Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau

Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau
Nationality	American
Other names	Remzi Arpaci
Education	Ph.D. computer science, University of California, Berkeley, 1999 B.S. computer engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1993
Known for	data storage and computer systems
Spouse	Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau
Awards	SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award, ACM Fellow, AAAS Fellow
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thesis	Performance Availability for Networks of Workstations  (1999)
Doctoral advisor	David Patterson
Website	http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi

Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau is the Grace Wahba professor ^[1] of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former chair of the Computer Sciences department. ^[2] He co-leads a research group with Professor Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau. ^[3] He and Andrea have co-written a textbook on operating systems, "Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces" (OSTEP), that is downloaded millions of times yearly and used at hundreds of institutions worldwide. ^[4] His research been cited over 15,000 times and is one of the leading experts in the area of data storage. ^[5]

He currently serves as the Director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences ^[6] and as Special Advisor to the Provost on Computing. ^[7]

Education

Arpaci-Dusseau received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1993, ^[8] then proceeded to earn his Master's in 1996 at the University of California, Berkeley. ^[9] He later earned his Ph.D at the same institution, with a thesis titled Performance Availability for Networks of Workstations. ^[10]

Honors and awards

• Mark Weiser Award (2018) ^[11]
• ACM Fellow (2020) ^[12]
• AAAS Fellow (2022) ^[13]
• Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor (2022) ^[14]
• UW-Madison Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award (2016) ^[15]
• UC Berkeley Computer Science Distinguished Alumni Award (2023) ^[16]
• SACM Student's Choice Professor of the Year Award (the COW award) (2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018) ^[17]
• USENIX FAST Test of Time Award (2022) ^[18]
• USENIX FAST Best Paper Award (2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020) ^[19]
• SOSP Best Paper Award (2011) ^[20]

References

1. "CDIS Endowed Chairs and Professorships".
2. "UW-Madison answers demand for data science with new school, major and more faculty" . Retrieved 2020-07-29.
3. "The ADvanced Systems Laboratory" . Retrieved 2020-07-29.
4. Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. September 2018. ISBN   978-1-9850-8659-3.
5. "Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau - Google Scholar".
6. "Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences". 9 October 2024.
7. "Gilman, Walker and Arpaci-Dusseau to assume new leadership roles". 5 September 2024.
8. "Alumni in Academia".
9. "Communication Behavior of a Distributed Operating System" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
10. "Performance Availability for Networks of Workstations" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-07-29.
11. "ACM SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award" . Retrieved 2015-07-27.
12. "ACM Fellow" . Retrieved 2020-01-13.
13. "2022 AAAS Fellows" . Retrieved 2023-02-07.
14. "Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships". 7 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
15. "Distinguished Teaching Awards 2016". 29 July 2020. 25 February 2016.
16. "CS Distinguished Alumni Award Winners". 5 March 2023.
17. "The SACM Student COW (Choose Of Wisconsin) Award".
18. "USENIX TEST OF TIME AWARDS". 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
19. "USENIX Best Papers (FAST)". 15 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
20. "Best Paper Awards" . Retrieved 2023-02-07.

External links

• Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau's Professional Website