Anant Agarwal

Anant Agarwal is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department. He holds the title of CEO, edX; Professor Post-Tenure [CS and EE]. His research interests include Computer Architecture, Programming Languages and Software Engineering, Systems and Networking. Agarwal's work is associated with the EECS Communication Lab and various research areas within the department. His contact information is available at agarwal@mit.edu, and his profile page provides additional details about his academic and professional activities.

Anant Agarwal is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, known for his research in online learning, computer architecture, computer systems, and parallel processing. His work explores innovative computing architectures, such as the Raw microprocessor and the MIT Alewife machine, focusing on improving performance and scalability in parallel processing environments. Agarwal's research includes cache coherence schemes, distributed parallel simulation, and power-aware computing. He has contributed to the development of directory-based cache coherence, column-associative caches, and operating systems for multicores. His publications highlight the design and evaluation of advanced computer systems and interconnection networks.