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2025

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D-Index
61
Citations
14757
World Ranking
3077
National Ranking
67

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

André Schiper is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans across multiple domains, primarily focusing on physics and computer science, with a particular interest in atomic and molecular physics as well as artificial intelligence.

The scientist's work includes contributions to both fundamental and applied topics. Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Computer Science

Within these disciplines, the subfields of focus include:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Artificial Intelligence

André Schiper's research covers several specific topics related to quantum phenomena and computational techniques, notably:

  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Quantum Optics and Atomic Interactions
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography

The scientist has published research papers in specialized venues. A notable publication is:

  • "Replication: Understanding the Advantage of Atomic Broadcast over Quorum Systems," published in 2020 at TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology)

This paper has gained citations, indicating engagement within the academic community. Among frequent coauthors, collaboration with Richard Ekwall is documented, reflecting a partnership in research activities.

The publication venues where André Schiper has appeared include:

  • TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology)

Best Publications

  • Lightweight causal and atomic group multicast

    Kenneth Birman;André Schiper;Pat Stephenson

  • Total order broadcast and multicast algorithms: Taxonomy and survey

    Xavier Défago;André Schiper;Péter Urbán

  • Probabilistic broadcast for flooding in wireless mobile ad hoc networks

    Y. Sasson;D. Cavin;A. Schiper

  • Understanding replication in databases and distributed systems

    M. Wiesmann;F. Pedone;A. Schiper;B. Kemme

  • Software-based replication for fault tolerance

    R. Guerraoui;A. Schiper

  • On the accuracy of MANET simulators

    David Cavin;Yoav Sasson;André Schiper

  • The causal ordering abstraction and a simple way to implement it

    Michel Raynal;André Schiper;Sam Toueg

  • Database replication techniques: a three parameter classification

    M. Wiesmann;F. Pedone;A. Schiper;B. Kemme

  • The Database State Machine Approach

    Fernando Pedone;Rachid Guerraoui;André Schiper

  • The Heard-Of model: computing in distributed systems with benign faults

    Bernadette Charron-Bost;André Schiper

  • early consensus in an asynchronous system with a weak failure detector

    André Schiper

  • Neko: A Single Environment to Simulate and Prototype Distributed Algorithms

    Péter Urbán;Xavier Défago;André Schiper

  • A New Algorithm to Implement Causal Ordering

    André Schiper;Jorge Eggli;Alain Sandoz

  • Comparison of database replication techniques based on total order broadcast

    M. Wiesmann;A. Schiper

  • Fault-Tolerance by Replication in Distributed Systems

    Rachid Guerraoui;André Schiper

  • Semi-passive replication

    X. Defago;A. Schiper;N. Sergent

  • The implementation of a CORBA object group service

    Pascal Felber;Rachid Guerraoui;André Schiper

  • The generic consensus service

    R. Guerraoui;A. Schiper

  • From group communication to transactions in distributed systems

    André Schiper;Michel Raynal

  • Using optimistic atomic broadcast in transaction processing systems

    B. Kemme;F. Pedone;G. Alonso;A. Schiper

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachid Guerraoui
Rachid Guerraoui École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Fernando Pedone
Fernando Pedone Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Kenneth P. Birman
Kenneth P. Birman Cornell University
Ravi Prakash
Ravi Prakash The University of Texas at Dallas
Michel Raynal
Michel Raynal Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires
Bettina Kemme
Bettina Kemme McGill University
Rui Oliveira
Rui Oliveira University of Minho
Gustavo Alonso
Gustavo Alonso ETH Zurich
Ben Y. Zhao
Ben Y. Zhao University of Chicago

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