About
Dr. Vijay Janapa Reddi is an Associate
Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences
at Harvard University, where his research
focuses on the intersection of computer
architecture, machine learning systems, and
autonomous agents. His multidisciplinary
expertise drives advancements in efficient and
intelligent computing systems across scales,
from mobile and edge platforms to Internet of
Things (IoT) devices. Prior to joining
Harvard, Dr. Janapa Reddi was an Associate
Professor in the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering at the University of
Texas at Austin. In addition to his academic
role, Dr. Janapa Reddi is deeply involved in
shaping the future of machine learning and
edge AI technologies. He serves as Vice
President and co-founder of MLCommons, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to
accelerating machine learning innovation. In
this capacity, he oversees the MLCommons
Research organization, sits on its board of
directors, and co-led the development of the
MLPerf benchmarks, which evaluates a wide
range of ML systems from megawatt to microwatt
scales. Dr. Janapa Reddi also serves on the
boards of directors for the EDGE AI
Foundation, fostering academic-industry
partnerships at the edge of AI. Throughout his
career, Dr. Janapa Reddi has earned numerous
awards and accolades, including the Gilbreth
Lecturer Honor from the National Academy of
Engineering (NAE) in 2016, the IEEE TCCA Young
Computer Architect Award (2016), the Intel
Early Career Award (2013), and Google Faculty
Research Awards in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, and
2020. He has also received Best Paper awards
at the 2020 Design Automation Conference
(DAC), the 2005 International Symposium on
Microarchitecture (MICRO), and the 2009
International Symposium on High-Performance
Computer Architecture (HPCA). Additionally, he
has won various honors and awards, including
IEEE Top Picks in Computer Architecture (2006,
2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023). He is
included in the MICRO and HPCA Halls of Fame
(inducted in 2018 and 2019, respectively). Dr.
Janapa Reddi is passionate about expanding
access to applied machine learning and
promoting diversity in STEM. He has developed
an open-source book, "Machine Learning
Systems," (mlsysbook.ai) which is widely
adopted by institutions worldwide.
Additionally, he created the Tiny Machine
Learning (TinyML) series on edX, a massive
open online course that has trained over
100,000 students globally in recent years. Dr.
Janapa Reddi holds a Ph.D. in computer science
from Harvard University, an M.S. in electrical
and computer engineering from the University
of Colorado at Boulder, and a B.S. in computer
engineering from Santa Clara University.