Dimitrios Skarlatos

Expertise

Topics:  Data Center Design, Aritficial Intelligence, Systems, Security and Privacy, Computer Architecture

Industries: Education/Learning, Computer/Network Security

Dimitrios Skarlatos’ research bridges computer architecture and operating systems focusing on performance, security, and scalability. His current work follows two central themes: uncovering security vulnerabilities and building defenses at the boundary between hardware and OS, and re-designing abstractions and interfaces between the two layers to improve performance and scalability.

Skarlatos is leading a groundbreaking project funded by CMU’s Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation to redesign AI data center infrastructure. His team aims to improve energy efficiency by a factor of 20, using precise power control tools that don’t require rewriting existing AI software stacks.

Dimitrios Skarlatos earned a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he worked with Josep TorrellasOpens in new window in the i-acoma group. His alma mater is the Technical University of CreteOpens in new window in Greece, where he studied electronic and computer engineering. During his years in Crete, Skarlatos had the chance to work with Dionisios PnevmatikatosOpens in new window, Apostolos DollasOpens in new window, Ioannis PapaefstathiouOpens in new window, and Polyvios PratikakisOpens in new window.

Media Experience

Power Shift: How CMU Is Leading America’s Energy Evolution  — CMU News
From reimagining AI data centers to modernizing and securing the electric grid, CMU researchers are working on practical solutions to pressing challenges in how the U.S. produces, moves and secures energy. “Our goal is to make tomorrow’s AI data centers drastically more energy-efficient through deep vertical integration of software and hardware," says Dimitrios Skarlatos, a computer science professor. "At CMU, we’re leading the charge in identifying the most promising research directions and working closely with industry for swift, practical technology transfer."

Q&A with Dimitrios Skarlatos, visiting scientist at Facebook and assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University  — Meta Research
In this Q&A, Skarlatos shares his experience as a visiting scientist at Facebook, his motivation for taking a “prebattical,” the research projects he’s worked on, advice for academics considering a similar path, and more.

Skarlatos' Inspired Research in Computer Architecture and Operating Systems Results in Outstanding Dissertation Award  — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“Computing systems are undergoing a radical shift, propelled by stern security requirements and an unprecedented growth in data and users. This change has proven to be abstraction breaking,” Skarlatos said. “Current hardware and operating system abstractions were built at a time when we had minimal security threats, scarce compute and memory resources, and limited numbers of users. These assumptions are not representative of today’s computing landscape.