Dr. Caroline Trippel

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Caroline Trippel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Her research primarily focuses on high assurance computer architectures, emphasizing correctness, security, and reliability as core design goals. Before joining Stanford, she served as a Research Scientist at Facebook's FAIR SysML group. Trippel’s work leverages formal methods, particularly automated reasoning, to design and verify hardware systems. She has significantly contributed to the RISC-V ISA, particularly in developing a memory consistency model and creating formal analysis methods for microarchitecture. Her research has been recognized with several honors, including multiple IEEE Top Picks distinctions, the NSF CAREER Award, and the Intel Outstanding Researcher Award. She actively seeks motivated graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to join her lab and is involved in several academic courses, including Digital Systems Architecture and Formal Methods for Computer Systems.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2021-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Teaching and conducting research in computer science and electrical engineering.

Research Scientist

2020-01-01 — 2020-12-31

Facebook FAIR SysML group • Menlo Park, CA

Conducted research in systems machine learning.

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

2023-01-01
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Intel Outstanding Researcher Award

2023-01-01
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2020 ACM SIGARCH/IEEE CS TCCA Outstanding Dissertation Award

2020-01-01
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2020 CGS/ProQuest® Distinguished Dissertation Award

2020-01-01

Courses

Digital Systems Architecture Computer Systems Architecture Introduction Automated Reasoning Formal Methods for Computer Systems

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.