Vivek Sarkar

Vivek Sarkar is currently the Chair of the School of Computer Science and the Stephen Fleming Chair for Telecommunications in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. His career spans both industry and academia, with significant contributions to parallel computing, including programming models, compilers, and runtime systems.

• Ph.D. from Stanford University (1995-2007: IBM Academy of Technology member)
• 2007-2017: Chair of Computer Science Department at Rice University
• 2017-present: Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Interests focus on programmability and productivity in parallel, heterogeneous, and high-performance computing systems. His work encompasses:

• Programming language design (e.g., X10, Habanero-C/C++)
• Compiler optimization and runtime systems
• Formal verification for parallel programs
• Education initiatives (Coursera specialization on parallel programming)

Recent Publications highlight verification techniques in compilers, machine learning integration for code optimization, and Rust-based interfaces for distributed C++ systems. Scientific recognitions include:

• ACM Fellow
• IEEE Fellow
• 2020 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award

He has mentored over 30 Ph.D. students/postdocs and leads the Habanero Extreme Scale Software Research Laboratory, which develops scalable parallel programming frameworks. Current advisory roles include:

• US Department of Energy’s ASCAC (2009-present)
• Computing Research Association (CRA) Board (2015-2022)
• Founding co-chair of CRA-Industry committee (2021)