Arvind Krishnamurthy

International Computer Science Institute

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Arvind Krishnamurthy is a leading figure in computer systems and networking, whose work has fundamentally shaped how large-scale, irregular parallel applications are executed. His early, highly influential research on portable parallel irregular applications established foundational techniques for efficiently managing dynamic, pointer-based data structures on distributed-memory systems—a critical challenge for modern data-intensive computing. With over 9,000 citations to his name, Krishnamurthy’s contributions span from high-performance computing and network protocols to operating systems and security. He is particularly renowned for his work on network congestion control, including the development of the DCTCP algorithm, which dramatically improved data center network efficiency and is now widely deployed. As a professor at the University of Washington, he has also been recognized with a Sloan Research Fellowship and multiple best paper awards, cementing his role as a pioneer in building robust, scalable systems that underpin today’s internet infrastructure.