Shahram Ghandeharizadeh

Shahram Ghandeharizadeh is a Professor at the University of Southern California (USC), known for pioneering work in database systems, distributed computing, and multimedia systems. He has authored over 178 publications and received the ACM Software System Award in 2008. His research focuses on caching strategies, data storage optimization, and distributed systems, with notable contributions to Cache Augmented SQL (CASQL) systems and flying light speck-based 3D displays. He collaborates extensively with industry and academia on projects like the BG social networking benchmark and the NOVA distributed database framework. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in cloud computing, real-time systems, and swarm robotics.

Research interests include:
- Cache optimization and write-back policies
- Database architecture and consistency protocols
- 3D visualization using flying light specks
- Social networking benchmarking and scalability
- Disaggregated cloud storage systems

Key contributions include the Gamma Database Machine Project (1990), foundational work on continuous media servers (Mitra), and recent innovations in distributed systems like Gemini and Nova-LSM. He has advised on projects ranging from multimedia scheduling algorithms to fault-tolerant swarm-based displays.

His work has been published in top venues including VLDB, SIGMOD, and ACM Multimedia, with a focus on practical implementations in cloud and edge computing environments.