Dr. Murali Annavaram

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Biography

Murali Annavaram is a faculty member in the Ming-Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering and the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California since 2007, where he currently holds the Lloyd F. Hunt Chair in Electrical Power Engineering. His research focuses on energy efficiency and reliability in computing platforms, particularly in mobile platforms. Annavaram is actively researching energy-efficient sensor management within body area sensor networks designed for continuous real-time health monitoring. He leads a research group dedicated to exploring the reliability challenges of future CMOS technologies and computer systems architecture. He has received multiple awards, including the NSF CAREER Award in 2010 and the IBM Faculty Partnership award in 2009, and is passionate about teaching, having been recognized with the Stevens Institute's Innovation curriculum award for jointly developing a mobile systems design course. Prior to his tenure at USC, he worked as a senior research scientist at Intel Microprocessor Research Labs from 2001 to 2007, focusing on energy-efficient server design and 3D stacking architectures. He has also collaborated as a visiting researcher at the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2007-01-01 — Present

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science.

Senior Research Scientist

2001-01-01 — 2007-01-01

Intel Microprocessor Research Labs • Los Angeles, CA

Focused on energy-efficient server design and 3D stacking architectures.

Visiting Researcher

2007-01-01 — Present

Nokia Research Center • Palo Alto, CA

Worked on virtual trip line based traffic sensing.

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

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Body Computing Award

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IEEE International Conference Distributed Computing Sensor Systems Paper Award

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ACM Senior Membership

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IEEE Senior Membership

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IBM Faculty Partnership Award

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Intel Division Recognition Award

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Intel Division Recognition Awards

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University of Michigan EECS Department Fellowship

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Andhra Pradesh State Government, India 14th Rank statewide

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Indian Government National Merit Scholarship - 32nd Rank

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
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GPA Requirement
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TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
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Writing
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Speaking
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Total
Required:90
IELTS
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Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
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Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
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Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.