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Brandon Lucia is the Kavčić-Moura Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on boundary computer architecture, computer systems, and programming languages, leading the Abstract Research Group. His current interests include developing intermittent computing devices that can harvest energy from the environment, enhancing their reliability and robustness against common-case power failures. His work emphasizes creating software systems that enable efficient, correct parallel computing amidst the challenges presented by Moore's Law and Dennard Scaling. Lucia's groundbreaking cross-disciplinary research has earned him numerous awards, including the 2018 NSF CAREER Award and the prestigious 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship. With significant contributions to the fields of energy harvesting and computational robustness in scenarios such as medical implants and environmental sensing, Lucia is a key figure in advancing the future of computing technologies.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Leading research in computer architecture and systems.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.