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M. Frans Kaashoek

M. Frans Kaashoek

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
90
Citations
60535
World Ranking
594
National Ranking
319

M. Frans Kaashoek publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Frans Kaashoek sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 211 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

M. Frans Kaashoek D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Frans Kaashoek sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

M. Frans Kaashoek is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes in the field of computer science. Their research work spans multiple subfields including artificial intelligence, computer vision and pattern recognition, computer networks and communications, and signal processing.

The scientist's research topics are diverse and include:

  • Topic Modeling
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Speech and Dialogue Systems
  • Multimodal Machine Learning Applications
  • Security and Verification in Computing
  • Distributed Systems and Fault Tolerance
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques

Kaashoek's recent publications illustrate active contributions primarily in computer science and artificial intelligence. Notable papers include:

  • Unnatural Language Processing: Bridging the Gap Between Synthetic and Natural Language Data (2020), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Unnatural Language Processing: Bridging the Gap Between Synthetic and Natural Language Data (2020), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Notary (2020), published in GetMobile Mobile Computing and Communications

The main publication venues where the scientist's work appears are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • GetMobile Mobile Computing and Communications

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Alana Marzoev
  • Samuel Madden
  • Michael Cafarella
  • Jacob Andreas
  • Anish Athalye

Kaashoek's work reflects a focus on integrating foundational computer science methodologies with applied research in artificial intelligence and system security, contributing to advancements in both theoretical and practical areas of computing.

Best Publications

  • Chord: A scalable peer-to-peer lookup service for internet applications

    Ion Stoica;Robert Morris;David Karger;M. Frans Kaashoek

  • Chord: a scalable peer-to-peer lookup protocol for Internet applications

    Ion Stoica;Robert Morris;David Liben-Nowell;David R. Karger

  • The click modular router

    Eddie Kohler;Robert Morris;Benjie Chen;John Jannotti

  • Resilient overlay networks

    David Andersen;Hari Balakrishnan;Frans Kaashoek;Robert Morris

  • Wide-area cooperative storage with CFS

    Frank Dabek;M. Frans Kaashoek;David Karger;Robert Morris

  • Resilient overlay networks

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  • Exokernel: an operating system architecture for application-level resource management

    D. R. Engler;M. F. Kaashoek;J. O'Toole

  • Vivaldi: a decentralized network coordinate system

    Frank Dabek;Russ Cox;Frans Kaashoek;Robert Morris

  • A measurement study of available bandwidth estimation tools

    Jacob Strauss;Dina Katabi;Frans Kaashoek

  • Koorde: A Simple Degree-Optimal Distributed Hash Table.

    M. Frans Kaashoek;David R. Karger

  • Fast and secure distributed read-only file system

    Kevin Fu;M. Frans Kaashoek;David Mazières

  • Looking up data in P2P systems

    Hari Balakrishnan;M. Frans Kaashoek;David Karger;Robert Morris

  • Information flow control for standard OS abstractions

    Maxwell Krohn;Alexander Yip;Micah Brodsky;Natan Cliffer

  • The Click modular router

    Robert Morris;Eddie Kohler;John Jannotti;M. Frans Kaashoek

  • Separating key management from file system security

    David Mazières;Michael Kaminsky;M. Frans Kaashoek;Emmett Witchel

  • Corey: an operating system for many cores

    Silas Boyd-Wickizer;Haibo Chen;Rong Chen;Yandong Mao

  • An analysis of Linux scalability to many cores

    Silas Boyd-Wickizer;Austin T. Clements;Yandong Mao;Aleksey Pesterev

  • Designing a DHT for low latency and high throughput

    Frank Dabek;Jinyang Li;Emil Sit;James Robertson

  • Processing analytical queries over encrypted data

    Stephen Tu;M. Frans Kaashoek;Samuel Madden;Nickolai Zeldovich

  • Labels and event processes in the asbestos operating system

    Petros Efstathopoulos;Maxwell Krohn;Steve VanDeBogart;Cliff Frey

  • Resilient overlay networks

    David Andersen;Hari Balakrishnan;Frans Kaashoek;Robert Morris

Frequent Co-Authors

Eddie Kohler
Eddie Kohler Harvard University
David Mazières
David Mazières Stanford University
Dawson Engler
Dawson Engler Stanford University
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Andrew S. Tanenbaum Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jinyang Li
Jinyang Li New York University
Henri E. Bal
Henri E. Bal Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bryan Ford
Bryan Ford École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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