Daniel Siewiorek
Buhl University Professor – ECE, CS; Director – HCII
Carnegie Mellon, 1972 –
| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Department | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Office | 3519 Newell-Simon Hall |
| Telephone | (412)-268-2570 |
| Fax | (412)-268-5576 |
| dps@ece.cmu.edu | |
| Website | http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dps/ |
| Assistant | Marian D'Amico |
Research Interests
Design Automation
A major concern in design is the increasing time from conception to realization. As digital systems grow in complexity, design time has become a significant factor in the success of a product. Professor Siewiorek uses knowledge-based techniques in both traditional design automation tasks, such as physical design, and in new, higher levels of design. A structured, top-down design methodology produces complete computer systems, including electronic, mechanical and thermal aspects optimized to the design's constraints.
Reliable Computing
As we have become more dependent on computers, the need for high availability and/or reliability has grown steadily. Professor Siewiorek is exploring the frontiers of reliable computing in three areas: measurement, modeling techniques, and architecture. Symptoms often appear days, and even weeks, prior to catastrophic failures. On-line trend analysis techniques discover indications of failure. Dependable systems are being constructed from commercial off-the-shelf components that were never designed for unexpected failures. Professor Siewioreks research group has developed a methodology for improving component and system behavior.
Context Aware Mobile Computing
Mobile computers provide automatic, portable access to information. Over two dozen generations of mobile computers have been designed and fabricated by interdisciplinary student groups for experiments in applications such as vehicle maintenance, aircraft manufacturing, and medical assistance. These systems are helping to define the future of how computing will be done.
In the News
- ECE Faculty Speak at Michigan 50-year Anniversary
- eWatch Will Measure Exposure to Daily Life Stressors
- OK, smarty pants, chill me a beer then jump in the washing machine
- Computing Symposium to Honor Daniel Siewiorek
- Siewiorek Wins Outstanding Contribution Award from ACM SIGMOBILE
- Crafting a Smarter, Gentler Cell Phone
- Moura, Siewiorek, and Towe Elected AAAS Fellows
- Smailagic Guest Edits IEEE Transactions on Computers; Interviewed for Computerworld
- Siewiorek Noted as Member of IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine's Editorial Board
- Siewiorek Keynote Speaker at IEEE International Workshop on Rapid System Prototyping
- Siewiorek Elected to University Professor
- Smailagic, Siewiorek, and Kanade Awarded SCS's Newell Medal
- Siewiorek elected to NAE
Research Area
Computer Systems
Keywords
Computer architecture, reliability, context aware mobile computing
Education
PhD, 1972
Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
MS, 1969
Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
BS, 1968
Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor