Ramakrishna Upadrasta

Ramakrishna Upadrasta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Heritage Science & Technology at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. He earned his PhD from University of Paris-Sud and INRIA, Paris, with a focus on improving scalability in polyhedral compilation tools. His academic journey includes an M.S. from Colorado State University, M.Tech from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Andhra University.

His research expertise includes:

• Domain Specific Programming Languages for Parallelization
• LLVM Optimizations
• Polyhedral Compilation
• Abstract Interpretation
• Sub-polyhedral Approximations
• High-Performance Computing (HPC)

He leads the IITH-LLVM group and collaborates with industries on compiler technologies. His work addresses scalability vs. precision trade-offs in static analysis tools and extends polyhedral compilation frameworks like Pluto and Polly.

Scientific Recognition:

• HiPEAC paper award for his POPL-2013 publication

As an educator, he has taught advanced compiler courses (e.g., CS6250, CS5260) and coordinated interdisciplinary initiatives, including Sanskrit language courses via Samskrita Bharati. His students span PhD, M.Tech, and B.Tech levels, focusing on compiler design and parallelization.