Chairman, Department of Computer Science at University of Maine.
George Markowsky received his BA in Mathematics
from Columbia
University and his M.S. and Ph.D in Mathematics from
Harvard
University. He spent ten years at the IBM Thomas J. Watson
Research
Center where he served as Research Staff Member, Technical
Assistant
to the Director of the Computer Science Department, and Manager
of
Special Projects. He came to the University of Maine as the first
Chair
of the Computer Science Department. He held that position from
December 1983
until August 1989. He served as interim chair for the
1995-96 academic year.
He is currently Professor of Computer Science
and once again, the Chair of
the Computer Science Department.
George Markowsky has published 66 papers on various
aspects of
Computer Science and Mathematics. He has written an additional
19
technical reports and 6 books on various aspects of computing. He
also
holds a patent on mechanisms that implement Universal Hashing.
His
interests range from pure mathematics to the application
of
mathematics and computer science to biological and
geometrical
problems. He has also built voice controlled and enhanced
keyboard
terminals for use by paralyzed individuals.
George Markowsky served as the President of the
Maine Software Developers
Association (MeSDA) since its inception in Spring
1993 until May 1998. The
Association has grown from 18 members to over 300
and now employs a
full-time Executive Director. MeSDA works closely with
companies and state
agencies to promote the development of the software
industry in Maine.
George Markowsky founded a software company,
Trefoil Corporation in
February 1994. Trefoil Corporation developed the O*NET
software for
the U. S. Department of Labor that will replace the Dictionary
of
Occupational Titles. The O*NET software was released nationally
in
1998. In addition, Trefoil has handled tasks ranging from
software
reengineering and testing, to the marketing of a product
called
PC-Pedal(tm).
Since that time he has founded several companies,
including Ayers
Island, LLC, which is developing a research/commercialization
complex
two miles from the University of Maine on a 63 acre island, and
Maine
Venture Capital. For details about all the various projects
cited
check: http://www.umcs.maine.edu/~markov.