My research focuses on building efficient, scalable, and dependable computer systems. More recently, I have also become actively engaged in research on improving and scaling CS education. See my research lab's Web for more information on our research.
I completed my Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington under the guidance of John Zahorjan. I completed my M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and University of California, Berkeley, respectively.
Best paper award: Capping the Brown Energy Consumption of Internet Services at Low Cost. IGCC 2010. Also chosen as IEEE Sustainable Computing Register Pick of the Month April 2012.
NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award: Recipe for the Taming of a Chimaera: Toward No-Futz Computing. 2005–2010.
Faculty of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching award: Awarded by the Computer Science Graduate Student Society of Rutgers University in two separate years, 2000 and 2002.