Josep Torrellas
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Education
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1992
Research Interests
- Low Power Design
- Hardware and Software Reliability
- Parallel Processing
- Shared-Memory Multiprocessors
- Computer Architecture
Research Areas
Honors
- IEEE Computer Society Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (2021)
- UIUC Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring (2017)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2016)
- IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award (2015)
- High-Impact Paper Award, International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD) (2012)
- ACM Fellow (2010)
- IEEE Fellow (2004)
Recent Courses Taught
- CS 533 (CSE 522) - Parallel Computer Architecture
- CS 534 - Adv Topics in Comp Arch
- CS 598 JT (CS 598 JTE) - Energy-Efficient Comp Architec
News Notes
- 10/14/2024
CS PhD alumnus Zirui Neil Zhao, who was advised by CS professor Josep Torrellas, will be joining the University of Texas at Austin faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in August 2025.
- 3/26/2024
Illinois computer science professor Josep Torrellas will be the keynote speaker at ISPASS, the premier conference on performance analysis of systems, on May 6, 2024, in Indianapolis. He will discuss the work of our JUMP2.0 ACE Center for Evolvable Computing team.
- 2/29/2024
Illinois computer science professor Josep Torrellas is a recipient of The Grainger College of Engineering's 2024 Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award. Kelley will be recognized formally at the Annual Engineering Awards Convocation in April.