Samuel Madden (MIT)
Encyclopedia
Samuel R. Madden is a computer scientist
specializing in database management system
s. He is currently an associate professor of computer science
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
.
. After completing bachelors and master's degrees at MIT, he earned a Ph.D. specializing in database management at the University of California
under Michael Franklin and Joseph M. Hellerstein
. Before joining MIT as a tenure-track professor, Madden held a post-doc position at Intel's Berkeley Research center.
Before enrolling at MIT and while an undergraduate student there, Madden wrote printer driver software for Palomar Software, a San Diego-area Macintosh
software company. Professor Madden is also a co-founder of Vertica Systems
. He has been involved in various database research projects, including TinyDB, TelegraphCQ, Aurora/Borealis, C-Store
, and H-Store
. In 2005, at the age of 29 he was named to the TR35
as one of the Top 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review
magazine. Recent projects include CarTel, a distributed wireless platform that monitors traffic and on-board diagnostic conditions in order to generate road surface reports, and Relational Cloud, a project investing research issues in building a database-as-a-service.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
specializing in database management system
Database management system
A database management system is a software package with computer programs that control the creation, maintenance, and use of a database. It allows organizations to conveniently develop databases for various applications by database administrators and other specialists. A database is an integrated...
s. He is currently an associate professor of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
.
Career
Madden was born and raised in San Diego, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. After completing bachelors and master's degrees at MIT, he earned a Ph.D. specializing in database management at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
under Michael Franklin and Joseph M. Hellerstein
Joseph M. Hellerstein
Joseph M. Hellerstein is professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he works on database systems and computer networks...
. Before joining MIT as a tenure-track professor, Madden held a post-doc position at Intel's Berkeley Research center.
Before enrolling at MIT and while an undergraduate student there, Madden wrote printer driver software for Palomar Software, a San Diego-area Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
software company. Professor Madden is also a co-founder of Vertica Systems
Vertica
Vertica Systems is an analytic database management software company. Vertica was founded in 2005 by database researcher Michael Stonebraker, and Andrew Palmer; its President and CEO is Christopher P. Lynch. HP announced it would acquire the company in February 2011. On March 22, 2011, HP completed...
. He has been involved in various database research projects, including TinyDB, TelegraphCQ, Aurora/Borealis, C-Store
C-Store
C-Store was a database management system based on a column-oriented DBMS developed by a team at Brown University, Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including Michael Stonebraker, Stanley Zdonik, and Samuel Madden ....
, and H-Store
H-Store
H-Store is an experimental database management system designed for online transaction processing applications that is being developed by a team at Brown University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Yale University....
. In 2005, at the age of 29 he was named to the TR35
TR35
The TR35 is an annual list published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35.Some of the most famous winners of the award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin , Linus Torvalds , Jerry Yang , Jonathan Ive , Mark Zuckerberg...
as one of the Top 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review
Technology Review
Technology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded in 1899 as "The Technology Review", and was re-launched without the "The" in its name on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey...
magazine. Recent projects include CarTel, a distributed wireless platform that monitors traffic and on-board diagnostic conditions in order to generate road surface reports, and Relational Cloud, a project investing research issues in building a database-as-a-service.
Education
- Ph.D., Computer Science, August 2004. University of California Berkeley.
- M.Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1999. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. - B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1999. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
.