Ryan Stutsman

Ryan Stutsman is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah, leading the Scalable Software Systems Lab within the School of Computing. His research focuses on Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, and Databases, with an emphasis on high-performance storage and low-latency systems. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft Research.

Notable accolades include the NSF CAREER Award (2018) and PECASE Award (2025). He has contributed to projects like NrOS (a multikernel OS), Splinter (multi-tenant storage), and RAMCloud (distributed key-value storage). His work frequently addresses challenges in cloud computing, in-memory databases, and system scalability.

• Education: Ph.D., Stanford University (2013); Postdoc, Microsoft Research
• Teaching: Award-winning instructor for courses like Distributed Systems, Advanced Operating Systems, and Computer Networks
• Labs/Teams: Scalable Software Systems Lab

His recent publications explore serverless scheduling, storage functions, and persistent memory systems. He has held leadership roles in conferences such as USENIX ATC and OSDI, and serves on NSF panels.