Suzanne Rivoire

Email:	suzanne.rivoire@sonoma.edu
Postal mail:	Sonoma State University Department of Computer Science 1801 East Cotati Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Telephone:	707-664-3337
Web:	http://rivoire.cs.sonoma.edu
Last revised:	October 2, 2008

Current Position

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Sonoma State University (CA), starting August 2008.

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, June 2008.

Stanford University (CA)
Thesis: "Models and Metrics for Energy-Efficient Computer Systems." [paper][slides]
Committee: Christos Kozyrakis (advisor); Partha Ranganathan; Kunle Olukotun

M.S. in Electrical Engineering, January 2003.

Stanford University (CA)
GPA: 3.91/4.0

B.S. in Electrical Engineering with highest honors, May 2001.

University of Texas at Austin
GPA: 3.95/4.0

Refereed Publications


[Computer]		"Models and Metrics to Enable Energy-Efficiency Optimizations." S. Rivoire, M. A. Shah, P. Ranganathan, C. Kozyrakis, and J. Meza. IEEE Computer, vol. 40, no. 12, December 2007, pp. 39-48. [pdf]
[SIGMOD07]		"JouleSort: A Balanced Energy-Efficiency Benchmark." S. Rivoire, M. A. Shah, P. Ranganathan, C. Kozyrakis. SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data, June 2007. [paper] [slides]
[ICPP06]		"Vector Lane Threading." S. Rivoire, R. Schultz, T. Okuda, C. Kozyrakis. International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), August 2006. [paper] [slides]
[MoBS06]		"Full-System Power Analysis and Modeling for Server Environments." D. Economou, S. Rivoire, C. Kozyrakis, P. Ranganathan. Workshop on Modeling, Benchmarking, and Simulation (MoBS), held in conjunction with ISCA, June 2006. [paper] [slides]

Teaching and Mentoring

Courses taught:
- Computer Architecture (CS 351), Sonoma State University, Fall 2008
- Programming I (CS 115), Sonoma State University, Fall 2008
- Computer Systems Architecture (EE 282), Stanford University, Spring 2007 (co-instructor)
Grader for several classes:
- EE 275 - Logic Design, Stanford University (Winter 2004)
- EE 182 - Computer Architecture, Stanford University (Fall 2002)
- EE 345L - Microprocessor Design Lab, UT-Austin (Spring 2001).
Tutor for various math, physics, and EE classes, Women in Engineering Program, UT-Austin (1999-2001)
Mentoring
- Mentor to 3 first-year EE graduate students through Stanford Women in Electrical Engineering's Big Sister/Little Sister program, 2004-2007.
- Mentor to 8 first-year Stanford EE graduate students, 2006-2007.
- Stanford Computer Systems Lab Student Ambassador, 2004-2007.

Invited Talks and Panels

Talk: "Models and Metrics for Energy-Efficient Computer Systems." Microsoft Research-Silicon Valley (6/2008).
Talk: "Real-Time Power Modeling with Mantis / Energy-Efficiency Benchmarking with JouleSort."
- Microsoft Research-Seattle (12/2007)
- Google (4/2007)
- UC-Berkeley RAD Lab retreat (1/2007)
Panel: "Learning by Doing: Using Internships to Discover Where You Belong" (A. Mitchell, J. Jain, S. Rivoire, W. Carmody, J. Albrecht, L. Grit), Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 10/2007.

Professional Activities

Reviewer for:
- ISCA 2008
- PACT 2006 and 2007
- MICRO 2006
- IEEE Potentials
IEEE Potentials Editor in Chief, 2007-2008; Editorial Board Member, 2004-2006; Student Editor, 2002-2004. IEEE Potentials is mailed to all IEEE student members in the United States and Canada, and is available online to all IEEE members.
IEEE Publication Products and Services Board, Voting member 2006-2008; Publication Conduct Committee member 2007-2008; Conference No-Show Committee member 2008.
IEEE Student Activities Committee, 2002-2004 and 2007-2008.
IEEE GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Committee, Liaison to Publications Board and editor of quarterly GOLD Rush newsletter, 2006.
IEEE Women in Engineering Committee, Liaison to Publications Board and editor of monthly electronic newsletter, 2006.
Conference volunteer, Hot Chips 2004.

Work Experience

HP Labs, Intern, 6/2005-10/2006

Mentor: Partha Ranganathan
Thesis research in the area of power consumption in enterprise systems. Developed a high-level model for server power and proposed power-performance metrics.

Cray, Intern, 6/2003-9/2003

Mentor: Steve Scott
Developed theoretical model and simulator of a clustered vector processor architecture.

Compaq, Intern, 5/2001-9/2001

Mentor: David Joy
Benchmarked, debugged, and tested firmware for Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) server management product.

Honors and Awards

Stanford Graduate Fellowship, awarded 2001.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, awarded 2001.
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, awarded 2001 (declined).
University of Texas at Austin Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering "Outstanding Scholar-Leader" award, 2001 (given to one graduating student)
University of Texas at Austin Society of Women Engineers "Outstanding Student" award, 2001 (given to one graduating student)
National Merit Scholarship, awarded 1999
Cockrell Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering, awarded 1998

Other Activities

Jeopardy! College Tournament semi-finalist, 2001.
One of the United States Chess Federation's top 100 female players and top 50 female quick chess players, 2002-2004.
Campus Volunteering
- Webmaster of Stanford ASSU Speakers Bureau, 2003-2006.
- Member of Stanford Judicial Panel Pool, hearing cases of academic misconduct, 2005-2006.
- Feeder for Stanford Cat Network, 2003-2006.
Professional Organizations and Honor Societies

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, inducted 1999
Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor society, inducted 2001
IEEE, member since 1998
IEEE Computer Society, member since 2001
ACM, member since 2002