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51
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11955
World Ranking
5288
National Ranking
2436

Overview

Michael M. Swift is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on computer science, with particular expertise in areas related to computer networks and communications, information systems, hardware and architecture, artificial intelligence, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Cloud Computing and Resource Management
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
  • Advanced Data Storage Technologies
  • Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  • Security and Verification in Computing
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection

Michael M. Swift has contributed to a number of research papers published largely in the venue arXiv (Cornell University). Notable recent publications include:

  • "Guarding Serverless Applications with SecLambda," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "PL2: Towards Predictable Low Latency in Rack-Scale Networks," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Policy/mechanism separation in the Warehouse-Scale OS," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Characterizing Physical Memory Fragmentation," 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Cost-effective and performant virtual WANs with CORNIFER," 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, among whom are Patrick McDaniel, Mark Mansi, Quinn Burke, Ryan Sheatsley, and Deepak Sirone Jegan. Patrick McDaniel appears as a co-author on multiple occasions, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts.

Michael M. Swift's work spans a variety of technical subfields and topics within computer science and related engineering disciplines, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach focused on networking, systems, and security. Their contributions mostly appear in open-access repositories such as arXiv, aligning with contemporary trends in dissemination and accessibility of scientific research.

Best Publications

  • Mnemosyne: lightweight persistent memory

    Haris Volos;Andres Jaan Tack;Michael M. Swift

  • Improving the reliability of commodity operating systems

    Michael M. Swift;Brian N. Bershad;Henry M. Levy

  • LogTM-SE: Decoupling Hardware Transactional Memory from Caches

    L. Yen;J. Bobba;M.R. Marty;K.E. Moore

  • Method and system for secure running of untrusted content

    Shannon J. Chan;Gregory Jensenworth;Mario C. Goertzel;Bharat Shah

  • Recovering device drivers

    Michael M. Swift;Muthukaruppan Annamalai;Brian N. Bershad;Henry M. Levy

  • Controlling access to objects on multiple operating systems

    David S. Montague;Pradyumna K. Misra;Michael M. Swift

  • Improving the reliability of commodity operating systems

    Michael M. Swift;Brian N. Bershad;Henry M. Levy

  • Peeking behind the curtains of serverless platforms

    Liang Wang;Mengyuan Li;Yinqian Zhang;Thomas Ristenpart

  • Efficient virtual memory for big memory servers

    Arkaprava Basu;Jayneel Gandhi;Jichuan Chang;Mark D. Hill

  • Extensible security system and method for controlling access to objects in a computing environment

    Clifford P. Van Dyke;Peter T. Brundrett;Michael M. Swift;Praerit Garg

  • Performance pathologies in hardware transactional memory

    Jayaram Bobba;Kevin E. Moore;Haris Volos;Luke Yen

  • Supporting nested transactional memory in logTM

    Michelle J. Moravan;Jayaram Bobba;Kevin E. Moore;Luke Yen

  • Method for changing passwords on a remote computer

    Michael M. Swift;Clifford P. Van Dyke;Pradyumna Kumar Misra

  • Aerie: flexible file-system interfaces to storage-class memory

    Haris Volos;Sanketh Nalli;Sankarlingam Panneerselvam;Venkatanathan Varadarajan

  • Recovering device drivers

    Michael M. Swift;Muthukaruppan Annamalai;Brian N. Bershad;Henry M. Levy

  • FlashTier: a lightweight, consistent and durable storage cache

    Mohit Saxena;Michael M. Swift;Yiying Zhang

  • Resource-freeing attacks: improve your cloud performance (at your neighbor's expense)

    Venkatanathan Varadarajan;Thawan Kooburat;Benjamin Farley;Thomas Ristenpart

  • Ensuring the integrity of remote boot client data

    Adam D. Barr;Michael M. Swift;Charles T. Lenzmeier

  • More for your money: exploiting performance heterogeneity in public clouds

    Benjamin Farley;Ari Juels;Venkatanathan Varadarajan;Thomas Ristenpart

  • An Analysis of Persistent Memory Use with WHISPER

    Sanketh Nalli;Swapnil Haria;Mark D. Hill;Michael M. Swift

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Hill
Mark D. Hill University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thomas Ristenpart
Thomas Ristenpart Cornell University
Aditya Akella
Aditya Akella The University of Texas at Austin
Henry M. Levy
Henry M. Levy University of Washington
Brian N. Bershad
Brian N. Bershad University of Washington
Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau
Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau University of Wisconsin–Madison
Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau
Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mario Nemirovsky
Mario Nemirovsky Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Kathryn S. McKinley
Kathryn S. McKinley Google (United States)
Jeffrey S. Chase
Jeffrey S. Chase Duke University

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