Dr. Martin Kleppmann

Associate Professor

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Biography

Martin Kleppmann is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, specializing in local-first collaboration software, distributed systems, and security protocols. He teaches courses in Concurrent Distributed Systems, Cryptography, and Protocol Engineering and contributes to the Automerge open source project. Previously, he held a research fellow position at the Systems Research Group at TU Munich and worked at the University of Cambridge from 2015 to 2022. In addition to his academic work, Martin co-founded Rapportive and Go Test, both of which were acquired by larger companies. He published the book 'Designing Data-Intensive Applications' in 2017, covering a broad range of topics in database architecture and distributed data processing. His research includes peer-reviewed papers on collaborative text editing, security guarantees in messaging, and database consistency. Martin has been recognized with awards for his distinguished papers and contributions in multiple academic conferences. He is also involved in various musical projects and engages with the academic community through his blog and Patreon support for researchers.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2022-01-01 — Present

University of Cambridge • Cambridge, ENG

Teaching and researching in local-first collaboration software and distributed systems.

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.