Mahmut Taylan Kandemir

Summary

Role & Affiliation: Mahmut Taylan Kandemir is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the Microsystems Design Lab and has held roles such as Graduate Program Coordinator. His research focuses on optimizing compilers, runtime systems, embedded systems, and storage technologies.

Education: B.S. and M.S. from Istanbul Technical University (Computer Engineering), Ph.D. from Syracuse University (Computer Science).

Research Interests: Kandemir’s work spans compiler optimization, energy-efficient architectures, non-volatile memory systems, and cloud storage. His research has been funded by NSF, DARPA, and industry partners like Intel and Microsoft.

Articles & Contributions: Over 150 journal papers and 650+ conference publications, covering topics like compiler-driven storage efficiency, 3D NAND SSD optimization, and approximate computing frameworks.

Awards: NSF Career Award, Penn State Premier Research Award, IEEE Fellow, and multiple best paper awards. His contributions include compiler tools and storage systems for high-performance computing.

Advising & Grants: Advised 32 Ph.D. and 20 M.S. students. Active in program committees for conferences like MICRO, ISCA, and HPCA. Current grants focus on cloud resource management and emerging memory technologies.

Labs & Collaborations: Leads projects in collaboration with Argonne National Lab, NVIDIA, and Intel. His work bridges academia and industry, addressing challenges in multicore and embedded systems.