Joel Emer

Senior Distinguished Research Scientist at Nvidia

Joel Emer is a prominent figure in computer architecture and engineering with a distinguished career spanning academia and industry. Here are some key details about him:

Professional Roles

Senior Distinguished Research Scientist at Nvidia, where he explores future architectures and develops modeling and analysis methodologies.1 3
Professor of the Practice at MIT's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department (EECS).1 2
Member of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).2 3

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1979.1 2
M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1975.1 2
B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1974, with highest honors.1 2

Research Contributions

Dr. Emer has made significant contributions to various areas of computer architecture, including:

Processor microarchitecture for VAX, Alpha, and X86 processors.2
Development of quantitative approaches to processor performance evaluation.2 3
Advancements in simultaneous multi-threading technology.2
Analysis of architectural impacts of soft errors.2
Memory dependence prediction and cache organization.2
Spatial architectures and accelerator designs for deep learning.2 3

Achievements and Recognition

Fellow of both ACM and IEEE.1
Recipient of the 2009 Eckert-Mauchly Award for lifetime contributions in computer architecture.1
Holder of over 25 patents and author of more than 60 papers.2
Recipient of the 2023 B. Ramakrishna Rau Award.4

Previous Work Experience

Before joining Nvidia, Dr. Emer worked at Intel as an Intel Fellow and Director of Microarchitecture Research. He also held positions at Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).2

Joel Emer's extensive experience and contributions have made him a highly respected figure in the field of computer architecture and engineering.