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Andrea Arpaci-DusseauView profile

Professor

• File and Storage systems
• Operating systems
• Distributed systems
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Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau is the Susan Beth Horwitz WARF Professor of Computer Sciences and Catherine A. Erickson Professor in the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been a professor at UW-Madison since January 2000 and currently serves as Graduate Advising Chair for the Computer Sciences Department. Her research focuses on computer systems with primary emphasis on file and storage systems, but also making significant contributions in distributed systems, virtualization, and scheduling. According to csrankings.org, she has published the fourth-most papers in premier systems conferences (SOSP and OSDI) and the most at the top file and storage conference (FAST). Professor Arpaci-Dusseau's recent publications demonstrate continued leadership in storage systems research, with increasing focus on cloud architectures, persistent memory technologies, and system reliability. Her work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations, consistently addressing real-world challenges in modern computing environments. ACM SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award 2018 (highest honor in systems field) UW-Madison Van Hise Outreach Teaching Award 2017 Multiple Best Paper awards at FAST, SOSP, OSDI, and EuroSys conferences Carolyn Rosner Award for Excellence in Teaching (2010, 2017) Co-chaired major conferences including USENIX ATC '04, FAST '07, OSDI'18, and SOSP'24 Professor Arpaci-Dusseau has co-advised 28 Ph.D. students and is deeply committed to educational outreach through the CaTaPuLT project, which connects UW-Madison students with K-12 schools to teach computational thinking using Scratch. This initiative has reached hundreds of students across Madison and earned her significant recognition for teaching excellence. She leads the Arpaci-Dusseau Systems Lab (ADSL) and is involved with the Wisconsin Institute on Software-defined Datacenters in Madison (WISDoM), where her research group continues to advance state-of-the-art solutions in computer systems.

Brandon M. LuciaView profile

Professor

• Computer Architecture
• Computer Systems
• Programming Languages
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Brandon M. Lucia is the Kavčić-Moura Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO/co-founder of Efficient Computer Company. He leads the Abstract research group and focuses his work on the intersection of computer architecture, systems, and programming languages. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington (2013) — advised by Luis Ceze Research Focus: Brandon's research is broadly centered on intermittent computing , edge computing , and energy-efficient architectures . Two major thrusts define his current work: Intermittent Computing: Making battery-free, energy-harvesting devices programmable and reliable despite frequent power failures. Applications include medical implants, space systems, and large-scale sensing. Orbital Edge Computing: Designing nanosatellite constellations that perform on-orbit data processing, enabling low-latency, high-resolution sensing in space-constrained environments. Scientific Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2017) IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award (2019) Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2021) ASPLOS 2020 Best Paper Award OOPSLA 2015 Distinguished Paper & Artifact Awards IEEE Micro Top Picks (2016, 2018 Honorable Mention) Advising & Grants: Brandon actively advises a strong cohort of Ph.D. students including Zhuo Cheng, Bradley Denby, Souradip Ghosh, Harsh Desai, Kiwan Maeng, Emily Ruppel, and others. His group is funded by the NSF (CAREER and SHF grants), the Sloan Foundation, and industry partnerships. Labs & Teams: He directs the Abstract research group at CMU ECE, which hosts interdisciplinary projects spanning hardware design, compiler construction, and system software for ultra-low-power and space-borne computing platforms.

• Distributed Systems
• Cryptocurrencies
• Computer Security
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David Mazières is a Professor at Stanford University , affiliated with the School of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science . He serves as a software engineer at the Stellar Development Foundation . His work bridges academic research and industry applications in distributed systems and security. University: Stanford University Academic Rank: Professor Email: dm@scs.stanford.edu Research Interests: David Mazières' research focuses on distributed systems , cryptocurrencies , and computer security . Key areas include consensus protocols (e.g., Stellar ), low-latency scheduling ( Syrup , Shinjuku ), and cryptographic techniques for privacy and security ( SafetyPin , CCFI ). Key Achievements: His notable works include: TCP-ENO (RFC 8547) for secure transport protocols Stellar Consensus Protocol for decentralized finance SOSP 1999 Best Paper for 'Separating key management from file system security' Teaching Contributions: He has taught core and advanced courses at Stanford since 2005, including CS212 (Operating Systems) , CS240h (Functional Systems in Haskell) , and CS251 (Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technologies) . Previously taught courses at NYU (2001-2005).

Asaf CidonView profile

Associate Professor

• Software Systems
• Storage Systems
• Machine Learning
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Asaf Cidon is an Associate Professor at Columbia University, jointly affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a member of the Data Science Institute. His research focuses on software systems , storage , large-scale machine learning , and cybersecurity . Stanford University - PhD in Electrical Engineering Stanford University - MS in Electrical Engineering Technion - BS in Computer and Software Engineering His work in distributed storage systems has been commercialized by companies such as Facebook, Tibco, and Rubrik. He has led projects like Sentinel and Forensics during his industry career. Recent publications highlight advancements in software-based radiation protection (ASPLOS'26), PCIe pooling with CXL (HotOS'25), and AI phishing detection (IMC'25). These reflect his expertise in system architecture , security , and networking . Scientific recognitions include best paper awards at OSDI, Usenix Security, CIDR, and ATC, along with NSF CAREER and ARO Young Investigator Awards . His papers Cookie Monster (SOSP'24) and Chablis (CIDR'24) received notable accolades. He has mentored numerous PhD and Master's students , including Edward Guo, Harry Wang, and Teng Jiang, many of whom now hold roles at Google, Meta, Amazon, and academic institutions. His lab at Columbia is actively recruiting CS and EE PhD students. Prior to Columbia, he founded and led the startup Sookasa to acquisition and served as Senior Vice President of Email Protection at Barracuda Networks , managing a $200M business with 100 engineers.

Fei TengView profile

Associate Professor

• Power Systems
• Cybersecurity
• Renewable Energy Integration
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Dr. Fei Teng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London and Director of Education at the Energy Futures Lab, a pan-university hub for interdisciplinary energy research. He holds visiting positions at MINES ParisTech, PolyU Hong Kong, and KTH Sweden. His research focuses on software-defined power networks, stability-constrained optimization, cyber-resilient decision-making, and privacy-preserving data exchange in low-inertia grids. Dr. Teng has authored over 100 publications in top-tier journals and conferences, with funding from EPSRC, Innovate UK, the Royal Society, and industry partners like Hitachi and National Grid ESO. His work addresses critical challenges in grid stability, cybersecurity, and renewable energy integration. He has received prestigious awards, including the IEEE Early Career Award and Royal Society Kan Tong Po Fellowship. Research interests include high-penetration power electronics, uncertainty modeling in power systems, and data privacy in smart grids. His interdisciplinary approach integrates machine learning, quantum computing, and cyber-physical systems to enhance grid resilience and efficiency. Key contributions include frameworks for stability-constrained optimization, cyber-resilient control, and synthetic inertia from electric vehicles. He advocates for software-defined grids to revolutionize decision-making frameworks for NetZero systems.

Anwar HaqueView profile

Associate Professor

• Network Security
• 5G and Beyond Networks
• IoT
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Dr. Anwar Haque is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Western University, Canada, and a Faculty of Science Distinguished Research Professor. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Prior to academia, he was Associate Director at Bell Canada. His research focuses on 5G networks, IoT, cybersecurity, AI, and autonomous systems, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and $15M in collaborative grants. Dr. Haque leads the Western Information & Networking Group (WING) Lab and is the founder/CEO of Bamboo Innovations Inc., a tech startup developing socially responsible smart technologies. Leadership roles include industry expert-in-residence in the Faculty of Science, Undergraduate Chair of the Computer Science Department, and member of Western’s Senate. He has delivered over 30 keynote talks and media features include BBC Earth and The Globe and Mail. Awards include the IEEE CCECE Leadership Award and multiple grants from NSERC, MITACS, and Bell Canada. His work spans network reliability, smart grids, and cybersecurity, with industry partnerships like the Bell-Western 5G Research Centre.

CHAN Mun ChoonView profile

Professor

• Systems & Networking
• Computer Networking
• Mobile Computing
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CHAN Mun Choon is a Professor at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore (NUS) , where he directs the NUS-NCS Joint Laboratory for Cyber Security . He previously worked at Bell Labs (1997-2003) and holds a PhD from Columbia University (1997). His research spans systems and networking with specific interests in mobile computing, software-defined networking, and cyber-physical systems . PhD, Electrical Engineering (1997), Columbia University M.Phil., Electrical Engineering (1993), Columbia University MS, Electrical Engineering (1993), Columbia University BS, Computer & Electrical Engineering (1990), Purdue University His recent work focuses on 5G network architecture , data center fault debugging , and energy-efficient mobile sensing . He has published over 100 papers and holds 7 US patents , including cache-based compaction techniques with 210+ citations. His projects include fronthaul slicing for 5G, network-wide packet history frameworks, and participatory indoor localization. Scientific recognition includes: Best Paper Awards: IEEE ICNP 2019, ACM SOSR 2019, ICDCN 2016 Best Demo: IPSN 2016 Distinguished Member, INFOCOM TPC (2016, 2020, 2021) He serves as Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies and Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs at NUS Computing, and has graduated 21 PhD students . His lab develops solutions for network security , latency-sensitive applications , and mobile sensing .

David WentzloffView profile

Professor

• RF integrated circuits
• Ultra-low power design
• Wireless communication
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David Wentzloff is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, where he has been on faculty since 2007. He directs the Wireless Integrated Circuits and Systems (WICS) group and serves as Director of the Michigan Integrated Circuits Laboratory (MICL). Wentzloff received his B.S.E. from the University of Michigan in 1999 and his S.M. and Ph.D. from MIT in 2002 and 2007. Wentzloff's research focuses on low-power integrated circuits for wireless communication in energy-constrained and volume-constrained applications. His work spans three primary areas: Synthesizable all-digital radios and radio building blocks Wireless body sensor networks (channel modeling, radios, and antennas) Radios and interfaces for millimeter-scale computing devices His innovations have significantly reduced power consumption in wireless communication for IoT devices, impacting standards including Bluetooth, WiFi, and 5G/6G. Analysis of his publication record reveals a consistent focus on ultra-low power wireless communication, with recent work emphasizing back-channel communication techniques that achieve 500x power reduction compared to conventional approaches. His research bridges theoretical circuit design with practical applications in healthcare, industrial monitoring, and consumer electronics. Wentzloff's scientific recognition includes: 2024 University of Michigan Faculty Recognition Award NSF CAREER Award (2012) DARPA Young Faculty Award (2009) Multiple best paper awards Two-time recipient of the Eta Kappa Nu Professor of the Year Award As an educator and mentor, Wentzloff has graduated 21 doctoral students and mentored dozens of master's and undergraduate researchers. He has taught courses ranging from introductory circuits to advanced graduate topics in analog and RF design. His entrepreneurial impact includes co-founding three successful companies: Everactive (formerly PsiKick), Movellus, and CubeWorks, which commercialize technologies developed in his research lab. Wentzloff leads the WICS research group, which operates within the Michigan Integrated Circuits Laboratory. His team develops cutting-edge technologies for batteryless sensing systems, millimeter-scale computing platforms, and ultra-low power wireless communication solutions that enable the next generation of Internet of Things applications.

Nate FosterView profile

Professor

• Programming Languages
• Networking
• Databases
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Nate Foster is a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and currently serves as the Associate Dean for Research in the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. He is also a Visiting Researcher at Jane Street and served as a Visiting Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne during the 2023-24 academic year. His research uses ideas from programming languages to solve problems in networking, databases, and security. BA in Computer Science, Williams College (2001) MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge (2008, all work completed in 2003) PhD in Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania (2009) Foster's research focuses on developing languages and tools that make it easy for programmers to build secure and reliable systems. His current work centers on the design and implementation of languages and tools for programmable networks, particularly using the P4 language. His past work includes bidirectional languages (also known as 'lenses'), database query languages, data provenance, type systems, mechanized proof, and formal semantics. His research group at Cornell has made significant contributions to network verification, software-defined networking, and formal foundations for programmable data planes. Analysis of Foster's recent publications reveals a strong focus on network verification and programming language foundations for networking. His work consistently applies formal methods to practical networking problems, with a particular emphasis on the NetKAT and P4 languages. Over the past five years, his research has evolved toward more complex network verification techniques, including infinite state verification, active learning of network models, and dependently-typed approaches to network programming. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical networking systems, making formal methods accessible to network engineers. ACM Fellow (2025) ACM SIGPLAN Robin Milner Award (2023) ACM SIGCOMM Rising Star Award (2018) NSF CAREER Award (2013) Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2012) Multiple distinguished paper awards across top conferences including POPL, PLDI, and SIGCOMM Foster has advised numerous PhD and Master's students who have gone on to prominent positions in both industry and academia, with many continuing work in programming languages and networking. He has led multiple significant research grants including an NSF CAREER Award and has been involved in the P4 Language Consortium, serving as Chair of the P4 Language Governing Board. His work has been supported by various organizations including NSF, DARPA, and industry partners like Intel and Jane Street. Foster is also active in the programming languages research community, serving on numerous program committees and as Vice Chair of DARPA's Information Science and Technology (ISAT) study group. Foster leads a vibrant research group at Cornell focused on programming languages for networks, with collaborators from academia and industry. His group has developed several influential tools and frameworks including NetKAT, Petr4, and KATch. They maintain strong connections with the P4 community and work closely with industry partners to ensure their research has practical impact on real-world networking systems.

Michael O'BoyleView profile

Professor

• Heterogeneous Code discovery and Optimisation
• Neural Machine Translation and Neural Synthesis
• Deep Neural Network system stack
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Michael O'Boyle is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics, where he serves as Director of the ARM Research Centre of Excellence and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Pervasive Parallelism. Holding an EPSRC Established Career Research Fellowship, he leads pioneering work in compiler technology for heterogeneous architectures, bridging theoretical advances with practical high-performance computing applications. Professor O'Boyle's research spans multiple cutting-edge areas including heterogeneous code discovery and optimization, neural machine translation for program synthesis, deep neural network system stack optimization, software-defined hardware, and compiler/architecture co-design. His approach integrates constraint analysis, program synthesis, and machine learning to address complex challenges in high-performance computing across diverse hardware platforms. His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward integrating machine learning with traditional compiler techniques, particularly in neural program synthesis, tensor optimization, and architecture-aware compilation. This work represents a paradigm shift in compiler design, moving from rule-based systems to learning-based approaches that can automatically adapt to diverse hardware targets. IEEE/ACM CGO 2025 Distinguished Paper Award for 'Tensorize: Fast Synthesis of Tensor Programs from Legacy Code' IEEE/ACM CGO 2024 Test of Time Award ACM GPCE 2023 Best Paper Award for 'C2TACO: Lifting Tensor Code to TACOM' ACM ASPLOS 2021 Distinguished Paper Award IEEE HPCA 2021 Best Paper Award for 'Prodigy: Improving the Memory Latency of Data-Indirect Irregular Workloads' Professor O'Boyle has successfully mentored numerous PhD students who have secured prominent positions in academia (including at Cambridge, Edinburgh, Leeds, and McGill) and industry (including Meta, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Huawei, and Microsoft). His research is supported by significant funding from EPSRC, ARM, and European projects including Bonseyes and Transmuter, demonstrating strong international recognition and industry impact. He leads the influential Compiler and Architecture Design (CArD) Group at the University of Edinburgh and is a founder of the HiPEAC Network of Excellence, which has grown into a major European initiative connecting researchers and practitioners in high-performance and embedded computing.

Jian HuangView profile

Associate Professor

• Computer Architecture
• Memory and Storage Systems
• AI Infrastructure
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Jian Huang is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), holding a 100% appointment since August 2024. He is also an affiliated Associate Professor in Computer Science and serves as the Y. T. Lo Faculty Fellow in ECE. Huang leads the Systems Platform Research Group and received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2017, where his dissertation earned the College of Computing Dissertation Award. His research focuses on Computer Architecture, Memory and Storage Systems, AI Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, and Systems Security . Huang has pioneered work in sustainable AI infrastructures, modular data centers, neural processing unit virtualization, and ransomware-aware storage systems. His research has been featured in top-tier conferences including ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, OSDI, SOSP, and USENIX ATC, with over 50 publications and multiple patents issued worldwide. Huang's research has significant industry impact, with some work transferred into products and featured in popular media outlets including ACM CACM, TechXplore, and Science Daily. His work on non-volatile memory and storage systems has received extensive coverage, with some projects generating over 50 media reports. Among his notable achievements are the ACM SIGMICRO Early Career Award, NSF CAREER Award, IEEE Micro Top Picks (three times), USENIX Best Paper Award, and the MICRO Best Paper Runner Up in 2024. He has secured over $4.01M in grants ($11.12M with collaborators) from NSF, DARPA, Army Research Office, and industry partners. ACM SIGMICRO Early Career Award NSF CAREER Award IEEE Micro Top Picks (three times) USENIX Best Paper Award MICRO Best Paper Runner Up (2024) Google Faculty Research Award NetApp Faculty Fellowship Award Huang actively contributes to the academic community as program co-chair of NVMW'23 and organizer of HotInfra'23. He currently advises 12 Ph.D. students, 1 master student, and multiple undergraduates. His teaching innovations include developing ECE522: Emerging Memory/Storage System and revising ECE511: Computer Architecture with cutting-edge content.

• Database Management Systems
• Self-Driving Database Architectures
• Transaction Processing Systems
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Andy Pavlo is an Associate Professor with Indefinite Tenure in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science. He is an active member of the CMU Database Group and the Parallel Data Laboratory, where he leads research in database management systems with a focus on self-driving architectures, transaction processing, and large-scale analytics. His work bridges academic research and industry applications through projects like NoisePage, OtterTune (which he co-founded and served as CEO before it ceased operations), and Peloton. Dr. Pavlo's research interests span database management systems with particular emphasis on autonomous database architectures that can self-tune and optimize without human intervention. His work explores transaction processing systems that can handle high-throughput workloads while maintaining consistency, and large-scale data analytics techniques that efficiently process massive datasets. He has made significant contributions to query optimization, database extensibility, and automatic database tuning using machine learning techniques. His recent work on database extensibility revealed critical issues in PostgreSQL's extension ecosystem, showing that approximately 16% of extensions are incompatible with at least one other extension due to API violations and memory errors. His research output demonstrates a consistent focus on practical database systems challenges, with recent publications examining database extensibility, user-defined function optimization, and the cyclical nature of database research. The articles show a strong trend toward making database systems more autonomous, with increasing integration of machine learning techniques for automatic tuning and optimization. His work often combines deep theoretical analysis with practical implementation in open-source systems. Dijkstra Award 2024 for contributions to database systems research Dr. Pavlo actively mentors graduate students, with current advisees including Wan Shen Lim, William Zhang, and Sam Arch (co-advised with Todd Mowry). His former students have gone on to successful careers in both industry and academia. He has secured significant research funding through CMU's affiliate program with major database companies including ClickHouse, DataStax, dbt, Firebolt, MotherDuck, RelationalAI, SingleStore, Spiral, PingCAP/TiDB, Yellowbrick, and Yugabyte. His research is supported by these industry partnerships and likely includes NSF funding given his active participation in the database research community. At CMU, Dr. Pavlo leads the Database Group and organizes several seminar series including "SQL or Death," "Database Building Blocks," and "ML⇄DB Technical Talks." These seminars bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss cutting-edge developments in database systems. He also runs a summer research internship program that has attracted students for multiple consecutive years, indicating a strong research group with ongoing projects and funding.

Mo AddaView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Network Security
• Distributed Systems
• Wireless Networks
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Dr. Mo Adda is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth's School of Computing, part of the Faculty of Technology. He holds a PhD in Distributed Systems and Parallel Processing from the University of Surrey. His research focuses on network security, distributed systems, wireless networks, and cybercrime prevention. He leads projects in the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, exploring fault management in networks, blockchain applications, and IoT forensics. With 16 supervised theses, he advises on topics like energy-efficient cloud systems and machine learning for environmental modeling. His work bridges academia and industry, addressing challenges in software-defined networks, traffic control, and secure data sharing in social networks. Education: PhD in Distributed Systems (University of Surrey) Affiliations: Centre of Excellence in Defence, Risk & Resilience; Portsmouth Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Research Interests Dr. Adda's research spans: Network security and fault detection mechanisms Blockchain applications in IoT and forensics Energy-efficient cloud data center optimization Machine learning for climate modeling Self-organizing network protocols Grants & Collaborations His projects include collaborations with industry partners on secure data leakage detection in cloud systems and resilient wireless protocols for harsh environments. He has pioneered fault classification systems using clustering algorithms and fuzzy logic. Labs & Teams He contributes to the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, focusing on digital forensics and network intrusion analysis. His team develops frameworks for privacy management in social networks and proactive routing in software-defined networks.

• Databases
• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
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Ming-Syan Chen is a distinguished academic holding dual roles as a Distinguished Research Fellow and Director of the Research Center for Information Technology Innovation (CITI) at Academia Sinica, Taiwan, and a Distinguished Professor jointly appointed across multiple departments at National Taiwan University (NTU), including Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE), and the Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering (GICE). His career spans academia and industry, with prior roles as a research staff member at IBM Watson Research Center and leadership positions in Taiwan's technology sector. Education: He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer, Information, and Control Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Research Interests: Chen's work focuses on databases, data mining, machine learning, multimedia networking, and cloud computing. He has authored over 350 papers and holds numerous patents, contributing to foundational advancements in query processing, data management, and networked systems. Award Highlights: Recipient of ACM and IEEE Fellowships, National Chair Professorship (lifetime honor), Teco Award, Pan Wen Yuan Distinguished Research Award, and IBM's Outstanding Innovation Award. His contributions span research, teaching, and technology commercialization. Leadership & Service: Former Dean of NTU's College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, CEO of Taiwan's Networked Communication Program, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electrical Engineering. He has chaired international conferences and served on editorial boards of journals like IEEE TKDE and VLDB. Labs & Teams: Leads the Network Database Laboratory and collaborates on national initiatives in information and communication technologies. His research groups focus on data science, distributed systems, and social network analysis.

• Computer Networks
• Network Security
• Machine Learning in Networking
• +3 more

Mariano Scazzariello is a Lecturer at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, affiliated with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Network and Systems Engineering. He teaches the course 'Network Systems with Edge or Cloud Datacenters (IK2227)'. His research focuses on advanced networking topics including machine learning in networks, high-speed packet processing, network emulation, and software-defined networking innovations. His work spans contributions to network emulation tools like Kathará and Megalos, stateful packet processing at terabit scales, and leveraging large language models (LLMs) for network configuration and vulnerability detection. Recent research emphasizes low-latency protocols (e.g., SRv6/DetNet integration) and GPU-centric networking on commodity hardware. Mariano’s publications (2020–2025) highlight expertise in network function virtualization, ASIC-based switching, and optimizing network configurations through AI-driven approaches. He has pioneered frameworks for evaluating routing protocols and virtualizing large network scenarios at scale.