Torsten Hoefler

Torsten Hoefler is a Full Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, with an adjunct appointment in Electrical Engineering. He previously held roles at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Indiana University.

• Full Professor of Computer Science, ETH Zurich (2020–present)
• Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich (2020–present)
• Member at Large, ACM SIGHPC Executive Committee (2013–present)
• Leadership roles in the MPI Forum and Blue Waters project

His research focuses on performance-centric system design, with emphasis on scalable networking, parallel programming models, and performance modeling. Key contributions include the Slim Fly network topology, Data-Centric Python framework, and innovations in parallel graph computations and RDMA-based systems.

Recent publications span topics like LLM training networks, quantization geometry, chiplet interconnects, and AI-driven climate modeling, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach combining HPC, AI, and hardware-software co-design.

• ACM Gordon Bell Prize (2019)
• ERC Consolidator Grant (2020)
• IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence (2019)
• SIAM SIAG/SC Junior Scientist Prize (2012)
• Latsis Prize of ETH Zurich (2015)

He has received multiple best paper awards at top conferences (SC10, SC13, SC14, SC19, IPDPS'15, HPDC'15, OOPSLA'16) and contributed to MPI-3 standardization.