M. Brian Blake
M. Brian Blake | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of Georgia State University | |
| Assumed office August 9, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Becker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1971 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | Georgia Institute of Technology (BEE) Mercer University (MS) George Mason University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Georgia State University George Washington University Drexel University University of Miami University of Notre Dame Georgetown University |
| Thesis | Agent-based workflow modeling for distributed component configuration and coordination (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hassan Gomaa |
M. Brian Blake (born October 13, 1971) is an American computer scientist and software engineer who has been serving as the 8th president of Georgia State University since August 2021.
Blake previously served as the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at George Washington University; executive vice president of academic affairs and the Nina Henderson Provost at Drexel University; the dean of the graduate school and vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Miami; an associate dean for research and professor at the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame; and department chair and professor of computer science at Georgetown University. Blake is also an ACM Distinguished Scientist and a Fellow of the IEEE.