Dr. Lizy John

Professor

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Biography

Lizy John holds the Truchard Foundation Chair in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1993 and has been on the faculty of the University of Texas Austin since 1996. Her research interests encompass computer architecture, multicore processors, memory systems, performance evaluation, benchmarking, workload characterization, and reconfigurable computing. John's work has been supported by prestigious organizations, including the National Science Foundation, DARPA, and several leading technology companies. She has received multiple awards throughout her career, including the NSF CAREER award and the UT Austin Engineering Foundation Faculty Award. She is also a member of several professional organizations and has published extensively, holding 15 U.S. patents and over 300 journal papers. John has coauthored significant texts in digital systems design and served on editorial boards for multiple academic journals, contributing to advancements in computer architecture and engineering education.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

1996-01-01 — Present

Chandra Family Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on computer engineering and research in computer architecture.

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

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UT Austin Engineering Foundation Faculty Award

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Halliburton, Brown Root Engineering Foundation Young Faculty Award

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University of Texas Alumni Association Teaching Award

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Pennsylvania State University Outstanding Engineering Alumnus

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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