Dr. Malte Schwarzkopf

Associate Professor

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Biography

Malte Schwarzkopf is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Brown University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 2009, Master of Arts in 2013, and PhD in 2016 from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining Brown, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) from 2016 to 2019. His research focuses on building easy-to-use, high-performance systems and developing new abstractions for computational tasks. He has been recognized for his contributions to the field with several awards, including the Henry Meritt Wriston Fellowship in 2022, the Google Research Scholar Award in 2021, and the NSF CAREER Award in 2021, along with multiple papers receiving awards at prestigious conferences such as USENIX and SIGOPS. Malte has taught various courses at Brown, including the Fundamentals of Computer Systems and Distributed Systems Engineering, the latter at MIT. His continued research and teaching efforts aim to advance the understanding and application of computer science principles in practical settings.

Research Interests

Awards

#2022

Henry Meritt Wriston Fellowship

#2021

Google Research Scholar Award

#2021

NSF CAREER Award

#2015

Paper Award

#2013

Student Paper Award

Courses

Fundamentals of Computer Systems Distributed Systems Engineering

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics