James Larus | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) UC Berkeley (MSc & PhD) |
| Known for | Singularity (operating system) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | computer science |
| Institutions | Microsoft, University of Wisconsin-Madison, EPFL |
| Website | people |
James R. Larus is an American 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 has served as the Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) from 2014 until 2021.[2][3]
Before joining EPFL, Larus worked as a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research (MSR), where he worked from 1998 until 2013.[4] 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.[4][5] He was also one of the two co-leads on Microsoft's Singularity project.[6]
Prior to working for Microsoft, James was an associate professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison in the Computer Science department.[7][8]
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- ^ Petersen, Tanya (24 September 2021). "Welcome Rüdiger Urbanke as new IC School Dean!". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Microsoft Research Profile". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Orleans". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Singularity". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "James Larus CV" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "James Larus Wisconsin Page". Retrieved 15 September 2014.