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Aaron Elmore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago, affiliated with The College. His research focuses on elastic databases, cloud computing, and distributed systems, with an emphasis on database-as-a-service, resource-efficient systems, and collaborative analytic platforms.
Education:
- PhD in Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (2015)
- MS in Computer Science, University of Chicago (pre-PhD)
- Industry experience prior to academia
Research Interests: Cloud computing, distributed systems, database systems, IoT analytics, edge computing, and data management. He develops systems like CrocodileDB (resource-efficient query execution), VergeDB (IoT analytics), and CodecDB (data-driven encoding). His work also explores compression techniques (DenseStore, EdgeTSD) and collaborative tools (DataHub, Decible).
Labs & Groups:
- ChiDATA: Research on large-scale video analysis and data economics
- Systems Group: Focus on systems, programming languages, and software engineering
- CERES Center: Unstoppable computing and system resilience
Awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2021), multiple Google DANI Awards (2024–2023), and ACM SIGMOD recognitions.
Grants & Advising: Active in securing industry grants (e.g., J.P. Morgan, Google) and has advised numerous PhD students and postdocs, including Dixin Tang (now Assistant Professor at UT Austin) and Chunwei Liu (MIT postdoc).
Labs/Teams: ChiDATA, Systems Group, and the CERES Center for collaborative and resilient computing initiatives.
