معرفی
Dr. Keshav Pingali is the W.A. 'Tex' Moncrief Chair of Computing and Professor of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also directs the Center for Grid and Distributed Computing at the Oden Institute. Previously, he held the India Chair of Computer Science at Cornell University (2003–2006) and served as a professor in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Cornell (1999–2006). He completed his B.Tech. at IIT Kanpur (1978), followed by S.M., E.E., and Sc.D. degrees from MIT (1983, 1986).
Research Interests: Focuses on programming languages, compilers, and runtime systems for parallel computing, with emphasis on optimizing irregular applications in domains like graphics and data mining. His work addresses challenges in high-performance computing and multicore processor programming methodologies.
Awards & Honors:
- ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award (2024)
- ACM/IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award (2023)
- IEEE Charles Babbage Award (2023)
- Foreign Member of Academia Europaea (2020)
- Fellow of ACM (2012), AAAS (2010), and IEEE (2010)
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1989–1994)
- President’s Gold Medal, IIT Kanpur (1978)
Professional Activities: Keynote speaker at major conferences like ACM PACT (2018), HPCA/PPoPP/CGO (2016), and HIPEAC (2012). Served as editor-in-chief of ACM TOPLAS (2007–2010) and on NSF advisory committees. Currently teaches courses on compiler optimization and performance programming.
