2026 Krishna V. Palem: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	40	9446	9174	3994	3828	139	4667

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008 - W. Wallace McDowell Award, IEEE Computer Society For pioneering contributions to the algorithmic, compilation, and architectural foundations of embedded computing.
2005 - ACM Fellow For contributions to compiler optimization and embedded computing.

Overview

Krishna V. Palem is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and has a research record primarily in computer science, with a focus on several specialized subfields. Their work spans computer networks and communications, computational theory and mathematics, artificial intelligence, hardware and architecture, and software. The main topics of their research include parallel computing and optimization techniques, computability, logic, AI algorithms, optimization and search problems, distributed systems and fault tolerance, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, neural networks and reservoir computing, and model reduction and neural networks.

The scientist's publication record includes contributions in various venues, with frequent publications in arXiv (Cornell University), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, Quantum Information Processing, and Theoretical Computer Science. Significant recent papers include:

"Domain-driven models yield better predictions at lower cost than reservoir computers in Lorenz systems," 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
"The Assurance Monitor Pattern," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
"A polynomial time parallel algorithm for graph isomorphism using a quasipolynomial number of processors," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Quantum learning of concentrated Boolean functions," 2022, Quantum Information Processing
"Algorithmic Foundations of Inexact Computing," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Varunkumar Jayapaul, Seungbum Jo, Srinivasa Rao Satti, M. V. Panduranga Rao, and Ryan Pyle, with multiple joint publications.

Krishna V. Palem has been recognized with several awards throughout their career. These honors include being named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2015 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011. Earlier distinctions include the W. Wallace McDowell Award from the IEEE Computer Society in 2008, awarded for contributions to the algorithmic, compilation, and architectural foundations of embedded computing, and the ACM Fellow distinction in 2005 for work in compiler optimization and embedded computing.

Best Publications

Seeking solutions in configurable computing

W.H. Mangione-Smith;B. Hutchings;D. Andrews;A. DeHon

268
Citations
Energy aware computing through probabilistic switching: a study of limits

K.V. Palem

255
Citations
Tail bounds for occupancy and the satisfiability threshold conjecture

Anil Kamath;Rajeev Motwani;Paul Spirakis;Krishna Palem

231
Citations
Probabilistic arithmetic and energy efficient embedded signal processing

J. George;B. Marr;B. E. S. Akgul;K. V. Palem

180
Citations
Efficient Robust Parallel Computations

Z. M. Kedem;K. V. Palem;P. G. Spirakis

162
Citations
Ultra-Efficient (Embedded) SOC Architectures based on Probabilistic CMOS (PCMOS) Technology

L.N. Chakrapani;B.E.S. Akgul;S. Cheemalavagu;P. Korkmaz

152
Citations
Energy parsimonious circuit design through probabilistic pruning

Avinash Lingamneni;Christian Enz;Jean-Luc Nagel;Krishna Palem

141
Citations
Leveraging the error resilience of machine-learning applications for designing highly energy efficient accelerators

Zidong Du;Avinash Lingamneni;Yunji Chen;Krishna Palem

139
Citations
Scheduling time-critical instructions on RISC machines

Krishna V. Palem;Barbara B. Simons

125
Citations
Ten Years of Building Broken Chips: The Physics and Engineering of Inexact Computing

Krishna Palem;Avinash Lingamneni

122
Citations
Highly energy and performance efficient embedded computing through approximately correct arithmetic: a mathematical foundation and preliminary experimental validation

Lakshmi N.B. Chakrapani;Kirthi Krishna Muntimadugu;Avinash Lingamneni;Jason George

119
Citations
Combining tentative and definite executions for very fast dependable parallel computing

Z. M. Kedem;K. V. Palem;A. Raghunathan;P. G. Spirakis

118
Citations
Trimaran: an infrastructure for research in instruction-level parallelism

Lakshmi N. Chakrapani;John Gyllenhaal;Wen-mei W. Hwu;Scott A. Mahlke

118
Citations
Design and Applications of Approximate Circuits by Gate-Level Pruning

Jeremy Schlachter;Vincent Camus;Krishna V. Palem;Christian Enz

104
Citations
Combining Register Allocation and Instruction Scheduling

Rajeev Motwani;Krishna V. Palem;Vivek Sarkar;Salem Reyen

99
Citations
Energy aware algorithm design via probabilistic computing: from algorithms and models to Moore's law and novel (semiconductor) devices

Krishna V. Palem

97
Citations
Probabilistic system-on-a-chip architectures

Lakshmi N. Chakrapani;Pinar Korkmaz;Bilge E. S. Akgul;Krishna V. Palem

95
Citations
Sustaining moore's law in embedded computing through probabilistic and approximate design: retrospects and prospects

Krishna V. Palem;Lakshmi N.B. Chakrapani;Zvi M. Kedem;Avinash Lingamneni

93
Citations
Data remapping for design space optimization of embedded memory systems

Rodric M. Rabbah;Krishna V. Palem

92
Citations
High-Performance and Low-Power Rewritable SiOx 1 kbit One Diode–One Resistor Crossbar Memory Array

Gunuk Wang;Adam C. Lauchner;Jian Lin;Douglas Natelson

87
Citations
Ultra Low-energy Computing via Probabilistic Algorithms and Devices: CMOS Device Primitives and the Energy-Probability Relationship

Suresh Cheemavalagu;Pinar Korkmaz;Krishna V. Palem

85
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Enz École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Paul G. Spirakis University of Liverpool

Sudhakar Yalamanchili Georgia Institute of Technology

Rajeev Motwani Stanford University

Tim Palmer University of Oxford

Arindam Basu City University of Hong Kong

Vivek Sarkar Georgia Institute of Technology

Marc Snir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Stefan M. Wild Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sven Leyffer Argonne National Laboratory

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