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Akshitha Sriraman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on bridging computer architecture with software systems to enhance the efficiency, sustainability, and equity of hyperscale data centers. Sriraman's strategic system solutions significantly improve hardware utilization in real hyperscale data centers, directly impacting billions of users and contributing to substantial cost savings while reducing the global carbon footprint. Her innovative designs have influenced notable hardware such as Intel's Alder Lake CPU and the Infrastructure Processing Unit. Recognized for her contributions to the field, Sriraman has received numerous accolades including the 2022 ACM SIGARCH/IEEE TCCA Outstanding Dissertation Award Honorable Mention and the 2021 David J. Kuck Dissertation Prize. She was also named a Rising Star in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences by Facebook and received the prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her impactful research and educational initiatives.
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