Professor Dr. Mendel Rosenblum
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Biography
Mendel Rosenblum is the Cheriton Family Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. His research interests encompass system software, distributed systems, and computer architecture. He is notably a co-founder and Chief Scientist at VMware Inc., contributing significantly to the development of virtualization technologies for commodity computing platforms. Rosenblum has received numerous accolades for his contributions to the field, including the National Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation and the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award. Throughout his career, he has played a pivotal role in advancing research in disk storage management, computer simulation techniques, scalable operating systems, and virtualization, making substantial contributions to computer security and mobility. In addition to his extensive research work, he has been actively involved in academic and administrative appointments at Stanford, serving as the Faculty Director of the Stanford Computer Forum.
Research Interests
Patents
Virtual appliance management
A patent related to virtual appliance management.
Context-switching host OS virtualized computer system
A patent addressing context switching in virtualized systems.
Cache-based system management architecture
A patent for cache-based management architecture for virtual appliances.
System method detecting access shared structures
A patent on detection methods in virtualized multiprocessor systems.
System method facilitating context-switching multi-context computer system
A patent focused on facilitating context-switching.
System method virtualizing computer systems
A patent concerning virtualization methods.
Virtualization system virtual machine monitor
A patent for a virtualization system.
Virtual machine monitors scalable multiprocessors
A patent on scalable multiprocessors for virtual machine monitors.
Courses
Requirements for Stanford University
Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
TOEFL
GRE General
Prerequisites
Application Checklist
- Statement of Purpose
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- Resume/CV
Specialization Notes
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.