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Dr. George Turkiyyah
George Turkiyyah, Ph.D.
Research Professor
george.turkiyyah@kaust.edu.sa
Research Interests
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Numerical simulation and optimization
High performance
Scientific computing
Real-time physical simulation
Geometric modeling
Geometric design
Selected Publications
The Possibilities of Least-Squares Migration of Internally Scattered Seismic Energy
A. Aldawood, I. Hoteit, M. Zuberi, G. Turkiyyah
Tariq AlKhalifah, , Geophysics, 80(4):S93-S101, (2015)
Communication Complexity of the Fast Multipole Method and its Algebraic Variants
R. Yokota, G. Turkiyyah, D. Keyes,
Supercomputing frontiers and innovations, 1(1):63-84. , (2014)
A Mathematical Optimization Approach for Cellular Radio Network Planning with Co-Siting
L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, G. Turkiyyah
Wireless Networks, 18(5):507-521., (2012)
Mesh Cutting During Real-time Physical Simulation
G. Turkiyyah, W. Bou Karam, Z. Ajami, A. Nasri
Computer-Aided Design, 43(7), pp 809-819., (2011)
A Rotation-Free Quadrilateral Thin-Shell Subdivision Finite Element
S. Green, G. Turkiyyah
Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 21(12): 757-767. , (2005)
Second-Order Accurate Boundary Conditions for Thin-Shell Subdivision Finite Elements
S. Green, G. Turkiyyah
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 61(3):380-405, (2004)
Real-Time Finite Element Modeling for Surgery Simulation: An Application to Virtual Suturing
J. Berkley, G. Turkiyyah, D. Berg, M. Ganter, S. Weghorst
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 10(3)314-325, (2004)
A Subdivision-based Multilevel Method for Large Scale Engineering Simulation of Thin Shells
S. Green, G. Turkiyyah, D. Storti
Proceedings 7th ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling, 265-272., (2002)
Education Profile
Education
Ph.D., Computer-aided Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1990.
MS., Computer-aided Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1986.
B.E., Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, 1984.
Professional Profile
Profile
Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, American University of Beirut, (2010–2016)
Chair, Dept. of Computer Science, American University of Beirut,(2010–2013)
Associate Professor, American University of Beirut, (2006–2010)
Associate Professor, University of Washington, (1998–2005)
Assistant Professor, University of Washington, (1992–1998)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, (1990–1991)
Scientific and Professional Memberships
Scientific and Professional Memberships
ACM, SIAM
Awards
Awards
First place in Lebanese Microsoft ``Imagine Cup'' Software Competition, (Team Coach), 2011
Best Presentation Award, ACM Symposium on Solid and Physical Modeling, 2007.
Best Poster, ``Medicine Meets Virtual Reality'' Conference, 2006
Chair of the 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, 2003
Co-Chair of the 8th ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling and Applications, 2003.
TRB K.B. Woods Award for the outstanding paper published in the field of design and construction of transportation facilities, 2002
KAUST Affiliations
Affiliations
Extreme Computing Research Center (ECRC)
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