James Larus
James Larus | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
James R. Larus (born September 15, 1958) is a computer scientist specializing in the fields of programming languages, compilers, and computer architecture.[1] He is currently at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) where he is the Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC).[2]
Before joining EPFL, Larus worked as a Principal Researcher in Microsoft Research, where he worked from 1998 until 2013.[3] He was at one point the Director of Research and Strategy for Microsoft's eXtreme Computing Group (XCG) where he helped develop the Orleans cloud computing project.[3][4] He was also one of the two co-leads on Microsoft's Singularity project.[5]
Prior to working for Microsoft, James was an associate professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison in the Computer Science department.[6][7]
Education
Larus graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1980 with an A.B. in Applied Mathematics.[6] He got both a Masters and a Ph.D in Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley in 1982 and 1989 respectively.[6]
Publications and Notable Work
Larus is known for the creation of SPIM, a widely distributed MIPS simulator.[6][8][9]
He has written many papers[6] and has an h-index of 67.[10] One of his best known papers is his paper on efficient path profiling.[11]
He is also a co-author of the book 'Transactional Memory', published in 2007 by Morgan Claypool.[3][12]
Achievements
Larus was a Harvard College Scholar, a National Science Foundation Young Investigator, and is an ACM Fellow. He has also won numerous awards for his papers over the years.[6]
References
- ^ "Renowned Computer Scientist at the Head of the IC School". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "James Larus Biography". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Microsoft Research Profile". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Orleans". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Singularity". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "James Larus CV" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "James Larus Wisconsin Page". Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "SPIM". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ James O. Hamblen; Tyson S. Hall; Michael D. Furman (31 October 2007). Rapid Prototyping of Digital Systems: SOPC Edition. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 303–. ISBN 978-0-387-72670-0.
- ^ "James Larus' Publication List". Google Scholar. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Ball, Thomas; Larus, James (1996). "Efficient Path Profiling". ACM: 46–57.
- ^ Harris, Tim; Larus, James; Rajwar, Ravi (2010). "Transactional Memory". Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture. 5 (1) (2nd ed.): 1–263. doi:10.2200/S00272ED1V01Y201006CAC011. ISSN 1935-3235.
