Apala Guha
University Research Associate
School of Computing Science
Simon Fraser University
Contact
aguha at cs dot sfu dot ca
Research Summary
My research interests span the fields of compilers and computer architecture. My research is inspired by two contemporary trends. The first trend is that computer hardware is increasingly customized to the target application to meet energy budgets. Customized hardware is hard to program and has traditionally been the domain of experts. The second trend is the proliferation in applications in every field. This application explosion is being supported by computing services such as clouds, and high-level programming languages such as Python and Javascript. Therein lies the gap because these productive languages do not translate easily to customized hardware platforms, which are necessary for scaling these applications. I use compiler technology to bridge the gap between programming in high-level languages and programming for customized hardware. You can find me on ResearchGate and Google Scholar.
Teaching
CMPT 379 - Compilers
CMPT 354 - Databases I