Derek Hower Graduate Student, Computer Architecture

Education

Duke University

B.S.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering May 2006
Double Major in Computer Science
Advisor: Daniel J. Sorin

University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.S. Computer Science December 2008
Advisor: Mark D. Hill

Teaching

I was the TA for the following courses:

At the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

CS 752 - Advanced Computer Architecture I Prof. Karu Sankaralingam, Spring 2007
CS 552 - Intro. to Computer Architecture Prof. Mark Hill, Fall 2006

At Duke University

CS 110 - Intro. to Operating Systems Prof. Carla Ellis, Fall 2005
CS 100 - Program Design and Analysis Prof. Jeffrey Forbes, Spring 2005
CS 100 - Program Design and Analysis Prof. Owen Astrachan, Fall 2004

Graduate Coursework

At the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

CS 764 - Topics in Database Management Systems Prof. Jignesh Patel, Fall 2008
CS 758 - Topics in Computer Architecture (Parallel Computing) Prof. David Wood, Fall 2007
CS 752 - VLSI Prof. Volkan Kursun, Spring 2007
CS 739 - Distributed Systems Prof. Barton Miller, Spring 2007
CS 736 - Advanced Operating Systems Prof. Michael Swift, Fall 2006
CS 706 - Analysis of Software Artifacts (Software Engineering) Prof. Ben Liblit, Fall 2008
CS 547 - Analytical Modeling Prof. Mary Vernon, Fall 2007

At Duke University

ECE 259 - Advanced Computer Architecture II Prof. Daniel Sorin, Spring 2006
ECE 251 - Advanced Digital Systems Design Prof. Jeff Derby, Spring 2006
ECE 252 - Advanced Computer Architecture I Prof. Daniel Sorin, Fall 2005

Industrial Experience

Intel Corporation

Graduate Intern in the Feb 2008 - June 2008