Biosketch
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Mr. Amado Gonzalez
A. Professional Preparation
Florida International University Engineering & Computing 03/99 – present
State Employee – Administrative and Professional (A&P)
Florida International University Masters in Engineering Management 2011
Florida International University Bachelor of Fine Arts 2000
Ringling School of Art and Design Computer Animation 1999
B. Appointments
Coordinator, Computer Systems Control – Engineering Information Center
College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University,
Miami FL (03/99 – present)
Technical Coordinator – Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Florida International University,
Miami FL (06/09 – 06/10)
Principal Investigator – MSI Virtual Institute
College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University,
Miami FL (04/2005 – present)
NSF Cyberinfrastructure Team – EPIC: Engaging People in Cyberinfrastructure
Amount Funded 80,000 dollars : SCI-0520146
Awarding Agency: National Science Foundation
Collaborator: Center for Computational Science, Boston University
Founder and Director – Graphic Simulation Laboratory
Center for Engineering and Applied Science, Florida International University,
Miami FL (03/99 – present)
Assistant Instructor – Department of Defense High Performance Computing
Modernization Program, (PET) Programming Environment and Training,
Summer Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL (2004)
Assistant Instructor – National Computational Science Institute,
Universidad del SagradoCorazon, Puerto Rico (2002)
Guest Lecturer – Joint Education Facilities (JEF), ACCESS DC,
National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Arlington, VA (2004)
Adjunct Faculty – Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Florida International University, Miami FL (03/00 – 01/03)
Adjunct Faculty – Computer Science,
Florida International University, Miami FL (01/00 – 01/02)
Adjunct Faculty – School of Architecture,
Florida International University, Miami FL (01/01 – 01/03)
Instructor – US First Program – K-12 (Robotics) ,
Florida International University
Miami, FL (5/00 – 1/02)
C. Publications
“Models for Supporting New Technologies in Emerging Communities”
Jennifer Teig Von Hoffman, Boston University; Stephenie Mclean, Texas Advanced Computing Center; Alson Been, Bethune Cookman College; Amado Gonzalez, Florida International University; Michael Miller, NCSA; Julia Mullen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Johnnie Spraggins, Our Lady of the Lake University; Tiki Suarez, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; Maria Williams, University of New Mexico : ACCESSGRID 5th Annual Retreat 2005
26-April 2005, Millbrae, California, USA
“The Access Grid and the Latin American and Caribbean Engineering Institutions”
Amado Gonzalez, Stephenie Mclean, Alson Been, Sheldon Silvera
Florida International University, University of Illinios NCSA, Bethune Cookman College Second LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology (LACCEI’2004) “Challenges and Opportunities for Engineering Education, Research and Development”
2-4 June 2004, Miami, Florida, USA
Engaging Minority Serving Institutions in Cyberinfrastructure …
A white paper prepared for Dr. Peter Freeman, Assistant Director of CISE, by the
Minority Serving Institution High Performance Computing Working Group3,
May 27, 2003.
“Enhancing Sound Spatialization by Anthropometrically Motivated Spectral Modification”
Navarun Gupta, Armando Barreto, Amado Gonzalez, Carlos Ordonez, and Miguel Alonso MSEE, Florida International University
November, 2002
D. Synergistic Activities
Founded in 2000 by Amado Gonzalez, the FIU Graphic Simulation Laboratory serves the purpose of conducting research in the diverse aspects of Collaborative Education, Scientific Visualization and Virtual Reality for the Engineering Center at FIU and for external sponsoring agencies. Through collaboration with the FIU Engineering Information Center, GSL members have access to an array of specialized equipment and support. Amado Gonzalez was instrumental in obtaining 96 AMD Opteron processor Alienware machines for 48 node Computational Cluster located in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the MAIDROC ( Multidisciplinary Analysis, Inverse Design, Robust Optimization and Control Laboratory ) at Florida International University. Amado Gonzalez was also a Tutorial Presenter for the Education Program at the SuperComputing Conference 2003, National Computational Science Institute. Amado Gonzalez, developed and aquired new Globally collaborative Access Grid Capabilities for the College of Engineering at Florida International University. Access grid award was made possible by the Advanced Networking with Minority Serving Institutions (AN MSI) program. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), AN MSI is program of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Education, Outreach, and Training Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (EOT-PACI). EOT-PACI is the outreach effort of the two NSF PACI partnerships: the National Computational Science Alliance (Alliance) and the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI). Under the Mentorship of Dr. Armando Barreto, FIU Electrical and Computer Engineering; Introduced the new course “Introduction to Web Design and Development” (Offered initially as EEL-4930: Special Topics In Electrical Engineering and EEL 5935: Advanced Special Topics in Electrical Engineering) In the Fall this course became CGS – 3990:
Amado Gonzalez is Principal Investigator for the Minority Serving Institutions Virtual Institute at the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University. This is a national collaborative education environment with Boston University and the University at Wisconsin-Madison and was funded by the National Science Foundation. More details are available at http://www.eng.fiu.edu/AGVI.
E. Collaborators & Other Affiliations
Malek Adjouadi, Director – Center for Advanced Technology and Education,
Electricaland Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Gustavo Roig, Associate Dean, Acting Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Director – Center for Diversity in Engineering and Computing and Computer
Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
F. Honors, Awards, and Certificates.
For complete list please visit “Honors and Awards” Section
