Editor’s note: Summer internships are good opportunities for graduate students to learn new research problems in industry, working with researchers and practitioners, and experience different culture. In this post, Vaastav Anand from MPI-SWS shares some of his great experience at Azure Research, a young systems research group at Microsoft. Apparently, he had a lot of … Read more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the world, powering productivity tools, healthcare, and education innovations through large-scale models like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, and Claude. Most of these models, managed by tech giants such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, require users to send data to centralized services. However, growing concerns over data security and privacy, along with … Read more
TL;DR The ASPLOS Steering Committee (SC) is soliciting feedback on the new review process introduced with ASPLOS 2023. The SC welcomes input on the impact of the new process and changes being contemplated for ASPLOS 2026. Please read this whole post then complete this online survey by Nov 8, 2024. Growing Pains In 2021, the ASPLOS SC solicited input on … Read more
I recently reached a few high points in my career that coincided, not coincidentally, with some of the worst harassment of my life. It made me reflect on how my career has been defined as much in terms of misogyny as technical excellence (I’ve garnered quite a CV in both), and how I have struggled … Read more