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John Ousterhout is the Leonard Bosack Sandy K. Lerner Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and an Emeritus faculty member. His research addresses a wide range of topics related to building software systems, distributed systems, operating systems, storage systems, and development frameworks. Currently, his research focuses on granular computing, which involves developing new software stack layers that allow for the execution of a large number of small tasks with short execution times in datacenters. He has worked on new techniques for thread management, network communication, and logging. With over 14 years of industry experience, Ousterhout has founded companies such as Scriptics and Electric Cloud, and he previously served as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley for 14 years. He is the creator of the Tcl scripting language and has contributed significantly to distributed operating systems and file systems. His academic credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Yale University and a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Ousterhout is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has received numerous awards, including the ACM Software System Award and the U.C. Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award.
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