[Computer Science Department], [Trinity College Dublin] [Personnel]

David Gregg

Job Title: Senior Lecturer

Qualifications: MSc, Dr. techn., FTCD

Research Areas: Compiler Optimisation, Computer Architecture

Courses: CS2014/5 Systems Programming, CS3014 Concurrent Systems I

Location: Lloyd Institute 027

Phone: (+353 1 896) 3693

e-mail: David.Gregg at cs.tcd.ie

Postal Address: Dr David Gregg, Department of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.

David Gregg is a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin. Before coming to Trinity, he completed a doctorate in Computer Science at the Technische Universitaet in Vienna, on the topic of compiling for advanced instruction level parallel architectures in 2001. In May 2007 he was elected a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. Within the larger Software Systems Laboratory, he leads a small research group with several postgraduate research students. His current research deals with compilers, program optimization and computer architecture, with a particular focus on optimizations for multi-core architectures.

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Research interests

• Compiler optimization
• Processor microarchitecture
• Virtual machines for implementing high-level languages
• Multi-core architectures
• Compiling for instruction level parallelism
• Domain Specific Languages
• Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
• Experimental algorithmics

Professional Activities

• HiPEAC 2011 Programme Committee
• PACT 2010 Programme Committee
• SAC 2010 Emb. Sys. Track Programme Committee
• PACT 2009 Programme Committee
• COCV 2009 Programme Committee
• PLDI 2009 External Review Committee
• PLDI 2009 Local Arrangements Chair
• ASPLOS 2009 Programmme Committee
• WCSA 2008 Programme Committee
• VEE 2008 General Chair
• CC 2008 Programmme Committee
• PPPJ 2007 Programmme Committee
• PPPJ 2006 Programmme Committee
• VEE 2005, 2006, 2007 Steering Committee
• IVME 2004 Programme Committee
• SCOPES 2004 Programme Committee
• EI Proof of Concept Funding Panel, Spring 2003-Summer 2004
• IVME 2003 General Chair
• Euroforth 2003 Programme Committee
• SCOPES 2003 Programme Committee
• Euroforth 2002 Programme Committee

Graduate Research Students

• Jason McCandless (PhD)
• Kevin Williams (PhD)
• Paul Biggar (PhD)
• Robert Crosbie (PhD)
• R. Scott Manley (PhD)

Previous Research Students

• Nicholas Nash, (PhD defended 7th December 2009)
• Yunhe Shi, PhD.
• Colm McSweeney, MSc.
• Owen Callanan, PhD.
• Daniel Clarke, MSc.
• Andrew Beatty, MSc.
• Richard Bannister, MSc.
• Kevin Casey, PhD.
• Brian Davis, MSc.

Departmental Duties

• From 2005 to 2007 I represented the junior academic staff on the Executive Commitee of the School of Computer Science and Statistics.
• Department of Computer Science PhD Workshop 2003-2006.
• New PhD students' introductary event 2004-2006.
• Coordinator of the "20/20 Vision Group" on the long-term future of the School of Computer Science and Statistics 2005-2006.
• Coordinator of Research Methods programme for Postgraduate Research Students (with Prof. Remenyi) 2007-.

Publications

Useful Links

• The SquirrelFish JavaScript engine is a very nice example of the use of modern research on interpreters in practical applications.
• I am a member of the European Network of Excellence on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC).