Emin Gun Sirer

Emin Gün Sirer is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Cornell University. He co-directs the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts and leads the Meridian and HyperDex projects.

• Research in operating systems, networking, and distributed systems
• Focus on secure operating systems, high-performance cloud infrastructure, and peer-to-peer networks
• Developed systems like Nexus (secure OS), OpenReplica (Paxos implementation), and Trickles (stateless network protocol)

Prominent Projects:

• Meridian - Lightweight network location service without virtual coordinates
• Cubit - Decentralized peer-to-peer search
• Kimera - Network-centric Java verification
• SPIN - Extensible microkernel for application-specific services

Scientific Contributions:

• Leading work in blockchain security and peer-to-peer systems
• Patents in executable content rewriting and distributed virtual machines

Advising & Collaborations:

• Advises projects in network positioning and content distribution
• Collaborates with institutions like Usenix, SIGCOMM, and NSDI

Personal Background:

• Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington
• B.S.E. in Computer Science from Princeton University
• High school at Robert College