Mike Lam
Professor at James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolMike Lam is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at James Madison University with 15 years of academic and research experience in high-performance computing, program analysis, and systems tools. He teaches courses from data structures to compilers and parallel/distributed systems, pairing classroom instruction with hands-on development. His research centers on dynamic analysis and correctness of floating-point and numerical codes, informed by internships and collaborations at LLNL and long-term work as a Graduate Research Assistant at UMD. As primary developer for the crafthpc project and faculty advisor for the university Unix users group, he bridges research, open-source development, and student mentoring. Based in Harrisonburg, VA, he brings a pragmatic approach to both teaching and tooling, often turning deep numerical-analysis insights into practical systems utilities.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at University of MarylandBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at James Madison University
Github Skills (28)
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unix9
quine9
y869
modification9
ansible8
floating-point8
simulator8
instrumentation7
assembler7
textbook6
programming-language6
javascript6
alu6
compiler5
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
lam2mo/jmu-reu-ode
May 2021 - Oct 2022
JMU Math Summer 2021 REU on ODEs
Contributions:59 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
mathodessummerjmu
JMU-CS/c-test-framework
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
Simple unit and integration test framework for C
Contributions:32 commits, 3 PRs, 16 pushes in 7 months
test-framework
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