Dr. Mendel Rosenblum

Professor

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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

7,890,689 2011-02-15

A patent related to virtual appliance management.

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Context-switching host OS virtualized computer system

7,665,088 2010-02-16

A patent addressing context switching in virtualized systems.

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Cache-based system management architecture

7,373,451 2008-01-13

A patent for cache-based management architecture for virtual appliances.

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System method detecting access shared structures

7,149,843 2006-12-12

A patent on detection methods in virtualized multiprocessor systems.

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System method facilitating context-switching multi-context computer system

6,944,699 2005-09-13

A patent focused on facilitating context-switching.

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System method virtualizing computer systems

6,496,847 2002-12-17

A patent concerning virtualization methods.

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Virtualization system virtual machine monitor

6,397,242 2002-01-28

A patent for a virtualization system.

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Virtual machine monitors scalable multiprocessors

6,075,938 2000-06-13

A patent on scalable multiprocessors for virtual machine monitors.

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Courses

CS 240 CS 349F CS 111 CS 499 CS 499P CS 390A CS 390B CS 390C CS 399 CS 399P CS 199 CS 199P EE 300 CS 390D CS 192 CS 191 EE 191 EE 391 EE 190 EE 390 CS 191W

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
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.