Doug Schmidt, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science department at Vanderbilt University. His
research focuses on patterns, optimization techniques, and empirical
analyses of object-oriented frameworks that facilitate the development
of distributed real-time and embedded (DRE) middleware running over
high-speed networks and embedded system interconnects. In addition to
his academic research, Dr. Schmidt has over fifteen years of
experience developing DRE middleware, such as ACE and TAO, which are
widely used open-source object-oriented middleware frameworks that
contain a rich set of components that implement patterns for
high-performance DRE systems.