James Larus

James Larus
Born (1958-09-15) September 15, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (AB)
UC Berkeley (MSc & PhD)
Known forSingularity (operating system)
Scientific career
Fieldscomputer science
InstitutionsMicrosoft, University of Wisconsin-Madison, EPFL
Websitepeople.epfl.ch/james.larus

James R. Larus is an American computer scientist specializing in programming languages, compilers, and computer architecture.[1] He is Professor Emeritus at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) where he was Dean of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) from 2014 to 2021.[2][3]

Before joining EPFL, Larus was a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research (MSR) from 1998 to 2013.[4] He was at one point the Director of Research and Strategy for Microsoft's eXtreme Computing Group (XCG) where he helped develop the Orleans cloud computing project.[4][5] He was also one of the two co-leads on Microsoft's Singularity project.[6]

Previously, Larus was an associate professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison in the Computer Science department.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Renowned Computer Scientist at the Head of the IC School". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ "James Larus Biography". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ Petersen, Tanya (24 September 2021). "Welcome Rüdiger Urbanke as new IC School Dean!". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Microsoft Research Profile". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Orleans". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Singularity". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  7. ^ "James Larus CV" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. ^ "James Larus Wisconsin Page". Retrieved 15 September 2014.