Daniel Jimenez

Daniel A. Jimenez is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on microarchitecture, interactions between compilers and microarchitectural design, and innovations in branch prediction and cache management.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. in Computer Sciences, Department of Computer Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
• M.S. in Computer Science, Division of Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
• B.S. in Computer Science and Systems Design, Division of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, University of Texas at San Antonio

Daniel is known for inventing the perceptron branch predictor and has significantly influenced research in neural branch prediction and machine learning applications in computer architecture. His work has been recognized with multiple best paper awards and inductions into prestigious computer architecture hall of fames.

Selected Scientific Awards:

• IEEE Computer Society B. Ramakrishna Rau Award (2021)
• IEEE Fellow (2021)
• ACM Distinguished Scientist (2012)
• HPCA Test of Time Award (2019)
• Best Paper Award at MICRO (2022)
• NSF CAREER Award (2006)
• Inducted into ISCA, MICRO, and HPCA Halls of Fame

His publications span key conferences like MICRO, ISCA, and ASPLOS, emphasizing topics such as branch prediction accuracy, cache replacement strategies, and memory hierarchy optimizations. Daniel is currently on sabbatical leave and will not be accepting new students for Fall 2024 or Spring 2025.