Dr. Rachee Singh

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rachee Singh is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. She leads the Sysphotonics Group, which focuses on developing systems and algorithms for efficient communication across server-scale, rack-scale, and long-haul photonic interconnects. Her research aims at improving performance for important applications, such as distributed machine learning and large-scale cloud workloads. Dr. Singh has been recognized for her work with various awards and funding, including grants from the National Science Foundation and Cisco Research. Under her leadership, the group has achieved several significant milestones in the realm of photonic computing, contributing to advancements in large-scale machine learning infrastructure used by organizations like Amazon. Her team's exceptional research outputs are regularly featured in notable conferences like NeurIPS, ACM HotNets, and USENIX NSDI, reaffirming her role as an influential researcher in her field.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2022-08-01 — Present

Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, focusing on photonic systems and scalable machine learning infrastructure.

Awards

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NSF Grant

2025-07-01
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Cisco Research Award

2025-03-01

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture