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Keller, Eric Robert

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  • Eric Keller designs and builds secure and reliable networked systems using a cross-layer approach that draws from networking, operating systems, distributed systems, and computer architecture. His research introduces new systems, algorithms, and abstractions to enable a more manageable network and computing infrastructure. This is rooted in the fact that a significant portion of security and reliability issues are often a result of limitations in the management of networked systems. His research has been enabling and capitalizing on a more dynamic and programmable computing and network infrastructure, via such technologies as virtualization, software-defined networking, and the movement toward cloud based services.

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  • secure and reliable networked systems, virtualization, software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, cloud computing

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  • CSCA 5063 - Network Systems Foundation
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    In this course, students will learn the most important principles in network systems. This will center on the layered design of networks, and cover the link layer (Ethernet), network layer (IP), transport layer (TCP, UDP), and application layer (HTTP, gRPC). With those as a foundation, student will learn about network security problems and how some current solutions work at different layers.
  • CSCI 3593 - Computer Organization
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Studies computer design at the microarchitecture level. Discusses instruction set architecture design, arithmetic and logic unit design, control logic, memory design and caches, simple pipelining, I/O and peripheral devices. Briefly covers aspects of modern computer architecture, such as multicore processors and hardware security. Formerly CSCI 4593. Same as ECEN 3593.
  • CSCI 4253 - Datacenter Scale Computing - Methods, Systems and Techniques
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Covers the primary problem solving strategies, methods and tools needed for data-intensive programs using large collections of computers typically called "warehouse scale" or "data-center scale" computers. Examines methods and algorithms for processing data-intensive applications, methods for deploying and managing large collections of computers in an on-demand infrastructure and issues of large-scale computer system design. Recommended prerequisite: CSCI 4273. Same as CSCI 5253.
  • CSCI 4593 - Computer Organization
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
    Studies computer design at the gate level. Discusses instruction set architecture design, arithmetic and logic unit design, control logic, memory design and caches, simple pipelining, I/O and peripheral devices. Briefly covers aspects of modern computer architecture, such as multicore processors and cache coherence for these. Degree credit not granted for this course and ECEN 3593.
  • CSCI 5253 - Datacenter Scale Computing - Methods, Systems and Techniques
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Covers the primary problem solving strategies, methods and tools needed for data-intensive programs using large collections of computers typically called "warehouse scale" or "data-center scale" computers. Examines methods and algorithms for processing data-intensive applications, methods for deploying and managing large collections of computers in an on-demand infrastructure and issues of large-scale computer system design. Recommended prerequisite: CSCI 5273. Same as CSCI 4253.
  • CSCI 7000 - Current Topics in Computer Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
    Covers research topics of current interest in computer science that do not fall into a standard subarea. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.
  • ECEN 3350 - Programming Digital Systems
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
    Explores how computers and programmable hardware in general are used to implement digital systems by looking at the capabilities of central processing units, the use and control of various input/output (I/O) devices, memory organization, and concurrency management. Topics include computer architecture, instruction sets, I/O device programming, interrupts, data transfer mechanisms, semaphores, and memory management. Degree credit not granted for this course and ECEN 2360.
  • ECEN 3593 - Computer Organization
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    Studies computer design at the gate level. Discusses instruction set architecture design, arithmetic and logic unit design, control logic, memory design and caches, simple pipelining, I/O and peripheral devices. Briefly covers aspects of modern computer architecture, such as multicore processors and cache coherence for these. Degree Credit not granted for this course and CSCI 4593. Formerly ECEN 4593.
  • ECEN 4033 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
    Examines a special topic in Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
  • ECEN 5033 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Examines a special topic in Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

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