John H. Reif
- A.
Hollis Edens Distinguished Professor,
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke
University.
- Full Professor of Computer Science at Duke
University,
since 1986.
(Secondary appointment in Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University since June, 2016.
Also, secondary appointment in Department of Mechanical
Engineering & Materials Science since Dec, 2024.)
- Email:
- Phone:
(919) 660-6568 Fax: (919) 660-6519
- Office: Rm.
D223, Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) Building, Box 90129, Duke
University, Durham, NC 27708-0129
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Reif Lab: Room 137 Biological Sciences Building, 130 Science Drive, Duke
University, Durham, NC 27708
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My Vita
(lists publications, education, students, postdocs, grants, etc.)
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My Awards (Fellow
of AAAS, Fellow of ACM, Fellow of IEEE)
- Education:
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (Harvard Univ., July 1977).
M.S.
in Applied Mathematics (Harvard Univ., July 1975)
B.S., magna cum laude,
Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (Tufts Univ., Spring 1973)
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My Personal
Webpage:
https://www.cs.duke.edu/~reif
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Dept of Computer Science's Web Page on
me
- Duke
University's Webpage on me
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Microsoft's Academic Research Links to
Me
Research
Publications: most available for download
in PDF format
- My
publications organized by research area (journal & conf. combined)
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My publications chronographically ordered (journal & conf. combined)
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My publications listed on Duke Faculty
Website
(journal & conf. separate)
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Google Scholar List of Papers (Google
Citation H-Index 79)
Current
and Prior Graduate Students and Postdocs
Current Graduate Students
(Ph.D. candidates)
- Rajiv Nagipogu, Tentative Ph.D. thesis topic: “Molecular-Scale AI”.
Projected Date of Graduation: Spring 2026.
Recent Postdoctoral
Assistants:
- Xin Song:
Research topic: “DNA computation and COVID-19 detection RT-LAMP protocols”,
2021-2024.
- Daniel (Dan) Fu: Research topic: “DNA Computation on Cell Membranes” and
“Casting Metallic Nanoparticles in Multi-layered Encapsulating 3D DNA
Nanostructure”. Jan. 2022-2024.
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COMPSCI 590D Molecular Assembly and Computation,
Spring 2026.
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COMPSCI 93 History of Computing, Cryptography, and Robotic Devices Fall 2025.
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COMPSCI 534D Computational Complexity, Spring 2025.
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COMPSCI 531 Introduction to Algorithms, Fall 2024.
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COMPSCI 590D Molecular Assembly and Computation,
Spring 2024.
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COMPSCI 093 History of Computing, Cryptography, and Robotic Devices Fall 2023.
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COMPSCI 534 Computational Complexity, Spring 2023.
Conference
Organization:
(FNANO = FOUNDATIONS OF
NANOSCIENCE: SELF-ASSEMBLED ARCHITECTURES AND DEVICES)
General CoChairman of FNANO24, Snowbird, Utah, April 22-25, 2024.
Corporate:
Domus Diagnostics: co-Founder with Xin Song
Domus
tests will provide the everyday infectious disease testing solution that we’ve
been waiting for. We promise affordable and effective infectious disease
detection for every home, office, school, or doctor’s office; from managing the
next flu season to preventing future pandemics before they can begin.
Favorite Quotes
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“Water comes gushing forth from the sand, the deeper and deeper it is dug;
likewise, intelligence will grow, the more and more a person studies.” -
Thirukkural
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“I have learnt this at least by my experiment, that if one advances confidently
in the direction of his dreams in the night, and endeavors to live the life he
has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” -Thoreau
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“The greatest danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and
falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” -
Michelangelo
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“The wonderful rush that comes from taking a challenging ski run through deep,
uncut powder is similar to the one that comes from discovering a new
algorithm.” - John Reif
Please let me know
if you have any problems with these web pages.