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Ph.D. Alumni

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    Burak Aksar PhD Student
    Ph.D., Fall 2023
    Email: baksar@bu.edu
    Research topics: Applied Machine Learning, Scalable and Explainable AI for Time-Series Analytics, Monitoring and Management of Large-Scale Systems, High-Performance Computing
    First position after graduation: Co-founder at Spiky.ai, Boston, MA

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    Daniel Wilson PhD Student
    Ph.D., Summer 2023
    Email: danielcw@bu.edu
    Research topics: Energy-aware computing, Computing at scale, Software analysis and optimization
    First position after graduation: Systems Research Engineer/Scientist at Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon

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    Mert Toslali PhD Student
    Ph.D., Spring 2023
    Email: toslali@bu.edu
    Research topics: End-to-end tracing, Cloud computing, Distributed systems, Online learning algorithms, Continuous experimentation on Cloud microservices
    First position after graduation: Research Scientists at IBM Research, Boston, MA

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    Prachi Shukla
    Ph.D., Summer 2022
    Thesis title: Temperature-Aware 3D-Integrated Systolic Array DNN Accelerators
    Research topic: Energy-efficient computing, computer architecture, thermal management, thermal modeling, emerging cooling techniques, EDA development
    First position after graduation: MTS Silicon Design Enginner, AMD, Santa Clara, CA

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    Zihao Yuan
    Ph.D., Summer 2022
    Thesis title: Modeling and optimization of emerging on-chip cooling technologies via machine learning
    Research topic: Emerging Cooling Technology, Thermal Management, EDA development
    First position after graduation: Infrastructure and System Research Scientist, META, New York, NY

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    Aditya Narayan
    Ph.D., Summer 2021
    Thesis title: Energy-efficient architectures for chip-scale networks and memory systems using silicon-photonics technology
    Research topic: 3D Stacked Processing-In-Memory, Heterogeneous Memory Management, Silicon Photonics Networks in 2.5D systems
    First position after graduation: Server Performance Architect, AMD, Austin, TX

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    Yijia Zhang
    Ph.D., Spring 2021
    Thesis title: Intelligent middleware for HPC systems to improve performance and energy cost efficiency
    Research topic: High Performance Computing, Performance Optimization of Data Centers, Management of Large Scale Systems.
    First position after graduation: Research Scientist at Peng Cheng Laboratory, China

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    Emre Ates
    Ph.D., Summer 2020
    Thesis title: Automating Telemetry- and Trace-Based Analytics on Large-Scale Distributed Systems
    Research topic: Monitoring and management of large scale systems, cloud computing, high performance computing
    First position after graduation: Software Engineering, Google Inc, Cambridge, MA.

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    Onur Sahin
    Ph.D., Summer 2019
    Thesis title: Efficient runtime management for enabling sustainable performance in real-world mobile applications
    Research topic: Energy efficiency of mobile systems
    First position after graduation: Software Engineering, iOS Power, Apple Inc, San Francisco, CA.

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    Ozan Tuncer
    Ph.D., Summer 2018
    Thesis title: Improving efficiency and resilience in large-scale computing systems through analytics and data-driven management
    Research topic: Power and thermal management of servers and data centers
    First position after graduation: Software Engineer, Google Inc, Boston, MA.

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    Fulya Kaplan
    Ph.D., Spring 2017
    Thesis title: Improving processor efficiency through thermal modeling and runtime management of hybrid cooling strategies
    Research topic: Thermal modeling and runtime management techniques, phase change materials, liquid cooling, TECs, hybrid cooling optimization, cooling and performance-aware job allocation in data centers, simulation of HPC workloads
    First position after graduation: Sensor Analysis and Characterization Engineer, Apple Inc, Cupertino, CA.

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    Tiansheng Zhang
    Ph.D., Spring 2017
    Thesis title: Resource and thermal management in 3D-stacked multi-/many-core Systems
    Research topic: Resource management in 3D stacking multi-core systems; Runtime thermal management of manycore systems with optical network.
    First position after graduation: Senior Software Engineer, Akamai Technologies, Cambridge, MA.

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    Hao Chen
    Ph.D., Summer 2016
    Thesis title: Improving data center efficiency through smart grid integration and intelligent analytics
    Research topic: Data center power management and demand response, smart grid and green computing, system and cloud reliability, big data and machine learning.
    First position after graduation: Applied Scientist II, Amazon, Seattle WA.

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    Can Hankendi
    Ph.D., Summer 2015
    Thesis title: Adaptive runtime techniques for power and resource management on multi-core systems
    Research topic: Resource and power management techniques on multi-core servers; Adaptive co-scheduling and power capping techniques for multi-threaded workloads.
    First position after graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher, AMD Research, Austin TX.

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    Jie Meng
    Ph.D., Fall 2013
    Thesis title: Modeling and optimization of high-performance many-core systems for energy-efficient and reliable computing
    Research topic: Performance and energy management of high-performance manycore systems and 3D stacked architectures.
    First position after graduation: Software engineer, CGG Veritas, Houston TX.

Masters Alumni

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    Anthony Byrne
    M.S., Fall 2022
    Email: abyrne19@bu.edu
    Research topics: Cloud Computing, Monitoring and Management of Large Scale Systems, Applied Machine Learning, Binary Analysis, Software Discovery
    First position after graduation: Site Reliability Engineer, Red Hat, Boston MA.

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    Paul Thomas Varghese
    M.S., Spring 2015
    Research topic: Mobile platform benchmarking and testing.
    First position after graduation: Application Developer, JP Morgan Chase Corporate Investment Bank, New York, NY

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    Charlie De Vivero
    M.S., Spring 2015
    Research topic: Modeling and implementation of phase-change materials cooling infrastructure.
    First position after graduation: Radar Software Engineer, Raytheon, Woburn MA.

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    Daniel Rossell
    M.S. (LEAP), Spring 2012
    Research topic: Modeling and implementation of thermal simulators for 3D stacked systems with liquid cooling.

Undergraduate Alumni

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    Carlton Knox
    ENG CE 2023
    Research Topic: Thermal Analysis of Processor Cooling Solutions
    First position after graduation: Server Performance Architect at AMD, Boston, MA

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    Haoming Yi
    ENG CE 2023
    Research Topic: Detection and Classification of Advanced Persistent Threat, Synthesis of Private and High-Fidelity Telemetry Data

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    Qintian Huang
    ENG CE 2023
    Research Topic: Artificial Intelligence for High Performance Computing Systems Analytics
    First position after graduation: Master of Science Student at University of Pennsylvania, Phila, USA

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    Joshua Shterenberg
    Expected ENG CE & CAS PY 2023
    Research Topic: Anomaly Diagnosis in HPC Systems
    First position after graduation: Ph.D student at Princeton University

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    Devin Goodwin
    Expected ENG EE, Spring 2023
    Research Topic: Simulation of data centers in demand response programs

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    Yana Galina
    B.S., Spring 2022
    Research Topic: Anomaly diagnosis of HPC systems using machine learning.
    First position after graduation: Software Engineer at Alarm.com, Boston, MA

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    Yanni Pang
    B.S., Spring 2022
    Research Topic: Energy-efficient serverless computing
    First position after graduation: Quality Development Engineer at Intersystems, Cambridge, MA

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    Allen Zou
    B.S., Spring 2022
    Research Topic: Energy-efficient serverless computing
    First position after graduation: Software engineer at Lockheed Martin Space, King of Prussia, PA

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    Samantha Puterman
    B.S., Spring 2022
    Research Topic: Automated Distributed Tracing
    First position after graduation: Engineering analyst at Goldman Sachs, NY

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    Wooyoung Cho
    B.S., Spring 2022
    Research Topic: Performance Problem Diagnosis in Distributed Systems

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    Yixiu Zhu
    B.S., Spring 2022
    Research Topic: Thermal Analysis of Manycore Chips with Integrated Photonics
    First position after graduation: M.S. student, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

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    Sadie Allen
    B.S., Spring 2021
    Research Topic: Machine learning and cloud analytics
    First position after graduation: Ph.D. student, Boston University, Boston, MA.

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    Sean Nemtzow
    B.S., Spring 2021
    Research Topic: Evaluation of heat generation and propagation in 3D integrated circuits
    First position after graduation: Engineer, Monitoring and Management Applications, HPE

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    Avery Huang
    B.S., Spring 2020
    Research Topic: Continuous experimentation for cloud-native applications
    First position after graduation: Software Engineer, VMware, Atlanta, GA.

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    Anirudh Watturkar
    B.S., Spring 2021
    Research Topic: Using machine learning to detect applications running on supercomputers.
    First position after graduation: Associate Software Engineer at MathWorks, Natick, MA

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    Junwei Zhou
    B.S., Spring 2020
    Research Topic: Developing new hybrid cooling methods for high-performance processors.
    First position after graduation: Master Student at Carnegie Mellon University, Pgh

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    Victor Ly
    B.S., Spring 2020
    Research Topic: Estimation of power using performance monitoring counters on an Android system.

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    Anthony Byrne
    B.S., Spring 2019
    Research Topic: Machine learning and cloud analytics.
    First position after graduation: Ph.D. student, Boston University, Boston MA.

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    Trishita Tiwari
    B.S., Spring 2019
    Research Topic: Monitoring resource usage of applications to detect compromised systems.
    First position after graduation: Ph.D. student at Cornell University

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    John Knollmeyer
    B.S., Spring 2017
    Research topic: Machine learning tools for cloud analytics.
    First position after graduation: Software Development Engineer at Amazon, Seattle, Washington

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    Cyril Saade
    B.S., Spring 2017
    Research Topic: Design and implementation of thermal simulators for emerging processing systems.
    First position after graduation: M.S.E. candidate (Computer Science), University of Pennsylvania.

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    Cristian Morales
    B.S., Spring 2016
    Research Topic: On-chip laser source power modeling and management.
    First position after graduation: Ph.D. student, Boston University, Boston MA.

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    Nathaniel Michener
    B.S., Spring 2016
    Research Topic: 3D-Stacked DRAM Modeling.
    First position after graduation: Edison Engineering Development Program, GE Energy Connections, Salem VA.

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    Annie Lane
    B.S., Spring 2016
    Research Topic: Data center demand response and interactions of data centers and the smart grid.
    First position after graduation: Edison Engineering Development Program, GE Healthcare, MN.

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    Dean Shi
    B.S., Spring 2016
    Research topic: Power management of mobile computing platforms.
    First position after graduation: Android Developer at Intrepid Pursuits, CM, Boston

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    Jonathan Bell
    B.S., Spring 2014
    Research topic: Setup and benchmarking of virtualized servers in data centers.
    First position after graduation: Software Engineer, Cloud Computing Initiative at Hariri Institute, Boston MA.

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    Benjamin Havey
    B.S., Spring 2014
    Research topic: Adaptive power capping on virtualized servers.
    First position after graduation: Software/Electrical Engineer, Continuum Innovation, Newton MA.

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    Samuel Howes
    B.S., Spring 2014
    Research topic: Heat dissipation in high performance computing, virtualization in data centers.
    First position after graduation: Junior Web Developer, Mingle Analytics, Orlando FL.

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    John-Nicholas Furst
    B.S., Spring 2013.
    Research topic: Analysis and dynamic management of manycore systems, focusing on Intel Single-Chip Cloud.
    First position after graduation: Hardware engineer, Akamai Technologies, Cambridge MA.

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    Katsutoshi Kawakami
    B.S., Spring 2013.
    Research topic: Thermal simulation software for 3D stacked system, including liquid-cooled systems.
    First position after graduation: Software engineer, BAE Systems, Builington MA.

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    Ryan Mullen
    B.S., Spring 2010.
    Research topic: Power and performance modeling and measurement for multicore architectures.
    First position after graduation: Embedded systems engineer, BNS Solutions, East Walpole MA.