Kunle Olukotun
Kunle Olukotun | |
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Calvin College (BS) | |
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Fields | high-performance computer architecture; parallel computing |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Thesis | Technology-Organization Trade-offs in the Architecture of a High Performance Processor (1991) |
Doctoral advisor | Trevor Mudge |
Oyekunle Ayinde "Kunle" Olukotun is a British-born Nigerian[1] computer scientist who is the Cadence Design Systems Professor of the Stanford School of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Pervasive Parallelism Lab.[2] Olukotun is known as the “father of the
Education
Olukotun did his undergraduate studies at
Career
Olukotun joined Stanford's Department of Electrical Engineering in 1991. While at Stanford, Olukotun became the leader of the Stanford Hydra chip multiprocessor (CMP) research project which allowed for the development of multiprocessors with support for
In 2017 Olukotun and Chris Ré founded SambaNova Systems. SambaNova Systems is developing a next-generation computing platform to power machine learning and data analytics.[18] Olukotun now leads the Stanford Pervasive Parallelism Lab, which focuses on making heterogeneous parallel computing easy to use, and he is a member of the Data Analytics for What’s Next (DAWN) Lab, which is developing infrastructure for usable machine learning.[9]
Research
Olukotun's research focus is in
Olukotun leads the Stanford Hydra chip multiprocessor (CMP) research project, revolutionizing computing by bringing multi-core technology to consumers and high-end computing systems.[19]
In the mid-1990s, Olukotun and his co-authors argued that multi-core computer processors were likely to make better use of hardware than existing
In 2008, Olukotun returned to Stanford, and founded the Pervasive Parallelism Laboratory at Stanford after gathering US$6 million in funding from several computer-industry corporations.[21] His recent work focuses on domain-specific programming languages that can allow algorithms to be easily adapted to multiple different types of parallel hardware including multi-core systems, graphics processing units, and field-programmable gate arrays.[22]
Olukotun is also a member of the board of advisors of UDC, a
Olukotun has used several words from his Yoruba heritage in his research. Afara, the name of the company he founded, means "bridge" in the
Olukotun directs the Stanford Pervasive Parallelism Lab (PPL) which seeks to proliferate the use of parallelism in all application areas. He is also a member of the Data Analytics for What's Next (DAWN) Lab.[8]
Olukotun holds 12 U.S. patents.[26] He has published more than 150 scientific papers and wrote two textbooks.
Awards and honors
- Eckert–Mauchly Award, 2023[27]
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2021[28]
- IEEE Computer Society Harry H. Goode Award, 2018[9]
- Michigan Engineering Alumni Merit Award, 2017[29]
- ACM Fellow, 2006 [23]
Books
- S. W. Keckler, K. Olukotun, and H. P. Hofstee, Multicore Processors and Systems (Springer Publishing Company, Inc., 2009).
- K. Olukotun, L. Hammond, J. Laudon, Chip Multiprocessor Architecture: Techniques to Improve Throughput and Latency, Synthesis Lectures on Computer Architecture (Morgan Claypool Publishers, 2007).
References
- ^ "Nigeria Techstars Series - Prof Kunle Olukotun of Stanford University". 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Kunle Olukotun's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ a b "SambaNova Systems Announces $150M Series B From Intel Capital and GV to Advance Its Breakthrough AI Platform". AP NEWS. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Stanford profs' AI hardware startup scores $250M at unicorn valuation". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ISSN 1558-0814.
- ^ "Stanford grabs $6m to shape the future of software". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "SDSC Technology Forum with SambaNova Systems". UC San Diego Office of Innovation and Commercialization. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ a b "DAWN: Data Analytics for What's Next - A Stanford University Industrial Affiliates Program" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ a b c [1] IEEE Harry H. Goode Award
- ^ a b "Kunle Olukotun | IEEE Computer Society". 8 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ EE faculty listing, CS faculty listing, and (broken link) Pervasive Parallel Laboratory team listing Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, Stanford U., retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "For Black History Month, CSE Spotlights Faculty and Alumni in Academia= eecs.umich.edu". May 5, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ a b About the company, UDC, retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ The dates of his PhD vary by source. His personal web site and Stanford Engineering faculty profile (retrieved 2018-08-15) state it as 1991. It is also 1991 according to Oyekunle A. Olukotun at the Mathematics Genealogy Project. In the entry for his dissertation in the ACM digital library, the year is stated as 1992.
- ^ "Kunle Olukotun". arsenalfc.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ [2] Wayback Machine - www.afara.com
- S2CID 14455648.
- ^ "SambaNova Systems, A Startup In The Hot AI Hardware Space, Scores $150 Million Investment From Intel And Alphabet". Forbes. Apr 1, 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "CSE alum startup SambaNova collects $56m in funding for AI chip research". April 9, 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- S2CID 6595171.
- ^ Vance, Ashlee (April 30, 2008), "Stanford grabs $6m to shape the future of software", The Register.
- ^ PPL Projects Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ a b Oyekunle A Olukotun ACM Award Winner page, ACM, retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ IEEE Fellows directory, retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ISBN 978-0-19-533473-9. See also an email from Olukotun explaining the name, 2006, reproducedat Cognitive Diary.
- ^ "Justia Patents - Kunle Olukotun". Justia. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Professor Kunle Olukotun, Pioneer of Multicore Processor Design, Receives ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award". IEEE Computer Society (Press release). June 7, 2023.
- ^ "National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 23 International Members". NAE. February 9, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ [3] Archived 2021-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Michigan Engineering Alumni Merit Award, 2017
External links
- Profile page at Stanford
- Kunle Olukotun at DBLP Bibliography Server
- Google Scholar