Keyes is the founding dean of KAUST's division of Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering. He is also an adjunct professor in applied physics and applied mathematics at Columbia University, and an affiliate of several laboratories of the US Department of Energy. Keyes' work focuses on the algorithmic interface between parallel computing and the numerical analysis of partial differential equations, with an emphasis on scalable solvers for emerging extreme architectures that require drastic reductions in communication and synchronization. For his algorithmic influence on scientific simulations, Keyes has been recognized as a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and of the American Mathematical Society. Keyes' other honors include the IEEE Computer Society's Sidney Fernbach Award, the Association for Computing Machinery's Gordon Bell Prize, and the 2011 SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession.
