Bio
I am an Associate Professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington and the co-director of SyFI, the Systems for Future Intelligence Lab. Previously (2017-2023), I was a Morris Wellman Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Michigan. My research pursues a long-running goal: building computer systems that remain efficient, secure, and reliable as computing becomes more complex and heterogeneous. At UW, my group focuses on efficient, flexible, and resilient infrastructure for future AI: systems that can keep pace with rapidly changing models, hardware, and applications while being trustworthy enough for production.
I am the recipient of the inaugural ACM SIGOPS Rising Star Award for contributions spanning dependable systems, systems security, and efficient AI infrastructure; the 2025 DSN Rising Star in Dependability Award for contributions to dependable systems with influence on industry practice; and the 2016 Roger Needham PhD Award for the best PhD thesis in computer systems in Europe. I also received the 2016 Patrick Denantes Memorial Prize for the best PhD thesis in the Department of Information and Communication Sciences at EPFL. My other honors include an NSF CAREER award, a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship, an Intel Rising Star Award, a VMware Early Career Faculty Grant, a Google Faculty Award, and research awards from Google, Intel, AMD, and OCP. Previously, I was a researcher in the Systems and Networking Group at Microsoft Research Cambridge. I have also held roles at Google, Intel, and VMware. More details can be found in my CV.
I work/worked with the following team of outstanding and inspiring people.