Siavash Katebzadeh
Who I am
My name is Siavash, also known as MohammadReza. I was born in Shiraz, a city rich in Persian culture and history, located in Iran.
What I am
I received my PhD in computer science at the University of Edinburgh, under the supervision of Prof. Boris Grot. Prior to this, I earned my M.Sc. in Software Engineering from the Department of CSE at Shiraz University, and my B.Sc. in Software Engineering from the same university.
What I do
My current research focuses on network topologies, routing, congestion control, and performance predictability in datacenter networks. Previously, I worked on exciting projects related to compilers, programming languages, and systems in high-performance computing. For more details, please refer to my brief CV here.
During my free time, I indulge in my hobbies, which include photography, playing chess, reading manga, and watching anime!
News
| Jul 2023 | I joined Huawei Technologies Research & Development as a part-time CPU architect! |
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| May 2023 | I passed my PhD viva! New chapter begins! 😊 |
| May 2023 | I will be serving as the Web Co-Chair in HPCA’24. |
| Mar 2023 | Saba has been accepted to EuroSys’23. |
| Jan 2022 | I will be serving as the Submission Co-Chair in MICRO’22. |
| Jan 2021 | Hermes has been selected as a IEEE Micro Top Pick Honorable Mention! |
| Jul 2020 | Bankrupt Covert Channel has been accepted to WOOT’20, co-located with USENIX Sec’20. |
| Feb 2020 | Smart Priority Assignment in Datacenter Networks accepted at Yarch’20 workshop. |
| Jan 2020 | RPerf has been accepted to ISPASS’20. |
| Nov 2019 | Hermes has been accepted to ASPLOS’20. |
| Jul 2019 | I attended the ACACES’19 summer school. What an enjoyable week that was! |
| Aug 2018 | I am married to a wonderful woman! 🕺💃 |
| Dec 2017 | Our collaboration with Microsoft Research has begun. |
| Nov 2017 | My PhD at the University of Edinburgh has begun! |
| Jul 2017 | My MSc is finished and I graduated with Highest Distinction! 🎓 |
| Apr 2017 | We took 5th place in Soccer Simulation 2D at IranOpen 2017, Tehran. |
| Mar 2017 |
We took 1st place in Shiraz Startup Weekend (SWShiraz). Let the feast begin! 
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| Sep 2016 | I’m back from my internship at EPFL. My Master thesis is joint with PARSA Lab. |
| Jul 2016 |
My internship at EPFL has begun. They are awesome!
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| Jul 2016 | We took 6th place in Soccer Simulation 2D at Robocup 2016, Leipzig. |