Dr. Kepner's research is described in hundreds of peer-reviewed papers covering abstract algebra, astrophysics, big data, computer architecture, cloud computing, cyber security, data mining, databases, graph algorithms, health sciences, image processing, machine learning, matrix theory, neural networks, parallel programming, plasma physics, signal processing, software standards, supercomputing, and visualization. These publications have received numerous best paper awards and Dr. Kepner received an R&D 100 Award for this research on parallel embedded computing. As a result of this research, the LLSC team holds many records in database performance. In 2013, Dr. Kepner received the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Technical Excellence Award, Lincoln's highest honor "for leadership and vision in bringing supercomputing to Lincoln Laboratory, pivotal role in open systems for embedded computing, creativity in developing a novel database management language and schema, and contributions to the field of graph analytics."