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Chandra Krintz

Chandra Krintz

Professor and Vice Chair
Computer Science

Affiliation: 
Computer Science

Contact

2009 Henley Hall

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Honors

NSF Early Career Development Award, CRA-W Anita Borg Early Career Award, ACM and IEEE Senior Membership, Cloud Computer Pioneer by Information Week, Top M2M Women and Wireless Technology Expert

Research

Operating Systems and Distributed Systems, Networking, Programming Languages and Software Engineering

​Her research interests include programming support and adaptive optimization for cloud computing applications and systems, and the intersection of IoT, data analytics, and cloud. Recently, her focus has been on using these technologies to faciliate sustainability science and engineering for the domains of agriculture (SmartFarm) and ecology (WTB). Her other interests include projects that mentor, support, and encourage young people from underrepresented groups (especially women!) to consider and pursue computer science.

Affiliations

Graduate Council, CyberResearch Infrastructure, Computer Engineering, Anita Bord Institute Advisory Board, Co-founder of AppScale Systems

Education

PhD Computer Science, UC San Diego
MS Computer Science, UC San Diego
BS Computer Science, CSU Northridge