Dr. Christos Kozyrakis

Professor

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Biography

Christos Kozyrakis is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. His primary research areas include computer architecture and computer systems, with current work focusing on cloud computing, systems, and machine learning systems. He leads the MAST research group and serves as the faculty director of the Stanford Platform Lab. Christos holds a BS degree from the University of Crete and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He has received several prestigious awards, including the ACM SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award and the ISCA Influential Paper Award, as well as faculty awards from IBM, Microsoft, and Google. Christos' MAST research group has received significant support from agencies and corporations such as NSF, DARPA, Google, and Intel. He offers courses in advanced computer architecture and cloud computing at Stanford and has mentored many successful students and postdocs in the field.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Teaches courses and conducts research in computer architecture and systems.

Awards

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ACM SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award

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ISCA Influential Paper Award

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NSF Career Award

Courses

Computer Systems Ground Digital Systems Architecture Computer Systems Architecture Cloud Computing Advanced Computer Architecture

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
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  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

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