Kostis Kaffes Wins 2025 Google ML and Systems Junior Faculty Award
Kaffes was selected as part of the inaugural cohort in recognition of the impact and potential of his work on tail-latency scheduling.
Kaffes was selected as part of the inaugural cohort in recognition of the impact and potential of his work on tail-latency scheduling.
Xia Zhou, Brian Borowski, and Kostis Kaffes join the department. They will facilitate research and learning in mobile computing, software systems, and networks.
Xia Zhou
Associate Professor
PhD Computer Science, University of California Santa Barbara
MS Computer Science, Peking University
BS Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University
Xia Zhou is an expert in mobile computing and networks whose research is focused on wireless systems and mobile health. Zhou joins Columbia after nine years at Dartmouth where she was the co-director of the Dartmouth Networking and Ubiquitous Systems and the Dartmouth Reality and Robotics Lab. At Columbia, she will direct the Mobile X Laboratory.
Brian Borowski
Lecturer in Discipline
PhD Computer Science, Stevens Institute of Technology
MS Computer Science, Stevens Institute of Technology
BS Computer Science, Seton Hall University
Brian Borowski is an expert in software systems who aims to present a blend of theoretical and practical instruction so his students can be successful after graduation, regardless of the path they choose. He studied underwater acoustic communication and won several awards for his teaching at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Kostis Kaffes
Assistant Professor
PhD Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Kostis Kaffes is interested in computer systems, cloud computing, and scheduling across the stack. He arrives in Fall 2023 and will spend the next year doing research at Google Cloud with the Systems Research Group.
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President Bollinger announced that Columbia University along with many other academic institutions (sixteen, including all Ivy League universities) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging the Executive Order regarding immigrants from seven designated countries and refugees. Among other things, the brief asserts that “safety and security concerns can be addressed in a manner that is consistent with the values America has always stood for, including the free flow of ideas and people across borders and the welcoming of immigrants to our universities.”
This recent action provides a moment for us to collectively reflect on our community within Columbia Engineering and the importance of our commitment to maintaining an open and welcoming community for all students, faculty, researchers and administrative staff. As a School of Engineering and Applied Science, we are fortunate to attract students and faculty from diverse backgrounds, from across the country, and from around the world. It is a great benefit to be able to gather engineers and scientists of so many different perspectives and talents – all with a commitment to learning, a focus on pushing the frontiers of knowledge and discovery, and with a passion for translating our work to impact humanity.
I am proud of our community, and wish to take this opportunity to reinforce our collective commitment to maintaining an open and collegial environment. We are fortunate to have the privilege to learn from one another, and to study, work, and live together in such a dynamic and vibrant place as Columbia.
Sincerely,
Mary C. Boyce
Dean of Engineering
Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor