STEVEN SWANSON

Steven Swanson is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego and holds the Halicioglu Chair in Memory Systems.  His research focuses on understanding the implications of emerging technology trends on computing systems. He leads the Non-Volatile Systems Laboratory (NVSL), where he oversees a wide range of projects related to new memory technologies, how computer systems can leverage them to increase performance and efficiency, and other system-level issues they raise (e.g., in security).   He enjoys building prototype systems that wrestle with hardware, software, and the boundary between them.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington.