Computer Systems Research

Computer systems research at URCS spans a range of topics, including program analysis and compiler technology; parallel, distributed, and mobile computing; cluster-based server technology; low-power hardware and software; processor and memory architecture; concurrency and synchronization; programming environments; and programming language design.

John Criswell

Criswell, John

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Office Location
3405 Wegmans Hall
Telephone
(585) 275-1118
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Interests: Computer Security; Automatic compiler transformations; Secure Virtual Architecture

Chen Ding

Ding, Chen

Professor and Associate Chair of Computer Science

Office Location
3407 Wegmans Hall
Telephone
(585) 275-1373
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Interests: Locality theory and optimization; Compilers and run-time systems to improve locality and parallelism; Memory management; Parallel programming; High-performance computing

Sandhya Dwarkadas

Dwarkadas, Sandhya

Visiting Research Professor of Computer Science

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Interests: Parallel and distributed computing; Computer architecture and networks; Interaction and interface between the compiler, runtime system, and underlying architecture; Software distributed shared memory; Integrated compiler and runtime support for parallelism; Simulation methodology; Uniprocessor and multiprocessor architectures; Parallel applications development; Performance evaluation

Tony Geng

Geng, Tong (Tony)

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science

Office Location
723 Computer Studies Building
Telephone
(585) 275-1735
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Interests: Computer architecture; Graph learning; Machine learning; Accelerators for AI; High-performance computing

Wendi Heinzelman

Heinzelman, Wendi

Professor

Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Office Location
309 Lattimore Hall
Telephone
(585) 273-3958
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Interests: Wireless sensor networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Multimedia communication; Heterogeneous networking; Cloud computing

Michael Huang

Huang, Michael

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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Computer Science

Office Location
414 Computer Studies Building
Telephone
(585) 275-2111
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Interests: High-performance and energy-efficient computer microarchitecture; non-von Neumann computing; Ising machines

Sreepathi Pai

Pai, Sreepathi

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Office Location
3409 Wegmans Hall
Telephone
(585) 276-2391
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Interests: Compilers; Heterogeneous Architectures; GPU algorithms; Performance Modeling

Michael L. Scott

Scott, Michael L.

Arthur Gould Yates Professor of Engineering

Professor of Computer Science

Chair, Department of Computer Science

Office Location
3401 Wegmans Hall
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Interests: Systems software for parallel and distributed computing; Programming languages; Operating systems; Synchronization; Transactional memory; Persistent memory

Yuhao Zhu

Zhu, Yuhao

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Office Location
3501 Wegmans Hall
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Interests: Augmented/Virtual Reality; Human Perception and Cognition; Computational Photography/Imaging; Computational Heritage/Humanities; Computer architecture