Mission


The mission of the Computer Systems Laboratory (CSL) at the University of Louisville is to further the advancement of Operating Systems, Data Storage Systems, and Parallel & Distributed Systems through both experimental and theoretical research.

The contemporary topics being investigated in the computer systems laboratory include:

As part of J.B. Speed School of Engineering, CSL is physically located at Duthie Center for Engineering, Room 242.

People

Director:

Current Members:

Past Members:

Sponsors


CC* Data Storage: Cardinal Academic Research Data Storage (CARDS).
National Science Foundation (NSF), OAC Division (2322248)
Nihat Altiparmak (PI), 9/1/2023 - 8/31/2025, $500,000.
*In collaboration with Co-PIs Sabur Hassan Baidya, Dibson Dibe Gondim, Melissa Smith, Lee Thompson, and Senior Personnel Robert Berson, Aly Farag, Hermann Frieboes, Hichem Frigui, Jeremy Gaskins, Lutz Haberzettl, Benne Holwerda, Vance Jaeger, Badri Narayanan, Juw Won Park, Christina Ralph-Nearman, Eric Rouchka, Corey Watson, Hui Zhang at the University of Louisville.

REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Computer Systems at University of Louisville.
National Science Foundation (NSF), CNS Division (2050925)
Nihat Altiparmak (Co-PI), 5/1/2021 - 4/30/2024, $405,051.
Project Webpage: Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023
*In collaboration with PI Wei Zhang at the University of Louisville.

RII Track-1: Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Enhanced Robotics and Structures
National Science Foundation (NSF), OIA Division (1849213)
Nihat Altiparmak (Senior Personnel), 7/1/2019 - 6/30/2024, $24,000,000.
*In collaboration with PI Rodney Andrews at the University of Kentucky, Co-PI Dan Popa at the University of Louisville, and Co-PIs John Anthony, Czarena Crofcheck, and Seth DeBolt at the University of Kentucky.<

MRI: Acquisition of a High Performance Big Data Analysis Platform
National Science Foundation (NSF), CNS Division (1828521)
Nihat Altiparmak (PI), 10/1/2018 - 9/30/2020, $478,727.
*In collaboration with Co-PIs Olfa Nasraoui, Ayman El-baz, Bert Little, Nejat Egilmez, and Senior Personnel Robert Keynton, Hichem Frigui, Richard Kerber, and Karunarathna Kulasekera at the University of Louisville.

OpenSFS Competitive Cluster Equipment Grant
Open Scalable File Systems (OpenSFS), Inc.
Nihat Altiparmak (PI), 3/8/2018, Equipment Description.
*In collaboration with Co-PI Harrison Simrall at the University of Louisville.

RET Site: Research Experiences for Teachers in Big Data and Data Science
National Science Foundation (NSF), CNS Division (1801513)
Nihat Altiparmak (Senior Personnel), 2/15/2018 - 1/31/2021, $598,128.
CSL's RET Project Webpage: Summer 2018, Summer 2019
*In collaboration with PI Olfa Nasraoui, Co-PI Stephanie Philipp, and Senior Personnel Jason Immekus, Dan Popa, Aly Farag, Hichem Frigui, Huacheng Zeng, and Hui Zhang at the University of Louisville.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement for the NSF CRII Award (1657296)
National Science Foundation, CNS Division
Nihat Altiparmak (sole PI), 2017, $16,000.

CRII: CSR: Online Analysis of Disk I/O for Automatic Storage System Optimization
National Science Foundation (NSF), CRII (Pre-CAREER) Award, CNS Division (1657296)
Nihat Altiparmak (sole PI), 2/15/2017 - 1/31/2020, $175,000.

Logistics Sourcing Model
OMYA Inc.
Nihat Altiparmak (Co-PI), 1/1/2017 - 9/30/2017, $175,000.
*In collaboration with PI Monica Gentili and Co-PIs Kevin Gue and Olfa Nasraoui at the University of Louisville.

Big Data Analysis in Medicine
University of Louisville, 21st Century Initiative
Nihat Altiparmak (Co-PI), 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2019, $1,857,444.
*In collaboration with PIs Robert S. Keynton and Ayman El-Baz, and Co-PIs Gregory N. Barnes, Roberto Bolli, Nigel Cooper, Hichem Frigui, Henry J. Kaplan, Olfa Nasraoui, Eric Rouchka, and Mark Slaughter at University of Louisville

Dynamic Big Data Reorganization in Multi-Disk Storage Systems
University of Louisville, Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation (EVPRI), Research-II Grant Program
Nihat Altiparmak (sole PI), 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016, $10,000.

Optimizing Virtual Machine Scheduling in the Cloud
University of Louisville, Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation (EVPRI), Research-I Grant Program
Nihat Altiparmak (sole PI), 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016, $3,000.

Exploiting Replication for Energy Efficiency of Large Scale Heterogeneous Storage Systems
University of Louisville, Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation (EVPRI), Undergraduate Research Grant Program
Nihat Altiparmak (sole PI), 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016, $3,000.

Contact

Physical Address:

Computer Systems Laboratory
Duthie Center for Engineering, Room 242
222 Eastern Parkway, Louisville, KY 40208

Phone:

(502) 852-0462

Email:

nihat.altiparmak@louisville.edu