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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Quentin Clark
Undergraduate, ENG CE 2024
Research Topic: Reinforcement learning, learned control methods, multimodal learning
First position after graduation: Ph.D. Student at University of Toronto, ON, CA

Yin-Ching Lee
CAS CS 2024
Research Topic: Applied Machine Learning, Monitoring and Management of Large-Scale Systems, High Performance Computing Analytics
First position after graduation: Master Student at Boston University, MA, USA

Lisa Korver
ENG CE 2024
Research Topic: Machine Learning and Cloud Analytics
First position after graduation: Ph.D. Student at Brown University, RI, USA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.