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David Black-Schaffer is a Professor at Uppsala University's Department of Information Technology, specializing in computer systems research. As of 2023, he serves as Dean of Research for the Faculty of Science and Technology. His work bridges software and hardware innovations to enhance data movement efficiency in computer systems, with applications commercialized through a startup and integrated into industry standards like OpenCL.
Black-Schaffer earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2008, focusing on many-core processor programming. His career spans roles at Apple Inc. (contributing to OpenCL standards), postdoctoral research at Uppsala University, and academic progression from assistant to full professor (2010–2017). He has held leadership roles including Head of the Division of Computer Systems (2022) and department representative on the faculty Advisory Committee for Research (2021).
His research spans computer architecture, memory systems, parallel programming, and simulation techniques. Recent publications (2024–2020) explore garbage collection, cache optimization, memory contention, NUMA systems, and instruction scheduling. Key trends include software-hardware co-design for power efficiency, reuse-aware data placement, and machine learning for performance modeling.
- Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation: Wallenberg Academy Fellowship Prolongation (2020–2025), Wallenberg Academy Fellow (2016–2021)
- Swedish Research Council (VR): Project Grant (2019–2024), Young Researcher Grant (2015–2018), Framework Grant (2012–2017)
- European Research Council: ERC Starting Grant (2017–2022)
- Teaching Awards: Uppsala Engineering and Science Student Union Pedagogical Prize (2012), Uppsala University Pedagogical Prize (2016), Uppsala Technical Physics Students' Teaching Award (2019)
- Other Grants: ScalableLearning flipped classroom project (2012–2020), Arm Ltd. collaborations on memory system designs
He pioneered flipped-classroom teaching through the ScalableLearning project, impacting over 80,000 students. His research is conducted in collaboration with institutions like Arm Ltd., with past contributions to Apple's OpenCL implementation and UPMARC research center.
