To most people, the word computer conjures up an image of a PC sitting on a desktop. According to a new study, however, complex computations may also be underway in another bit of office equipment: ...

Dr. Char's research interests include computer algebra (systems, applications, theory); symbolic/numeric computing; scientific computation; parallel and distributed computation; computer environments ...

Distributed computing has markedly advanced the efficiency and reliability of complex numerical tasks, particularly matrix multiplication, which is central to numerous computational applications from ...