Simha Sethumadhavan

Simha Sethumadhavan is a Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. His research focuses on computer architecture and security, particularly on securing hardware first and systematically hardening systems stacks.

• Hardware Security
• Microarchitectural Side Channels
• Memory Safety
• Analog Accelerators

His recent work explores mechanism design for security, memory safety, reliability co-design, and cloud security. Publications span journals like Communications of the ACM and conferences including IEEE Security and Privacy, CCS, ISCA, and MICRO.

• Distinguished Paper Awards
• IEEE Micro Top Picks
• Best Student Paper Awards
• Best of CAL 2016

He advises PhD students such as Adam Hastings, Evgeny Manzhosov, and Miguel Arroyo, and has taught courses like Computer Architecture (CSEE 4824) and Hardware Security (COMS 6424). He has served on editorial boards and program committees for ISCA, IEEE Security and Privacy, and MICRO.