PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

APPOINTMENTS

• 2007-present: Executive Director, Cyberinfrastructure Technology Integration; Research Assistant Professor, School of Computing and CU Genomics Institute, Clemson University
• 2000-present: Assistant Director, Information Technology Academic Computing, UAB
• 1997-present: Senior Network Applications Specialist, Telecommunications Services, UAB
• 1993-1997: Information Systems Specialist III, Department of Neurobiology, UAB
• 1990-1993: Technical Services Manager, Neurobiology Research Center, UAB
• 1985-1990: Senior Systems Analyst, Neurobiology Research Center, UAB
• 1984-1985: Systems Analyst I, Vision Science Research Center, UAB
• 1983-1984: Programmer II, Vision Science Research Center, UAB
• 1982-1983: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, UAB

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

1. Jill Gemmill, John-Paul Robinson, Tom Scavo, Puri Bangalore “Cross Domain Authorization for Federated Virtual Organizations Using the myVocs Collaboration Environment”, Concurrency, Practice and Experience (In Review).
    
2. John-Paul Robinson, Jill Gemmill, et al. “Web-Enabled Grid Authentication in a Non-Kerberos Environment”, 6th IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Grid Computing, (Nov. 13-14 2005), pp. 318-322.
    
3. .Jill Gemmill, “Network Basics for Telecare”, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Volume 11, No. 2, (2005) pp. 71-76
    
4. Jill Gemmill, Aditya Srinivasan, Jason Lynn, Samir Chatterjee, Bengisu Tulu, Tarun Abhichandani, “Middleware for Scalable Real-Time Multimedia”, Journal of Internet Technology. Volume 5 (2004), No. 4, pp. 405-420
    
5. Jiang Lan, Jill Gemmill, "The Networking Revolution for the New Millennium: Internet2 and Its Educational Implications". International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, Vol. 6 No. 2, June 2000
    
6. Jill Gemmill, Jason Lynn. Directory Services Middleware for Multimedia Conferencing: Using ITU-T Recommendation H.350 and IETF Informational RFC 3944. Lulu Press, February 2005, ISBN 978-1411620988, 384 pages.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITES

1. Internet2, Information Technology and Grid Computing Leader:  Founded UAB Internet2 Program; UAB I2 Applications Lead 1997-present. Developed significant internal, corporate, and NSF grant funding for campus-wide advanced networking services at UAB, 1997- present. Subsequent activities include a UAB Internet2 web site; use of Internet2 network and advanced information technology for research and education projects, in collaboration with faculty from Anthropology, Art, Dermatology, Education, Emergency Medicine, Engineering, English, Health Informatics, Microbiology, Music, Pathology, Physics, Sociology and other departments. Directed development of “UABgrid” for sharing computational resources using central Identity management and distributed policies.
    
2. Additional Research Funding:
• NSF ANI-0330543 “NMI Enabled Open Source Collaboration Tools for Virtual Organizations” (Gemmill, PI), $355,742, 09/2003-9/30/2006.
   
• NSF ANI-0222710 “ViDe.Net: Middleware for Scalable Video Services for Research and Higher Education”.(Gemmill, PI), $550,000, 6/2002-8/2004.
   
• National Library of Medicine: “Advanced Network Infrastructure for Health & Disaster Management”, (Orther, Grimes, Terndrup, Gemmill) 9/2003-9/2007, $3,235,234. 
   
• National Institutes of Health: “Secure Telemedicine Utilizing State-Wide Internet” (Harper, Gemmill), 7/2003-11/2003 $25,000.
   
• NSF ANI-0123937 “UAB Middleware Testbed Program: Integrated Directory Services, PKI, Video, and Parallel Computing” (Gemmill, co-PI), 04/01/2002-12/31/2004, $180,000.
   
• Southeastern Universities Research Association, “ViDe Project” 2/2001-12/2002 $149, 282. NSF-EPS-0091853” Alabama Internet2 Middleware Initiative”, (Gemmill, co-PI), 02/01/2001-01/31/2005, $446,973.
   
• UAB Health Services Foundation “Internet2-Capable Networking for the Basic Health Sciences Building”, 7/1997-9/1999 $217,120. NSF ANI-9729500 “High Performance Connection for Research Universities in Alabama”, (co-PI), 2/15/98-1/31/00 $700,000
   
3. Service to the Higher Education Community: Frequently invited speaker (39 invited talks); Co-author: ViDe Videoconferencing Cookbook Version 4. Organized numerous regional, national and international workshops including: Member NET@EDU Advisory Board (2004-present); Program Chair: SURA Advanced Network Applications Workshop September 1999; workshop and/or program committee chair for 6 SURA/ViDe Digital Video Workshops (2000-2005); EDUCAUSE 2002 Program Committee Adjunct Member. EDUCAUSE Southeast Region Program Committee member 2004. Invited contributor to “Educause/Internet2 Effective Security Practices Guide” January 2004. Reviewer, IEEE Distributed and Parallel Systems Journal; IEEE Computing Journal. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering; National Science Foundation Review Panel and Department of Energy Review Panel; .Working Group Chair: Internet2 MACE-MLIST Working Group. Member, UAB Strategic Planning Group (steering committee eporting to University President and Provost). Co-Chair, UAB Campus-wide Information Systems Committee on Networking (CISCnet) 1996-2001
    
4. Honors and Awards: E-Gov “Best of the Best” Pioneer Award 2002 for the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Interoperability Project (member, Higher Education Bridge Certificate Authority team member, submission of NIH grant forms using cross-certified electronic signatures); ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award, June 2003 , for the Woodlawn Housing Initiative Web Site. First Place, “Most Innovative Use in Videoconferencing”, Twentieth Annual Telecon Awards October 2001 (participant in Megaconferences); Chair, Video Development Initiative (ViDe), 2001-2002;
    
5. Visualization, Statistical Analysis and Real-Time Software Developer: During 1983-1995 authored numerous software programs for vision and neuroscience research, including real time data collection; statistical analysis and display of data; three-dimensional reconstruction of neurons from light, electron microscope, and confocal microscope sections. Seventeen citations for significant technical contributions to publications in biomedical research sciences.