Michael J. Freedman

Michael J. Freedman is the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University's College of Engineering and co-Founder/CTO of Timescale, a time-series database company. His career bridges academic research in distributed systems with industry innovation in scalable data infrastructure.

• Key contributions include Coral Content Distribution Network, TimescaleDB, and JetStream
• Co-founded Illuminics Systems with Martin Casado

Research interests focus on distributed systems, networking, and security, particularly through peer-to-peer systems predating modern cloud computing. His work emphasizes practical scalability and user experience.

Honors include:

• 2018 ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award
• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
• SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award

Currently operates at the intersection of academia and industry, combining foundational research with real-world deployment as both professor and technology company leader.