Emery D. Berger

Emery D. Berger is a Professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin (2002). His research focuses on programming languages, runtime systems, and operating systems, emphasizing reliability, security, and performance. Key contributions include influential software systems like Hoard, DieHard, and DieHarder, which have influenced industry standards such as the Windows 7 Fault-Tolerant Heap and Mac OS X memory manager.

Professor Berger's honors include an ACM Fellowship (2019), NSF CAREER Award, Lilly Teaching Fellowship, and multiple best paper awards. He has served as Program Chair for PLDI 2016 and co-chair for ASPLOS 2021, and is a co-director of the PLASMA research lab. His work spans academic contributions and practical tools like CSRankings.org, a widely used academic ranking site.

Research interests include systems resilience, automated debugging (e.g., Coz), and secure memory management. His group explores deterministic multithreading (Grace), spreadsheet error detection (CheckCell), and browser-based systems (Browsix). Collaborations with industry include Microsoft Research and Barcelona Supercomputing Center.