Lecturers

John Taylor#

Prof John Taylor recently joined the School of Computing at The Australian National University with a focus on computational science and the application of AI to science. Prior to taking up the position at the ANU he was a Chief Research Scientist and Research Group Leader at CSIRO Data61 Computational Platforms Group, the Chief Computational Scientist at DST Group and an Honorary Professor at ANU School of Computer Science. I have recently been appointed Chair of the ACM Gordon Bell Climate Modelling Prize, the internationally recognized HPC prize. The ACM Gordon Bell Prize tracks the progress of parallel computing and rewards innovation in applying high performance computing to challenges in science, engineering, and large-scale data analytics. In recognition of his national leadership in HPC I am currently a member of the Pawsey Capital Refresh Procurement Board, a $70M Australian Government capital refresh project.

Tutors

Alex Boxall#

Hey all, I’m Alex! I’ve recently completed my software engineering degree, and this course was one of my favourites! I’ve tutored this course and the past two years, and I’m looking forward to continuing to teach it to you all, so that you can ‘think deeply, think in C’.

I was also part of ANU Solar Racing, where I worked on writing software in C to simulate the car - if you enjoy this course, consider applying! In my spare time I’ve also been doing oil paintings!

Harold Gao#

Hello! I’m Harold, I’m a third year student, and my research interest is in hardware security. This is an extraordinary course - after taking it, you’ll be able to think deeply about how computer systems are built and optimised to make the most of the hardware. I am looking forward to teaching you this semester, and I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I did :)

Itay Yarom#

Hey, I’m Itay, and I’ll be one of your tutors in COMP2310 this semester. I’m a fourth year who took this course in 2023 and I found it to be a very rewarding experience. Outside of uni, I’m a huge fan of both board games and fantasy/sci-fi books. Feel free to come to me if you have any questions!

Jack Bashford#

Hi, I’m Jack :) I’m in my fourth year of advanced computing this year, in a blend of both systems and theoretical courses (no clue which one I prefer :p)

I really enjoyed this course when I took it, there’s a lot of fun rabbitholes to dive down. You’ll certainly think quite deeply about the C you write ;). Looking forward to being one of your tutors this semester!

Myria Sarvay#

Hi there, my name is Myria, and it is my great pleasure to be one of your 2310 tutors this year. I’m a fourth year comp sci and mathematics student with way too much passion for everything low level. Hardware, compilers, operating systems and build systems are all passions, feel free to ask me about any of them!

I can’t wait to meet you all in labs, I really enjoyed 2310 when I took it, and I hope you all will too. See you around!