Dean M. Tullsen

Dean M. Tullsen is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. He leads the High Performance Processor Architecture and Compilation Lab and focuses on computer architecture, particularly multithreading, multicore processors, secure execution, and energy-efficient design. His research bridges hardware and software for parallel computing, security, and resource optimization.

• Education: Ph.D. from the University of Washington (1996), B.S. and M.S. from UCLA.
• Research Interests: Computer architecture, multithreading, speculative execution, hardware security, energy efficiency, and heterogeneous computing.
• Scientific Awards: Best Paper Awards at USENIX Security Symposium (2024), IEEE S&P (2023), and Distinguished Paper Awards at POPL (2021), ASPLOS (2023), plus the 2020 ACM SIGARCH/IEEE-CS TCCA Influential ISCA Paper Award.
• Students: Advised 30+ graduate students, including Craig Disselkoen, Mohammadkazem Taram, and Ashish Venkat, who now hold positions at Google, Microsoft, and academia.
• Lab: Leads the High Performance Processor Architecture and Compilation Lab, advancing techniques in secure execution and parallel computing.