The Research Pipeline is Stalling The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all outgoing funding, including new awards and scheduled payments on active grants. Over 1,000 NSF research projects were abruptly canceled in a few days, resulting in roughly $739 million in halted research funding. The directive, issued with little explanation, has created chaos across the academic research … 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
Background: The ChinaSys community just held a workshop in June 2024 in Hangzhou. The workshop added a Best Paper session (3 papers) and a Lightning Talk + Poster interactive session (54 papers), enabling participants to engage in extensive discussions on various aspects of systems such as architecture, OS, cloud computing, storage systems, machine learning systems, … Read more