Lab News

The Computational Research and Programming Languages (CRPL) group had a strong showing at IEEE Cluster 2026, with three research posters accepted for presentation. Among the three accepted works, the poster presented by Zack Sollenberger, Rahul Patel, and Saieda Ali Z...

 On September 17, 2026, the computer science community lost Dr. Johannes Doerfert - an amazing fun-loving individual, a brilliant compiler engineer, a generous mentor, and, to everyone lucky enough to work beside him, simply one of the best people in the room. Johannes earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Saarland University in Germany in 2018, with a dissertation f...

This past week, we presented our latest work on NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU architecture at the International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS) in New Orleans. The paper, Microbenchmarking NVIDIA’s Blackwell Architecture, represents a deep dive into the performance characteristics of NVIDIA’s newest accelerator—and the results reveal some genuinely surprising fi...

Professor Sunita Chandrasekaran has been recognized as part of the inaugural SCW75 list by Scientific Computing World, which celebrates leaders shaping the future of scientific computing across high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), simulation, and research infrastructure. The SCW75 recognizes individuals whose work is advancing the technologies and syst...

Today was a truly special and joyful day as we came together to celebrate the graduation of our students. Following the end of the spring semester, we gathered for a small celebration filled with laughter, memories, and reflections on the incredible journeys that brought us to this milestone and look ahead to the exciting opportunities that await. We are especially proud of Saie...

The CRPL members recently purchased a volleyball net, and it has been exciting to see the enthusiasm and participation from lab members. Volleyball is a shared interest in the group, and it has quickly become a fun way for members to connect outside of research. Beyond the court, the games have strengthened friendships, encouraged teamwork, and created lasting memories. While CR...