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Timo HönigView profile

Professor

• Operating Systems
• System Software
• Energy-Aware Computing Systems
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Prof. Timo Hönig is a Professor leading the Bochum Operating Systems and System Software (BOSS) Research Group at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), where he was part of Department of Computer Science 4. His research focuses on Energy-Aware Computing Systems, Operating Systems, and System Software design with applications in embedded and real-time systems. Key research projects include the DFG Collaborative Research Center/TR 89 (Invasive Computing) and the DFG SPP 1914 (Latency- and Resilience-Aware Networking). He has received notable awards such as the SOSP SRC Gold Medal (2019) and the ISORC Best Paper Award (2017). He actively contributes to conferences like ACM EuroSys and USENIX ATC, and has led initiatives like the Albatross runtime system for energy-efficient HPC clusters. Teaching includes courses on Energy-Aware Computing and Operating Systems Technology. His work bridges theoretical system software design with practical applications in energy efficiency and heterogeneous architectures. The BOSS group explores future system software challenges for many-core and NVM-based systems.

Rabah AoufiView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Digital Signal Processing
• Microcontroller Systems
• Control Systems
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Rabah Aoufi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at the College of Engineering, Texas A&M University. His primary affiliation includes the Electronic Systems Engineering Technology program. He can be reached at raoufi@tamu.edu and is located in FERM 304AA. His work focuses on digital signal processing, microcontroller systems, control systems, and engineering entrepreneurship. Research interests span embedded systems design, real-time data processing, and innovative educational projects. His publications reflect expertise in both foundational engineering principles (e.g., signal processing fundamentals) and applied technologies (e.g., microcontroller programming and big data frameworks). His articles demonstrate a career-long engagement with evolving technologies—from foundational 1980s multiprocessor architectures to modern big data systems. No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials.

• Grid Computing
• Parallel Computing
• Cloud Computing
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Vladimír Siládi, PhD, serves as Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, where he has held academic positions since 1995. His current roles include Project Coordinator for the Virtual University initiative and Registration Authority for SlovakGrid, with prior experience as a part-time Assistant Professor at Slovak University of Technology. Educational Background: PhD in Computer Science, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (1997-2007) Master's in Theology, Comenius University in Bratislava (2003-2008) Master's in Secondary Education and Teaching (cum laude) and PaedDr. (EdD), Matej Bel University (1988-1993, 2005) High School Diploma, GMN Banská Štiavnica (1984-1988) His research centers on Grid Computing architectures , parallel processing techniques , and security frameworks for distributed systems . Specialized expertise includes GPU-accelerated algorithms for NP-hard problems, trust models in ad hoc grid environments, and cloud-based educational platforms. His interdisciplinary work bridges computer science with environmental modeling and psychological applications through virtual reality systems. Publication analysis reveals a consistent focus on computational optimization across 12 major works (2006-2014), with recent contributions emphasizing trust intersection models for decentralized grids (2012-2013) and cloud-based educational infrastructure (2013). Earlier works established foundations in GPU-accelerated network topology optimization and genetic algorithms for irregular systems (2006-2010). Scientific Awards: No awards documented in source materials Project leadership includes the Virtual University of Matej Bel University (ITMS 26110230077) coordinating 85 team members across 280 courses, plus TEMPUS-FLACE distance learning development (1998-2000). His registration authority role for SlovakGrid since 2009 supports national research infrastructure. Departmental leadership involves managing the Computer Science team while teaching core courses in algorithms, grid technologies, and GPU programming, maintaining consultation hours for student engagement.

Tyler BletschView profile

Associate Professor

• Hardware Security
• Software Security
• Computer Architecture
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Tyler Bletsch is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. He joined the Duke faculty in November 2015 after several years of work in industry with NetApp, bringing practical industry experience to his academic role. His teaching focuses on practical aspects of computer engineering and systems programming. Dr. Bletsch received his B.S. from North Carolina State University in 2004, followed by his D.Phil. from the same institution in 2011. His doctoral research focused on software security, particularly addressing code-reuse attacks. His research interests span hardware and software security, with a particular focus on Rowhammer vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques. He also explores power-aware computing for high-performance systems and has interests in robotics and technology education with an emphasis on project-oriented learning. Dr. Bletsch's publication record shows a consistent focus on computer security, particularly Rowhammer attacks and mitigation strategies in recent years. His earlier work addressed code-reuse attacks like Jump-oriented Programming and Return-oriented Programming. He has also contributed to power management research for high-performance computing systems. Dr. Bletsch is actively involved in mentoring students through the Duke Combat Robotics club and FIRST robotics teams. He teaches a variety of courses including Computer Architecture, Digital Systems, Computer and Information Security, and Engineering Software for Maintainability. His teaching philosophy emphasizes hands-on, project-based learning. He maintains an active research laboratory focused on computer security and has been featured in Duke Today for his educational video "Tyler Bletsch Takes You on a Tour of the Insides of a Computer," which demystifies computer hardware for general audiences.

Erik BrunvandView profile

Professor

• Computer Architecture
• VLSI Systems
• Asynchronous Circuits
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Erik Brunvand is a Professor at the School of Computing , University of Utah, and holds an Adjunct Professor position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was a University Professor from 2014–2016 and is currently on leave at the National Science Foundation (CISE/CNS division) (Fall 2019–2021). His research focuses on computer architecture, VLSI systems, asynchronous circuits, and graphics processing, particularly GPU architectures for ray tracing. Teaching includes courses like Digital VLSI Design , Embedded Systems and Kinetic Art , and interdisciplinary classes like Making Noise: Sound Art and Digital Media . He has organized the ASYNC international symposium series and contributed to projects such as TRaX (ray tracing architecture) and ACK (asynchronous design framework). Grants include NSF awards for GPU architectures, ray tracing applications, and microengine-based control systems. His work spans hardware design, sustainable computing, and arts/technology collaborations, including kinetic art installations and educational initiatives like circuit bending.

• Algorithms
• Complexity Theory
• Optimization
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Ioannis Milis is a Professor at the Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), part of the School of Information Sciences and Technology. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace (1983) and a PhD in Computer Science from AUEB (1989). His research focuses on algorithms, computational complexity, and optimization for computer/communication networks, combinatorial optimization, graph theory, and game theory. He has conducted postdoctoral research at LRI (1992-94), INRIA-Sophia Antipolis (1994-95), and NTUA as a Marie Curie fellow (1995-96). His teaching includes courses on Algorithms, Advanced Algorithms, and Topics in Algorithms at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He co-authored a textbook on Distributed Systems with Java (2005). His conference involvement includes organizing the Athens Colloquium on Algorithms and Complexity (ACAC) since 2006, the Euro-Par 2012 conference, and the ISCO 2012 symposium. His research has addressed scheduling algorithms, energy-efficient computing, and combinatorial optimization problems in networks.

Soon Myoung ChungView profile

Professor

• Cloud Computing Security
• Hypervisor Security
• Parallel Computing
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Soon Myoung Chung is a computer science researcher with significant contributions in the areas of cloud computing security, parallel data clustering, and GPU-accelerated algorithms. The publications indicate long-standing research activity spanning from 2002 to at least 2022, suggesting sustained academic engagement. While no formal institutional affiliation is provided in the scraped content, the depth and consistency of work imply a faculty or research-oriented academic role. The research interests center around cloud security , especially hypervisor vulnerabilities and isolation breaches, parallel and distributed clustering algorithms for large-scale data, and 3D shape analysis using orthogonal moments. These fields reflect a strong focus on algorithmic efficiency, security in virtualized environments, and pattern recognition. The most recent articles show a trend toward leveraging GPU acceleration for real-time data processing in crisis management and enhancing anomaly detection in time series data. Earlier works emphasize foundational methods in association rule mining, text clustering, and combinatorial fusion for feature selection. Collectively, the publications demonstrate expertise in both theoretical algorithm design and practical implementation in high-performance computing contexts. Although no scientific awards are mentioned in the provided texts, the body of work has accumulated over 1,800 citations, indicating influence in the field. There is no information available about students advised, grants received, or leadership roles. No labs or collaborative teams are referenced in the scraped material.

• Computer Engineering
• IoT Systems
• Machine Learning
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Dijana Stojić is an Assistant at the Department of Computer and Software Engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences in Čačak, University of Kragujevac. She has held this position since January 2018 while pursuing her doctoral studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in Computer Engineering, which she began in 2021. Her academic journey began with excellent results at the 'Vuk Karadžić' elementary school in Čačak, followed by the Technical School in Čačak where she majored in computer electrical engineering. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering in 2011 (average grade 9.37) and Master's degree in 2012 (perfect average grade 10.00) from the Faculty of Technology in Čačak. Her Master's thesis, 'Software Support for Active RFID Localization,' was supervised by Prof. Dr. Siniša Ranđić. Dijana's research spans multiple domains within computer engineering, with recent publications focusing on practical applications of technology in diverse fields. Her work demonstrates strong expertise in IoT systems, machine learning applications, blockchain technology, and human-computer interaction. She has published extensively on topics including earthquake detection using mobile phones, predictive models for identifying students with difficulties in online learning, medical applications like ECG monitoring with Arduino, agricultural engineering applications, and infrastructure monitoring systems. Award for best first-year student at Faculty of Technology in Čačak Award for best second-year student at Faculty of Technology in Čačak Her professional activities include serving as Student Vice-Dean at the Technical Faculty in Čačak from December 2010 to September 2012, participating in the TEMPUS SIGMUS project, and completing an internship at D.O.O. DOCUS from June 2013 to June 2014. She was a scholarship holder of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development from April 2013 to March 2017 and has been involved in significant research projects including 'Development and modeling of energy efficient, adaptable, multiprocessor and multisensory electronic low-power systems' (TR 32043) and the 'German-Serbian Collocation Dictionary for German Language and Teaching' (DeSKoll).

Nima HonarmandView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computer Architecture
• Parallel Computing
• Operating Systems
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Nima Honarmand is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, where he co-directs the Computer Architecture Stony Brook (COMPAS) Lab . His research focuses on computer system design , particularly parallel computer architecture and operating systems . Education : Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under Josep Torrellas. His work addresses challenges in deterministic replay of parallel programs to simplify debugging on multi-processor systems. Current research explores memory fencing, consistency models, and architectural extensions for reproducibility. Recent publications span conferences like ASPLOS, ISCA, PACT, and POPL, with emphasis on parallelism constraints , memory hierarchy optimization , and fault-tolerant systems . Awards include Best Paper at PACT 2011 and Best Paper Candidate at VTS 2007 . Teaching : Courses include Computer Architecture (CSE 502) and Operating Systems (CSE 306/CSE 506). Email : nhonarmand@cs.stonybrook.edu

• Computer Architecture
• Memory Systems
• Multicore Architectures
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Georgios Keramidas is an Assistant Professor in Computer Architecture at the Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki . He also holds an Adjunct Professor position at the Hellenic Open University and collaborates with institutions like the University of Peloponnese and University of Patras . Research Interests : Computer Architecture, Memory Systems, Multicore/GPU Design, Low-Power Techniques, Fault-Tolerant Systems His work focuses on cache optimization , energy-efficient computing , and security-aware memory design . Key contributions include DVFS frameworks , reuse-distance prediction , and non-deterministic cache mechanisms . Recent article trends highlight innovations in computation-in-memory , IoT platform components , and security/low-power co-design . Patents on image compression and GPU optimization reflect practical applications of his research. Academic Network : Collaborates with institutions including University of Patras , University of Manchester , and TU Dresden

FRANCISCO MANUEL FERNANDEZ RIVERAView profile

Professor

• Computer Architecture
• High-Performance Computing
• Parallel Algorithms
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Francisco Manuel Fernández Rivera is a Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Department of Electronics and Computing under the Faculty of Physics. His research focuses on high-performance computing, parallel algorithms, and LiDAR data analysis. He leads the ARQCOMP research group and is part of the Center for Research in Intelligent Technologies (CITIUS). His work addresses challenges in NUMA systems optimization, sparse matrix computations, and geospatial data processing. He holds a PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela (1988), with a thesis on algorithm partitioning in hypercube computers. His research spans parallel computing frameworks, LiDAR-based infrastructure analysis, and performance modeling of distributed systems. Recent projects include developing thread migration strategies for NUMA architectures and creating tools for LiDAR data visualization and simulation. Key contributions include advancements in LiDAR-based pathfinding, energy-efficient NUMA system management, and parallelization techniques for irregular codes. His work bridges theoretical computer architecture with practical applications in urban planning and environmental monitoring.

• Programming Languages
• Compiler Construction
• Parallel Computing
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Wayne Kelly is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Faculty of Science. He has over 25 years of academic experience and serves as the Academic Lead for Teaching and Learning and Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Information Technology degree. PhD in Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, 1996 BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, University of Queensland, 1989 His research expertise lies in Programming Languages, Compiler Construction, and Parallel Computing, with significant contributions to High Performance Computing, Big Data, and Bioinformatics. His work has led to collaborations with Microsoft Research and over $2 million in external funding. His recent publications reflect a strong trend in parallel and distributed systems, embedded computing, bioinformatics data analysis, and remote sensing. Key themes include optimization of computational systems, memory management, and scalable data processing. Wayne Kelly has made impactful contributions to both teaching and research, guiding numerous postgraduate students and leading curriculum development in information technology. Optimizing I/O cost and managing memory for bioinformatics A communication model for streaming applications on MPSoC Ruby.NET: a compiler for the Common Language Infrastructure He is actively engaged in real-world technology development, including a project with a vision-impaired student to improve public transportation accessibility, currently trialed by transport authorities in Australia and the US.

Carlos Molina ClementeView profile

Associate Professor

• Computer Architecture
• Mobile and Sensor Networks
• Cloud Computing
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Carlos Molina Clemente is an Associate Professor of Computer Architecture at Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain. He holds a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 1996) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (UPC, 2005). His research focuses on Computer Architecture, Mobile/Sensor Networks, and Cloud Computing. He leads the Cloudlab research group and coordinates initiatives like GTDAWIN and BIOGEI. Key research areas include multicore scheduling, LoRaWAN protocols, LIDAR data analysis, and serverless computing. He has published over 50 articles in top-tier conferences/journals and supervised three doctoral theses. His work spans projects on cache architectures, real-time systems, and educational multicomputing solutions. Affiliations include the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics (DEIM) at URV, with offices at Campus Sescelades (Avinguda Països Catalans 26, Tarragona). Research highlights include contributions to non-uniform cache policies, predictive mobile network algorithms, and energy-efficient sensor networks.

Volkmar SiehView profile

Researcher

• Distributed Systems
• Real-Time Systems
• Fault Tolerance
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Dr.-Ing. Volkmar Sieh is a researcher at the Chair of Computer Science 4 (Distributed Systems and Operating Systems) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. His work focuses on fault-tolerant systems, real-time embedded systems, and virtualization technologies. He leads the FAUmachine project, developing advanced virtualization techniques for system simulation and fault injection. His research also includes energy-efficient real-time systems and hardware/software co-design. Research Activities: Design of Virtual Machines (FAUmachine) Restoration of Zuse Z23 computer Real-Time Systems with Mixed Criticalities WCET and WCEC Analysis Toolchains Energy-Neutral Real-Time System Kernels Key Contributions: He has published extensively on fault tolerance mechanisms, embedded system reliability, and energy-aware real-time systems. His work on the UMLinux tool and FAUmachine framework has advanced techniques for testing fault tolerance in networked systems and comprehensive system simulation. Technical Expertise: Virtualization and Hardware Simulation Real-Time OS Design WCET Analysis Energy Efficiency in Embedded Systems Fault Injection and Reliability Validation Labs/Projects: He is part of the FAUmachine research group, pioneering virtualization tools for complex system analysis and fault tolerance evaluation. His work integrates VHDL-based hardware models with software systems for comprehensive testing environments.

• Computer Architecture
• Computer Security
• Quantum Computing
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Assoc Prof Anupam Chattopadhyay is an Associate Professor in the College of Computing & Data Science at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He also holds a courtesy appointment in the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences. His research focuses on computer architecture, security, design automation, and quantum computing. Anupam received his PhD from RWTH Aachen University in 2008, followed by roles at CoWare R&D and RWTH Aachen as a Junior Professor before joining NTU in 2014. Education: B.E., Jadavpur University, India MSc, ALaRI, Switzerland PhD, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Research Interests: Anupam’s work spans quantum computing, hardware security, AI security, post-quantum cryptography, and emerging technologies. His contributions include novel high-level synthesis techniques for cryptography, reliability estimation flows for embedded processors, and exploration of coarse-grained reconfigurable architectures. His research has been featured in major outlets like The Economist and Asian Scientist. Awards: Borcher's plaque (2008) for outstanding doctoral dissertation Nomination for Best IP Award (ACM/IEEE DATE 2016) Nomination for Best Paper Award (International Conference on VLSI Design 2018) Advising & Grants: Anupam leads a team of over 20 researchers, overseeing projects funded by various grants. He has advised numerous doctoral students and collaborates with institutions like Temasek Labs and the Indian Statistical Institute. Labs & Teams: His research group focuses on advanced topics in secure computing, quantum-resistant systems, and hardware-software co-design, leveraging cutting-edge tools and platforms for next-generation technologies.