Dr. Markenscoff received the B.S. in electrical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 1975. She received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1977 and 1981 respectively. Dr. Markenscoff joined the department in 1981.

 
-• Research and Academics

Dr. Markenscoff's research is in the areas of modeling of computer systems, computer architecture, distributed processing and microcomputer systems. Research projects have included the use of graph theoretical methods to determine the optimum partioning of tasks for fast execution on multiple processor systems; the performance evaluation of bus architectures for multiple processor systems using both analytical (queuing techniques) and simulation experiments; the design of real-time software for a hierarchical process control system consisting of microcomputers dedicated to control tasks and a general purpose host; the design of a multiple processor architecture for a printer and a communication controller for interfacing it to the IEEE-488 bus.

 
-• Selected Publications

1. Y. Lee, P. Markenscoff, et. al. "Characterization of endothelial cell locomotion using a Markov chain model,'' Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Vol. 73, 461-472, 1995.