Dr. Henry Hoffmann

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Biography

Henry Hoffmann is the Liew Family Chair at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. He has received prestigious awards including the President’s Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers in 2019 and the DOE Early Career Award in 2015. His research focuses on self-aware and adaptive computing techniques in power, energy, accuracy, and performance management in computing systems. He conducted groundbreaking work on self-aware computing that was recognized as one of ten 'World Changing Ideas' by Scientific American in 2011. Hoffmann's academic journey includes earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, where he also received his SM degree in 2003. Earlier, he completed his BS in Mathematical Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999. He has over 18 years of experience working with multicore architectures and system software in both academia and industry. Hoffmann leads the Self-aware computing group and has contributed to several high-impact projects in his field, including work on the TILE64 processor, influencing developments in cloud, edge, and quantum computing systems.

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Experience

Liew Family Chair

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Lead research in self-aware computing and adaptive techniques in computational systems.

Awards

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President’s Award for Early Career Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

2019-01-01
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DOE Early Career Award

2015-01-01

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