Charles Severance

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Charles Severance
Nationality United States
Fields high-performance computing
Institutions University of Michigan
Sakai Project
Blackboard Inc.
Alma mater University of Michigan
Known for Sakai Project

Dr. Charles "Chuck" Russell Severance is an American computer scientist and academic who currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Information at the University of Michigan.

Severance studied at the University of Michigan, gaining his BS in 1984, his MS in 1990 and his PhD in 1996, all in computer science. After graduation he became an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Michigan, also serving as Director of the Division of Engineering Computer Services. He left this role in 1999 to become Associate Director for Advanced Technology at the university's Media Union, and left the instititutional entirely in 2001 to serve as Director of Product Development for Strategic Interactive.[1] In August 2002 he returned to Michigan as the first Chief Architect of the Sakai Project, later becoming Executive Director, and then a member of the Board of Trustees.[2]

In 2007 he left the Sakai Project, becoming Clinical Associate Professor of Information at the University of Michigan. In 2012, he was hired by Blackboard Inc. to lead their initiatives involving Sakai projects.[2] Outside of teaching and the private sector, Severance helped write the POSIX P1003 standard and has hosted several television shows, including Nothin but Net and Internet:TCI.[3]

Publications

  • Severance, Charles; Dowd, K. (1998). High Performance Computing. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 156592312X. 
  • Severance, Charles (2009). Using Google App Engine. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 9780596800697. 
  • Severance, Charles (2011). Sakai: Free As in Freedom (Alpha): A Retrospective Diary. CreateSpace. ISBN 1461166292. 
  • Severance, Charles; Fontichiaro, Kristin. (2013). Raspberry Pi. Cherry Lake Publishing. ISBN 1624311393. 
  • Severance, Charles. Python for Informatics: Exploring Information. 

References

  1. ↑ Severance, Charles. "Dr. Chuck's Education and Employment History". Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Blackboard Appoints Sakai Foundation Board Member Charles Severance to Lead Company's Sakai Initiatives". Business Review India. March 26, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "IMS GLC: Charles Severance". IMS Global. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
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