Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau

{{Short description|American computer scientist}}

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| fields = Computer science

| workplaces = University of Wisconsin–Madison

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| education = Ph.D. computer science, University of California, Berkeley, 1999
B.S. computer engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1993

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| thesis_title = Performance Availability for Networks of Workstations

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| thesis_year = 1999

| doctoral_advisor = David Patterson

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| known_for = data storage and computer systems

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| awards = SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award, ACM Fellow, AAAS Fellow

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| website = http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi

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Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau is the Grace Wahba professor{{Cite web|url=https://cdis.wisc.edu/cdis-endowed-chairs-professorships/|title=CDIS Endowed Chairs and Professorships|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former chair of the Computer Sciences department.{{cite news |title=UW-Madison answers demand for data science with new school, major and more faculty |url=https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/uw-madison-answers-demand-for-data-science-with-new-school-major-and-more-faculty/article_a6d7b647-ced0-50d5-9388-71065351c2b8.html |accessdate=29 July 2020}}

He co-leads a research group with Professor Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau.{{cite web |title=The ADvanced Systems Laboratory |url=https://research.cs.wisc.edu/adsl/ |accessdate=29 July 2020}}

He and Andrea have co-written a textbook on operating systems, "Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces" (OSTEP), that is downloaded millions of times yearly and used at hundreds of institutions worldwide.{{cite book |title=Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces |date=September 2018 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-9850-8659-3|url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.5555/3299537}}

His research been cited over 15,000 times and is one of the leading experts in the area of data storage.{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=C1skWKgAAAAJ&hl=en|title=Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau - Google Scholar|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

He currently serves as the Director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences{{Cite web|url=https://news.wisc.edu/tom-erickson-school-of-computer-data-information-sciences-founding-director-to-step-down/|title=Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences|last=|first=|date=9 October 2024|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} and as Special Advisor to the Provost on Computing{{Cite web|url=https://news.wisc.edu/gilman-walker-and-arpaci-dusseau-to-assume-new-leadership-roles/

|title=Gilman, Walker and Arpaci-Dusseau to assume new leadership roles|last=|first=|date=5 September 2024|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}.