Home Address:

Matthew Carl Merten

Office Address:

604 Irvine Road

  

224 C&SRL MC-228

Champaign, IL 61822

mmerten@uiuc.edu

1308 W. Main St.

(217) 355-0848

http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/mmerten

Urbana, IL 61801

FAX: (217) 333-5579

http://www.crhc.uiuc.edu/Impact

(217) 244-0419

CAREER GOAL:

A challenging role in state-of-the-art research and development in the fields of computer architecture and compiler technology, with emphasis on the interaction between the hardware and software.
   

EDUCATION:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Advisor: Professor Wen-mei Hwu

Expected M.S. completion in August 1999, thesis title: "A Framework for Profile-Driven

Optimization in the IMPACT Binary Reoptimization System"

Pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering researching runtime optimization technologies

3.97 / 4.0 Grade Point Average

Graduated in May 1996 w/ Highest Honors and as an Edmund J. James Scholar

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

3.95 / 4.0 Grade Point Average
   

EMPLOYMENT:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

May 1996 -

Present

Center for Reliable and High Performance Computing

IMPACT Compiler Research Group – Research focus on runtime optimization technologies
 
  • Binary executable re-optimizer for x86 architecture applications
 
  • Advanced code generator development for x86 architecture processors
   
 

Hewlett-Packard – Cupertino, California

Summer 1997

Intern in Software Migration Group
 
  • Developed software object-file migration techniques for PA-RISC binaries
 
  • Explored trace selection methods in PA-RISC binaries
 
  • Developed an time and space efficient register allocator for tree-structured regions
   
 

Unisys Corporation - Roseville, Minnesota

Summer 1995

Intern in Unisys 2200/3800 Memory Storage Group
 
  • Investigated and improved gate testability coverage in a mainframe second-level cache Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
  • Investigated effects of various of logic optimizations on the ASIC with the tool synopsys
   
 

Intern in System Definition and Analysis, and Compiler Products

Summer 1994
  • Designed a multitasking C program to replay an I/O field sample. An individual project, with extensive documentation, completed at the end of the summer

Summer 1993
  • Mainframe C compiler front-end debugging and development
   

HONORS and ACTIVITIES:
  • Eta Kappa Nu Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society Officer: Course Review Guide Chair, Most Outstanding Officer Award
 
  • Graduated with Highest Honors, Engineering James Scholar, Dean’s List
 
  • E. C. Jordan Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Research Potential
 
  • Babcock and Wilcox Scholarship from the ECE Department
 
  • Engineering Employment EXPO Scholarship from Electronic Data Systems
 
  • NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
 
  • LEGObot/Microprocessor Project
 
  • InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Bible Study Leader
   

RELEVANT COURSE

WORK:
  • Advanced Computer Architecture, VLSI Design, Digital Systems, Logic Design, Fault Tolerant Computing
  • Microcomputer Lab, Operating Systems, Algorithms Design, Chip Testability
  • C++ Programming, Programming Language Design, Intel x86 Assembly
   

REFERENCES:

Professor Wen-Mei Hwu: University of Illinois: 1308 West Main Street, Urbana, IL 61801
 

Elizabeth Sanville: Hewlett Packard: details provided upon request
   

PUBLICATIONS:
  • "A Hardware-Driven Profiling Scheme for Identifying Program Hot Spots to Support Runtime Optimization," Matthew C. Merten, Andrew R. Trick, Christopher N. George, John C. Gyllenhaal, and Wen-mei W. Hwu, Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Computer Architecture, May, 1999
 
  • "Run-time Spatial Locality Detection and Optimization," Teresa L. Johnson, Matthew C. Merten, and Wen-mei W. Hwu, Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Microarchitecture, December, 1997.