Joseph Russell

Russ Joseph is an Associate Professor in both the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science at Northwestern University. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University (201?), an M.A. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton, and a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on computer architecture innovations, particularly in microprocessor design for reliability, variability tolerance, and power efficiency. Current projects include co-designed systems software for multi-core architectures, variability-tolerant architectures, and dynamic power management solutions.

Education highlights include Princeton University (Ph.D., M.A. in Electrical Engineering) and Carnegie Mellon University (B.S. in ECE). His research explores adaptive clock management, compiler-assisted timing speculation, and embedded system design. Notable contributions include the NCPU architecture and Cocoa cache compression techniques. Teaching responsibilities include courses on computer engineering fundamentals and parallel architectures.

Research interests emphasize hardware-software co-optimization, ultra-dynamic clock management, and energy-efficient computing. Projects address challenges in multi-core resource management, thermal efficiency, and parameter variation mitigation. His work bridges theoretical computer architecture with practical embedded system applications.