Keith D. Cooper

Professor and Chair
Department of Computer Science
Rice University
Houston, Texas, USA

Research Interests

Dr. Cooper is the leader of the Scalar Compiler group at Rice, often called (affectionately) the Massively Scalar Compiler Project. The Scalar Compiler group investigates issues that relate to optimization and code generation for modern machines. In the past, the group has worked on classical analysis and optimization problem, on compilation problems for embedded systems, and on problems that arise in preparing code for execution on Grids.

His current research projects include work on optimization and code generation for advanced microprocessors, an investigation of adaptive compiler technology, and the vGrADS project. He has an active interest in object-level optimization.

Administrative Responsibilities

Dr. Cooper is currently chair of Rice's Computer Science Department. (His term runs from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2008.) In that capacity, he has responsibilities related to recruiting faculty, staff, and graduate students. Your initial contact for such matters should be Ms. B.J. Smith, email address bjsmith at cs.rice.edu or 713 348 4834.

Scholarly Interests


Other Interests

Dr. Cooper is a member of HiPerSoft and CITI.