Faculty Profiles
| Alex Aiken , Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: compilers, static race detection, debugging, algorithms, programming languages | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Saturn -- Scalable Error Detection ... Sequoia TRUST: Team for Research in Ubiquit... |
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| Russ B. Altman , Professor of Genetics, of Medicine, and, by courtesy, Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: biomedical informatics, bioengineering, biophysics, genetics | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
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| Nicholas Bambos , Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Management Science & Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: high-performance networking, autonomic computing, service engineering | |
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Research Areas: Information Systems |
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| Serafim Batzoglou , Associate Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: computational genomics | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
Research Projects: Alignment & Comparative Genomics |
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| Gill Bejerano , Assistant Professor of Computer Science and of Developmental Biology | ||
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Research Focus: computational genomics | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
Research Projects: Understanding the Human Genome |
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| Dan Boneh , Associate Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: applied cryptography, network security | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems Theory |
Research Projects: Collective: A Computing Utility Arc... Identity Based Encryption PORTIA: Managing sensitive informat... PwdHash - Web Password Hashing SpoofGuard: Preventing online ident... TRUST: Team for Research in Ubiquit... |
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| Stephen Boyd , Professor of Electrical Engineering; Samsung Professor in the School of Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: convex optimization applications in control, signal processing, circuit design | |
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| Atul J. Butte , Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and, by courtesy, of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: biomedical informatics | |
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| David Cheriton , Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: distributed systems | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Defense against Distributed Denial ... Extreme Scale Cluster Architecture Feedback Based Inter-domain Routing History-based Anti-spam KIWI Project - Towards Self-Managed... TRIAD - Translating Relaying Intern... |
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| Thomas M. Cover , Professorof Electrical Engineering and of Statistics; Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in the School of Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: network information theory, universal data compression and portfolio theory, information feedback, physical aspects of information | |
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Research Areas: Information Systems |
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| William Dally , Willard R. & Inez Kerr Bell Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering; Chairman, Computer Science Department | ||
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Research Focus: high-speed signaling, multiprocessor architecture, graphics architecture, VLSI systems | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Efficient Embedded Computing Merrimac - Stanford Streaming Super... Scalable Network Fabrics Sequoia Template Based FPGA Computing Appli... |
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| David Dill , Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: computational systems biology, formal verification techniques | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Computational modeling of signal tr... Electronic Voting STP: Solving bitvector constraints |
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| Abbas El Gamal , Professor of Electrical Engineering; Director, Information Systems Lab | ||
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Research Focus: distributed information processing; digital imaging | |
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Research Areas: Information Systems |
Research Projects: Multi-Aperture Imaging Sensor |
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| Dawson Engler , Assistant Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: source code analysis; software quality and security | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Improving Program Robustness via St... Smart Memories TRUST: Team for Research in Ubiquit... |
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| Ron Fedkiw , Associate Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: computational algorithms for applications in computational fluid dynamics, computer graphics, biomechanics | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems Graphics |
Research Projects: Simulation & Analysis of Muscle Act... Virtual Human(oid) Project |
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| Ed Feigenbaum , Kumagai Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus | ||
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Research Focus: knowledge-based systems | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
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| Richard Fikes , Professor of Computer Science (Research), Emeritus | ||
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Research Focus: knowledge representation | |
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| Michael J. Flynn , Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus | ||
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Research Focus: systems architecture | |
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| Hector Garcia-Molina , Leonard Bosack and Sandra Lerner Professor in the Departments of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: distributed systems, information integration, database systems | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: BioACT! DataMotion: Managing & analyzing la... Peers PORTIA: Managing sensitive informat... Privacy and Databases TRUST: Team for Research in Ubiquit... WebBase Project |
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| Mike Genesereth , Associate Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: computational logic, semantic web, computational law, enterprise management, general game playing | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
Research Projects: Computational Law Digital Department General Game Playing Logical Spreadsheets Web Semantics Technologies |
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| John T. Gill, III , Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: complexity, probabilistic computation, data compression, error control codes | |
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Research Areas: Information Systems Theory |
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| Bernd Girod , Professor of Electrical Engineering, and by courtesy, of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: image and video processing, video coding algorithms, networked multimedia systems | |
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Research Areas: Information Systems |
Research Projects: To learn about his projects go to: ... Wyner-Ziv Coding of Video |
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| Ashish Goel , Associate Professor of Management Science and Engineering and, by courtesy, of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: Networks, self-assembly, Internet commerce, social networks and reputation systems, fairness | |
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| Andrea Goldsmith , Professor of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: wireless systems and networks | |
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Research Areas: Information Systems |
Research Projects: Cross-Layer Design of Ad-hoc Wirele... |
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| Gene Golub (1932 - 2007) , Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering | ||
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| Robert M. Gray , Professor of Electrical Engineering; Lucent Technologies Professor in Communications and Networking in the School of Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: data compression, image processing, information and communication theory | |
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| Leonidas Guibas , Professor of Geometric Computing | ||
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Research Focus: computational geometry, image processing, graphics, computer vision, sensor networks, robotics, discrete algorithms | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence Computer Systems Graphics |
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| Patrick Hanrahan , Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering; Canon USA Professor of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: visualization, graphics systems/architectures, rendering algorithms | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems Graphics |
Research Projects: BrookGPU Dryad FLASH Graphics System and Architect... Image Systems Engineering Program Light Fields & Computational Photog... Merrimac - Stanford Streaming Super... Multigraphics Real-Time Programmable Shading Proj... Rendering Algorithms Sequoia |
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| John Hennessy , President, Stanford University; Willard and Inez Kerr Bell Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: computer architecture | |
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| Mark Horowitz , Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science; Cadence Design Systems; The Yahoo! Founders Professor of Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: digital circuit design, VLSI systems, computer architecture | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Circuit Optimization Electrical Links Light Fields & Computational Photog... Multi-Camera Array Optical Links Power Supply Integrity Smart Memories |
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| Ramesh Johari , Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering and, by courtesy, of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering | ||
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| Daniel Jurafsky , Associate Professor of Linguistics, and by courtesy, of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: computational linguistics, speech recognition, natural language | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
Research Projects: Learning To Make Textual Inferences Shallow Semantic Parsing STAIR: The STanford AI Robot |
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| Oussama Khatib , Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: robotics, haptics, motion planning | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
Research Projects: Elastic Strip Framework Haptics Human Motion Synthesis Human-Friendly Robot Design Romeo & Juliet - Stanford Assistant... SAI - Simulation & Active Interface... Soft Tissue Modeling - towards real... STAIR: The STanford AI Robot Teleoperation |
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| Scott Klemmer , Assistant Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: human computer interaction | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: BioACT! d.tools: Enabling Rapid Off-the-Des... Helping People Hack: Tools for Oppo... iDeas: Notebooks that Share and Wal... Lash-Ups: A Toolkit for Location-Aw... Paper + Digital Tools |
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| Don Knuth , Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming | ||
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| Daphne Koller , Associate Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: probability theory, decision theory, game theory, probabilistic inference | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence Theory |
Research Projects: Learning Models of Biological and M... Probabilistic Relational Models STAIR: The STanford AI Robot Understanding and Modeling 3D Envir... |
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| Vladlen Koltun , Assistant Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: virtual worlds | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems Graphics |
Research Projects: Dryad |
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| Christoforos Kozyrakis , Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: transactional memory, architectural support for security, power management techniques | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Smart Memories Transactional Coherence and Consist... |
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| Monica Lam , Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: compilers, program analysis, operating systems, security, computer architecture, high-performance computing | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Collective: A Computing Utility Arc... Hydra Single-Chip Multiprocessor Improving Program Robustness via St... |
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| Jean-Claude Latombe , Kumagai Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: robot-assisted surgery, integration of design and manufacturing, digital actors, molecular motions | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
Research Projects: 3-D Sensing of Deformable Objects Adaptive Dynamic Collision Checking Climbing Robots Humanoid Robots on Rough Terrain Modeling Flexible Protein Loops Multi-goal Motion Planning Rope Manipulation Planning Small-step Retraction in PRM Planni... STAIR: The STanford AI Robot Study of Protein Motion |
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| Philip Levis , Assistant Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: sensor networks | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: Measuring Low-Power Wireless MNet Architecture Operating System/Language Co-Design Storage-Based Applications Wireless Implanted Networks |
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| Michael Levitt , Professor of Structural Biology and, by courtesy, of Computer Science; Chairman, Department of Structural Biology | ||
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Research Focus: biomedical informatics | |
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| Marc Levoy , Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | ||
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Research Focus: light field photography, 3D scanning, rendering | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems Graphics |
Research Projects: CityBlock Project: multi-perspectiv... Digital Forma Urbis Romae Project Digital Michelangelo Project Image Systems Engineering Program Light Fields & Computational Photog... Multi-Camera Array |
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| David Luckham , Professor (Research) of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus | ||
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Research Focus: complex event processing | |
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| Zohar Manna , Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: formal verification | |
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Research Areas: Theory |
Research Projects: STeP: Stanford Temporal Prover |
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| Chris Manning , Assistant Professor of Computer Science and of Linguistics | ||
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Research Focus: natural language processing, information retrieval, | |
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Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence |
Research Projects: Hypergraph Parsing Information Extraction Information Extraction, Intelligent... JavaNLP Kirrkirr: software for the explorat... Learning To Make Textual Inferences LinGO Redwoods: A Rich and Dynamic ... Linguistic theory and linguistic ty... Shallow Semantic Parsing STAIR: The STanford AI Robot Statistical Linguistics StatNLP models: Combining linguisti... Unsupervised Language Learning |
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| David Mazières , Assistant Professor of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: secure computing | |
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| John McCarthy , Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus | ||
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Research Focus: formal reasoning | |
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| Edward McCluskey , Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: logic testing, synthesis, design for testability, and fault-tolerant computing | |
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Research Areas: Computer Systems |
Research Projects: ELF Project |
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| Nick McKeown , Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science | ||
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Research Focus: network architecture, backbone network design, congestion control, clean slate internet design | |
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