Hadi Esmaeilzadeh is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering . He leads the Alternative Computing Technologies (ACT) Laboratory and serves as Associate Director of the Center for Machine Integrated Computing and Security (MICS) . Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology. Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington (2013) Research focuses on computer architecture , machine learning acceleration , and approximate computing His work has produced 15+ publications spanning IEEE Micro Top Picks , CACM Research Highlights , and ISCA . Key projects include: Tabla : Cross-stack ML acceleration framework DnnWeaver : Open-source DNN acceleration platform Major honors include: IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award ISCA Hall of Fame Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Georgia Tech PURA Award Teaching roles: CSE 141: Introduction to Computer Architecture CSE 240D: Accelerator Design for Deep Learning CSE 240A: Principles of Computer Architecture
Lin Ma is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (College of Engineering). Previously, they served as a Post Doctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University (2021-2022) and as a Software Engineer at Databricks, Inc. (2022-2023). Research Interests focus on the intersection of database systems and machine learning, particularly in developing self-driving database management systems . Key areas include workload forecasting , automated index optimization , query execution acceleration , and machine learning integration for database automation. Their work explores GPU-accelerated analytics, memory optimization, and transactional consistency models. Academic Contributions span 15+ publications in top venues like VKDB , SIGMOD , and CIDR , including recent 2025 papers on Vortex (GPU memory optimization) and Scompression (workload compression). Earlier work introduced QueryBot 5000 , a workload forecasting framework, and explored anti-caching for storage optimization in OLTP systems. Teaching includes courses like EECS 584: Advanced Database Management Systems and EECS 484: Database Management Systems at the University of Michigan (2023-2025), and 15-445/645 Database Systems at Carnegie Mellon University. Service involves program committee roles for SIGMOD (2023-2025), VLDB (2022-2025), and CIDR (2024-2025). They also served on admissions and search committees at both institutions. Advising includes supervising PhD and MS students: Siyuan (Doug) Dong , Zhongwei Xu , and Haotian (Jack) Gong (co-advised with Barzan Mozafari), among others.
Tianyi Zhang is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, part of the College of Science. He leads the Human-Centered Software Systems Lab, focusing on AI-driven systems that synergize human expertise with machine intelligence to enhance programming productivity and software reliability. Prior to Purdue, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University under Dr. Elena Glassman and earned his Ph.D. from UCLA (2019) and B.Sc. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2013). Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles (2019) Bachelor's in Computer Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2013) Research Interests: His work spans Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, and AI. Key areas include program synthesis, interactive debugging tools, autonomous driving system testing, and mitigating biases in AI models. He develops systems like Interpretable Program Synthesis and SQLucid to bridge human and machine intelligence. Recent Trends in Publications: Recent work emphasizes human-in-the-loop AI, including mixed-initiative systems for data wrangling (Dango), interactive program repair, and bias analysis in text representations (STILE). He also explores challenges in autonomous driving testing and LLM-based code generation errors. Awards & Grants: NSF Career Award (2024) Amazon Research Award Showalter Trust Research Award for pre-diabetes research $1.5M NSF grant for software supply chain security Best Paper Honorable Mentions at CHI and VAHC Advising & Teams: Supervises 12+ PhD/Master's students and 30+ research interns. Notable advisees include Bonan Kou (API misuse studies) and Yuan Tian (text-to-SQL systems). Collaborates with Harvard Medical School on healthcare data analysis. Labs & Initiatives: Directs Purdue's Human-Centered Software Systems Lab. Co-founded the Societal Impact Fellows program. Active in open-source projects like Examplore for API usage visualization and JShrink for Java debloating.
Cristian Cadar is a Professor in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London, leading the Software Reliability Group . His research focuses on improving software reliability and security through practical techniques in software engineering, computer systems, and program analysis. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Stanford University M.Eng. in Computer Science, MIT B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics, MIT His research interests center on software engineering and software security , particularly symbolic execution , dynamic symbolic execution (DSE) , and multi-version execution . Current work explores techniques for scalability, constraint solving, and runtime security in software systems. Key trends in his recent articles include optimizing symbolic execution for testing, addressing path explosion in constraint-based test generation, and advancing multi-version execution for dynamic software updates. His publications also cover program analysis , automated testing , and formal methods for software reliability. Awarded prestigious honors such as the Humboldt Research Award (2024) , ERC Consolidator Grant (2018) , and IEEE New Directions Award (2022) . Other accolades include the BCS Roger Needham Award (2019) and SIGOPS Hall of Fame (2018) . Cadar supervises PhD and postdoctoral researchers in software reliability and security. His group has secured grants from the ERC and EPSRC , including a Consolidator Grant (2018) and Early-Career Fellowship (2013) . He actively contributes to conference organizing committees and editorial boards. The Software Reliability Group at Imperial College, led by Cadar, specializes in techniques like KLEE and EXE for automated testing. Their work has been adopted by industry partners such as Fujitsu, IBM, and Microsoft, particularly in runtime security tools like WIT .
Kyle C. Hale is an Associate Professor at Oregon State University's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (College of Engineering). He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Northwestern University (2016, 2013) and a B.S. in Computer Science from UT Austin (2010). Prior to joining Oregon State in 2024, he served as an Associate Professor at Illinois Tech in Chicago. His research spans operating systems, high-performance computing (HPC), virtualization, computer architecture, and system security. Current work focuses on specialized system software stacks for emerging computing paradigms like memory disaggregation and parallelism optimization. He leads the HExSA Lab and collaborates with the HiPCastor group. Scientific Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2023-2028) Illinois Tech College of Computing Excellence in Research (2023) Illinois Tech College of Computing Excellence in Teaching (2021) Illinois Tech Department of Computer Science Teacher of the Year (2020) EuroSys '22 Best Artifact Award Recent Research Trends: His publications emphasize compiler techniques for memory-disaggregated systems, optimizing parallel runtimes through hardware-software integration, virtualization at fine granularities, and accelerating machine learning workloads via system-level innovations. Keywords include HPC, virtualization, parallelism, and secure execution contexts. Teaching: Courses taught include Computer Architecture (CS/ECE 472), System Security (CSP 544), Operating Systems (CS 450), and advanced topics in serverless/edge computing. He actively recruits PhD students to the HExSA Lab.
Henry Hoffmann is a Professor and Liew Family Chair in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on self-aware computing systems that adapt to meet goals like power efficiency, performance, and security. He leads the SEEC project and has contributed to advancements in computer architecture, embedded systems, and quantum computing. Hoffmann received the PECASE (2019), DOE Early Career Award (2015), and was inducted into the Samsung Hall of Fame for discovering vulnerabilities in SmartTVs. He holds a PhD from MIT (2013) and has co-founded Config Dynamics (2019). His work bridges control theory, machine learning, and traditional computer systems to create adaptive solutions for modern computing challenges. Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (2013), SM (2003), and B.S. (1999) with highest honors from UNC Chapel Hill. Professional experience includes roles at Tilera Corporation and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Research Interests: Self-aware systems, adaptive resource management, quantum computing optimization, and cybersecurity. His SEEC framework enables systems to autonomously adapt to constraints like energy and performance. Recent work explores applying adaptive techniques to AI/ML models for energy-efficient inference and security. Awards: Over $19M in research funding, 100+ publications, and leadership roles in NSF Expedition EPiQC (quantum computing). Named Chair of UChicago CS Department (2023-2024). Labs/Teams: Systems Group, EPiQC (quantum computing), and CERES (unstoppable computing systems). Current students include Jerry Ding and Ryien Hosseini. Notable alumni include Yi Ding (now faculty at Purdue) and Nikita Mishra.
Mehmet Esat Belviranli is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the Colorado School of Mines, where he directs the High Performance Systems and Software Lab (HyperSys). His research focuses on increasing resource utilization in heterogeneous architectures through runtime systems, scheduling algorithms, and performance modeling, with publications in top venues including MICRO, PPoPP, and SC. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Riverside (2016) M.S. in Computer Science, Bilkent University (2009) B.S. in Computer Science, Bilkent University (2006) Belviranli's research spans heterogeneous architectures, runtime systems, performance modeling, parallel programming, autonomous computing, deep learning acceleration, cyber-physical systems, and edge-cloud platforms. His work develops analytical models and programming abstractions to address resource management, scheduling, and security challenges in diversely heterogeneous systems, with applications in edge computing, autonomous systems, and machine learning acceleration. Recent projects emphasize real-world constraints and security implications. His publication trends reveal increasing focus on edge-cloud resource management (e.g., HARNESS), security vulnerabilities in heterogeneous systems (e.g., MC3), and deep learning acceleration under resource constraints. Key themes include memory contention modeling, scheduling for cyber-physical systems, and concurrent DNN execution, reflecting a shift toward practical deployment in security-sensitive edge environments. Scientific Awards: U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship Award (2022) U.S. Air Force Research Lab Summer Faculty Fellowship Award (2021) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Significant Event Award (2019) Best Paper Finalist, IEEE HPEC 2018 Outstanding Paper Award, DATE 2024 Belviranli mentors Ph.D. students Ismet Dagli (MLCommons Rising Star 2024, CGO'24 SRC finalist) and Justin Davis (DATE'24 Outstanding Paper Award winner). He has secured $2M+ in funding from NSF, DoE, and SRC, including an NSF-SaTC grant on mobile security (2024), a DoE grant on superconductive systems (2023), and an NSF FuSe grant on graphene nanoribbons (2023), often leading multi-institutional teams from Rochester, Virginia, Arizona, and Minnesota. The HyperSys Lab develops ecosystems for high-performance heterogeneous systems, with recent projects including HARNESS for edge-cloud resource management and MC3 for mobile SoC security. The lab has received equipment donations from Google Coral.ai and Xilinx, and collaborates with national labs on security challenges and next-generation semiconductor technologies.
Dr. Jing Li is an Associate Professor and Eduardo D. Glandt Faculty Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania , holding dual appointments in the Electrical and Systems Engineering and Computer and Information Science departments. As co-director of the CyberSavvy nationwide security research center and director of the Penn Computational Intelligence Lab (PennCIL) , she pioneers innovations in non-von Neumann computing paradigms. Her research spans post-CMOS technologies, in-memory computing, and hardware-software co-design for security and AI applications. PhD in Computer Engineering, Purdue University (2009) BSc in Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University (2004) Research Focus: Dr. Li's work addresses fundamental challenges in computer systems across the stack. Key areas include: In-Memory Computing: Liquid Silicon architecture combining RRAM with silicon CMOS through monolithic 3D integration Security Engineering: Transforming computer security from "Art" to formal "Engineering" discipline within CyberSavvy Virtualization: Cloud FPGA abstraction layers decoupling compilation from runtime resource management Graph Analytics: Degree-aware optimization techniques for massive-scale graph processing Deep Learning Systems: Roofline model extensions for FPGA-based CNN acceleration Scientific Impact: Awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award , NSF CAREER Award , and IBM CEO Milestone Award , her team has achieved world records in energy-efficient computing (ENIAD supercomputer). With 46 U.S. patents and over 80 publications, she leads ecosystem development for emerging computing architectures through initiatives like the open-source MEG simulation platform . Community Leadership: Dr. Li serves on program committees for flagship conferences ( ISCA , FPGA Symposium ), chairs the International Memory Workshop , and contributes to the MLsys conference's inaugural committee. She actively mentors through multiple PhD openings and industry collaborations.
Carlos Alvarez Martinez is a faculty member at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Department of Computer Architecture at the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB). He is a key member of the Programming Models (PM) research group and collaborates closely with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). His research focuses on high-performance computing, FPGA acceleration, task-based programming models like OmpSs, and hardware-software co-design for heterogeneous systems. His research interests center on advancing parallel computing through innovative programming models and hardware acceleration. He investigates efficient task scheduling, resource management in multicore and FPGA-based systems, and runtime support for dataflow models. His work enables high-performance execution of complex applications in domains such as scientific computing and cyber-physical systems. He actively contributes to European initiatives like TEXTAROSSA and AXIOM, aiming to develop next-generation exascale supercomputing technologies. The trend in his recent publications shows a strong focus on leveraging FPGAs for HPC, optimizing SpMV operations, improving task scheduling with hardware support, and developing frameworks for multi-FPGA clusters. His work consistently bridges theoretical models with practical implementations, emphasizing performance, scalability, and energy efficiency in heterogeneous computing environments. Scientific Awards: Premi UPC al Compromís Social 2019 Premi Disseny per al Reciclatge 2013 Alvarez Martinez has advised or collaborated with several doctoral students, including Jaume Bosch, Xubin Tan, and Fahimeh Yazdanpanah. He has been involved in numerous competitive R&D projects, often related to high-performance computing and parallel programming models. His work includes significant contributions to educational innovation, particularly in active learning methodologies and formative assessment using interactive systems. He leads and participates in research labs and teams focused on programming models and computer architecture, notably the PM group at UPC/BSC. These teams develop runtime systems, compilers, and hardware accelerators to push the boundaries of parallel computing efficiency and programmability.
Kenneth Ross is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University in New York City. His primary appointment is within the Department of Computer Science, with affiliations including the Foundations of Data Science Committee. His work bridges theoretical database research and practical system implementation. His research focuses on database systems with particular expertise in query processing, query language design, data warehousing, and architecture-sensitive database system design. Additional research spans computational biology, especially analysis of large genomic data sets. Current projects include Linear Algebra Operators in Databases for machine learning workloads and Repeats and Somatic Mutation analysis in genomics. His work consistently addresses the intersection of hardware capabilities and database system design. Ross leads the Database Research Lab at Columbia, which has produced significant work on query optimization, GPU database processing, and hardware-conscious database systems. His recent publications demonstrate strong focus on adapting database systems to modern hardware including GPUs, SIMD processors, and persistent memory. His scientific recognition includes: Packard Foundation Fellowship Sloan Foundation Fellowship NSF Young Investigator Award Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (2008) Ross actively advises undergraduate engineering students (juniors with last names P-Z) and has taught foundational courses including Introduction to Databases and Programming and Problem Solving for over two decades. His teaching portfolio shows consistent engagement with both theoretical concepts and practical implementation challenges in computer science education.
Cyrille Artho is an Associate Professor in the Division of Theoretical Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, actively contributing to research in formal methods, software testing, and cybersecurity. His work spans model checking, smart contract security, and concurrent systems verification, with significant contributions to tools like Java Pathfinder and Modbat. PhD from ETH Zurich (2005) with dissertation on multi-threading fault detection Teaches Software Safety and Security, Software Engineering Fundamentals, and supervises degree projects His research focuses on developing formal techniques for safety-critical systems, particularly in blockchain security and distributed applications. Recent work emphasizes smart contract verification, anomaly detection in microservices, and trusted execution environments for secure cloud analytics. The 15 most recent publications reveal a strong trend toward blockchain security (6 articles), formal verification of distributed systems (5), and novel testing methodologies (4), with increasing integration of machine learning for vulnerability detection. As chair of the FTSCS workshop series and contributor to major conferences like ASE and ICST, Artho has significantly shaped the formal methods community. His leadership in organizing workshops demonstrates commitment to advancing safety-critical systems research. Principal investigator for C3.ai DTI Cyber Safety Cage for Networks project Develops Modbat framework for model-based API testing Active in Digital Futures research initiative at KTH
Heiner Litz is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at UC Santa Cruz's Baskin School of Engineering. He holds the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair of Storage Systems Research and serves as Director of the Center for Research in Storage Systems (CRSS). He is also a member of UCSC's Hardware Systems Collective (HSC). Litz earned his PhD from Mannheim University and previously held positions at MIT, Google, and Stanford University. His research focuses on computer architecture and systems optimization , specifically improving hardware-software interfaces for data center workloads. Key areas include microarchitectural mechanisms (branch prediction, prefetching, cache design), profile-guided optimizations, and storage/disaggregated memory systems. His work bridges compiler techniques and hardware efficiency for emerging cloud applications. Recent publications emphasize profile-guided optimization across microarchitecture layers, storage scalability, and resource allocation in distributed systems. Trends include hardware-software co-design for data centers, RDMA-based protocols, and real-time control systems. Awards & Honors: Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair of Storage Systems Research Best Paper Award at MICRO (2022) IEEE Micro Top Picks (2019, 2023) Best Paper Awards at ICPP (2008) and ARC (2009) Advising & Grants: He currently advises 11 PhD students and has graduated 8 MS/PhD students. Research is supported by NSF, Intel, Samsung, Google, Meta, Nutanix, HPE, ARM, Marvell, Cerabyte, Western Digital, and Broadcom. Labs & Teams: Directs CRSS, focusing on storage systems innovation, and collaborates with HSC on hardware-software integration projects.
Jeremy Gibbons is a Professor of Computing at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Department of Computer Science within the Faculty of Computer Science. He serves as Director of the Professional Programmes, overseeing part-time postgraduate degrees in Software Engineering. His roles include Chair of the Faculty of Computer Science (2012–2016), Director of the Software Engineering Programme, and Fellow of Kellogg College. Gibbons' research focuses on programming methodologies, particularly functional and object-oriented languages, with an emphasis on program calculation, design patterns, and bidirectional transformations. He leads the Algebra of Programming research group and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Functional Programming and The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming . Education includes a D.Phil. from Oxford University. His work spans formal methods, domain-specific modeling for clinical trials (e.g., CancerGrid project), and semantic frameworks for software systems. He has advised numerous students and contributed to open-access initiatives in publishing. Key collaborations include roles in ACM SIGPLAN and IFIP Working Groups 2.1 and 2.11. Research interests emphasize foundational aspects like profunctor optics, categorical programming, and algorithm design. Notable projects include datatype-generic programming and metadata-driven engineering for clinical trials. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in software architecture and system design.
Michela Becchi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. She specializes in computer architecture, systems software, and applications, with a focus on heterogeneous systems, parallel algorithms, and acceleration techniques for bioinformatics, pattern recognition, and quantum computing. Her work spans multi-core CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and distributed clusters, emphasizing the boundary between hardware and software design. Dr. Becchi holds a Ph.D. and Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis (2009) and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy (2000). Her research has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award (2015) and the University of Missouri System President Award for Early Career Excellence (2016). Her research interests include compiler and runtime techniques for heterogeneous systems, acceleration of bioinformatics algorithms, and high-speed networking applications. She has pioneered frameworks for efficient data transformation, GPU-accelerated compression, and memory-efficient graph algorithms for quantum computing. Her work also explores thread coarsening, mixed-precision auto-tuning, and secure multi-core processor design. Key contributions include the PILOT runtime system for GPU memory management, the GPU-FPtuner auto-tuner for floating-point applications, and innovative approaches to automata processors for genomic analysis. Her publications emphasize reproducible accuracy in scientific simulations and the optimization of irregular applications on many-core platforms.
Mathias Payer is an Associate Professor at EPFL's School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC), leading the HexHive Laboratory . His work focuses on software security, particularly addressing memory corruption and type violations through binary analysis and compiler-based techniques. He contributes to research in secure system design, fault isolation, and fuzzing methodologies. Current PhD students : Di Bartolomeo Luca, Feng Zhiyao, Hofhammer Florian, Lyu Tao, Mao Philipp Yuxiang, Zhang Chibin, Zheng Han Past EPFL PhD students: Badoux Nicolas Daniel, Bhattacharyya Atri, Hazimeh Ahmad His research explores software security in areas like: Protecting applications from vulnerabilities Binary exploitation and mitigation Compiler-driven security hardening Strong sanitization and privilege separation Memory corruption detection The HexHive group develops tools and frameworks for: Automated fuzz driver generation Gradual compartmentalization State inference for feedback optimization Secure cell architectures Recent publications highlight advancements in: Fuzzing hybrid approaches (e.g., DUMPLING, MendelFuzz) Memory safety validation (QMSan, Pacmem) Compiler-assisted defenses (Gradient, Type++)