Professor Abramson has been involved in computer architecture and high performance computing research since 1979. He has held appointments at Griffith University, CSIRO, RMIT and Monash University.
Abramson has performed seminal research in the design, implementation and application of high performance computer systems and software tools for parallel and distributed systems, publishing over 200 papers in peer reviewed conferences and journals. His research has influenced the state of the art in three ways. First, fundamental contributions to Computer Science have expanded the state of knowledge in Grid computing. Second, his work has impacted researchers in science and engineering, both nationally and internationally, supporting them in achieving excellence in their own disciplines. Third, he has driven innovations into the commercial arena through startup companies and industrial collaborations.