Dr. Tushar Krishna

Associate Professor

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Biography

Tushar Krishna is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Research on Novel Computing Hierarchies (CRNCH). He held the Semiconductor (Endowed) Junior Professorship from 2019 to 2021. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 2014, and previously earned his M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2009 and his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2007. Before joining Georgia Tech in 2015, Dr. Krishna spent a year as a researcher in the VSSAD group at Intel in Massachusetts. His research interests encompass computer architecture, interconnection networks, networks-on-chip (NoC), and deep learning accelerators, with a particular emphasis on optimizing data movement in modern computing systems. His work has received funding from various entities including NSF, DARPA, IARPA, the Department of Energy, Intel, Google, Facebook, Qualcomm, and TSMC. Dr. Krishna's research publications have been cited over 11,000 times, and he has received multiple accolades, including induction into the HPCA Hall of Fame in 2022 and several best paper awards in prominent conferences in the field.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA

Teaching and research in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Awards

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HPCA Hall Fame Award

2022-01-01
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Roger P. Webb Outstanding Junior Faculty Award

2021-01-01
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Class 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award

2018-01-01

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.