Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Jonathan Balkind

Research

Operating Systems and Distributed Systems, Algorithms and Architectures, Programming Languages and Software Engineering. Balkind's research focuses on the overlap between computer architecture, programming languages, and operating systems. He pursues pragmatic research that requires building real systems which touch on all three areas, like the 25-core Piton chip. 

Affiliations

Computer Science

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara. My research focuses on the overlap between Computer Architecture, Programming Languages, and Operating Systems.

Honors

  • First Prize Winner - Graduate Category - ACM Student Research Competition, ASPLOS 2019 - April 2019
  • Siebel Scholarship Class of 2018 - Siebel Scholars Foundation - September 2017
  • Gordon Y.S. Wu Fellowship in Engineering - Princeton University - September 2013 - June 2017
  • Fan Favourite Research Talk - Princeton Research Day - May 2016
  • Mentor Award - Princeton Graduate Student Appreciation Week - April 2016
  • 25 Under 25 Award - Princeton Innovation, Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering - February 2016
  • LabMatch/ReMatch Mentor Award - Princeton University - July 2015
  • Contribution to the School Award - University of Glasgow - June 2013
  • ARM Sponsorship - ARM Ltd - November 2012
  • Amor Class Prize - University of Glasgow - June 2012

Education

PhD Computer Science, Princeton University
MA  Computer Science, Princeton University
MSci Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Scotland

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