Alva Couch
Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research:
data science, software systems engineering, performance analysis, system, network, and data management
Biography:
Alva Couch came to Tufts University in 1982 as a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics. In 1988, he joined the Department of Computer Science as an assistant professor.
Education:
Ph.D., Mathematics, Tufts University, 1988
B.S, Architecture, MIT, 1978
B.A., North Carolina School of Arts
Selected Honors and Awards:
- 2005: Best Paper, LISA 2005
- 2003: Henry and Madeline Fischer Award, Tufts School of Engineering
- 2003: Professional Service Award, SAGE
Selected Professional Activities:
2004-2012: Secretary, Board of Directors, USENIX Association
Professional Memberships:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
USENIX
SAGE
LOPSA
Teaching/Courses Taught:
COMP-0015: Data Structures
COMP-0020: Web Programming
COMP-0111: Operating Systems
COMP-0112: Computer Networks and Protocols
COMP-0120: Advanced Web Programming