Michelle Strout

Michelle Strout is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Arizona, where she has been faculty since August 2015. Her research focuses on high-performance computing with particular expertise in compiler technologies and parallel systems.

Her research interests span multiple domains within computer systems:

• High Performance Computing for scientific applications
• Compiler design and optimization techniques
• Run-time systems for parallel execution
• Scientific computing methodologies
• Software engineering for performance-critical systems

Dr. Strout has made significant contributions to the field including the Universal Occupancy Vector (UOV) for storage mappings in stencil computations and the Sparse Polyhedral Framework (SPF) for inspector-executor loop transformations. Her work addresses fundamental challenges in parallelization of irregular applications like molecular dynamics simulations.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• NSF CAREER Award (2008)
• DOE Early Career Award (2010)

Dr. Strout is actively involved in the programming languages and high-performance computing communities, serving on program committees for major conferences including PLDI, SPLASH, and PPoPP. She has demonstrated commitment to mentoring through her involvement with PLMW (Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop), where she has served as organizer, session chair, and presenter.