications
S.P. Olesen, J. Gregor, M.G. Thomason, and G.T. Smith, "EM-ML PET Reconstruction
on Multiple Processors with Reduced Communications", Intl. Jour. of
Imaging Syst. and Tech., 7, 215-223, 1996.
S.P. Olesen, Parallel Computation for Positron Emission Tomography with
Reduced Processor Communications, Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of
Computer Science, University of Tennessee, 1996.
Conferences
S. P. Olesen, M. G. Thomason, and J. Gregor, "Iterative Image Reconstruction
for PET on Network of Workstations with Reduced Communications", Cluster
Computing Conference, Emory University, Atlanta, 1997.
S. P. Olesen, S. E. Chodrow, M. Grigni, and V. S. Sunderam, "Distributed
Data Management Support for Collaborative Computing", in proceedings of
High Performance Computing and Networking Conference, Vienna, Austria ,
1997, Springer-Verlag.
Work in Progress
J. Gregor, S. P. Olesen, and M. G. Thomason, "Maximum Likelihood Tomographic
Image Reconstruction by Distributed Iteration with Reduced Communications",
1997, in preparation.
M. G. Thomason, J. Gregor, and S. P. Olesen, "Sequence and Series Convergence
in EM-ML PET", submitted.
S.P. Olesen and V. S. Sunderam, "Data Space Support for Collaborative Computing
Systems, 1997, in preparation.
Academic Teaching Experience
Worked as Graduate Teaching Assistant in: Introduction to Computer
Science, Discrete Structures, Problem Solving, Theory of Computation, Analysis
of Non-Numeric Algorithms, Introduction to Information Systems Design,
Artificial Intelligence, and Markov Chains.
Other
Research Assistant, NSF CISE Infrastructure Grant (UTK-CS), 1994-1995.
National Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship (UTK), $2,400 (one of
ten awarded) 1994.
Summer Graduate Research Assistantship (UTK), $3,000 (one of 31 awarded)
1994.
Hilton A. Smith Graduate Fellowship (UTK), $5,000 + tuition (one of 24
awarded) 1993.
Chancellor's citation, Extraordinary Professional Promise (UTK), 1992.