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Benjamin Lee is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computer Architecture Group at Microsoft Research. His research focuses on power-efficient computer architectures. Benjamin is particularly interested in statistical inference and machine learning for the analysis and optimization of emerging architectures. He is also interested in combinations of technology, economics, and policy for environmentally sustainable digital infrastructure.

Ph.D., Computer Science, Harvard University (2008).
S.M., Computer Science, Harvard University (2006).
B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley (2004).

Honors and Awards

Nominee, Best Paper, International Symposium on Microarchitecture, 2008.
Nominee, ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2008.
Invited Participant, St. Gallen Symposium, 2008.
Invited Participant, St. Gallen Symposium, 2007.
Winner, ACM Student Research Competition, Supercomputing, 2006.
Finalist, DOE High Performance Computer Science Fellowship, 2005.
Harvard University Engineering and Applied Sciences Fellowship, 2004.
Winner, Best Paper. International Conference on Parallel Processing, 2004.
Finalist, Best Student Paper, Supercomputing, 2002.
Finalist, UC Berkeley Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship, 2000.
UC Berkeley National Merit Scholar, 2000.
Advanced Placement Scholar with Honor, 2000.

Affiliations and Service

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member, Association for Computing Machinery
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

++ Publications Chair, International Conference on Parallel Architectures and Compilation Techniques (PACT) 2009.
++ Program Committee, International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software (ISPASS) 2009.
Contact Info
Benjamin C. Lee
Postdoc Researcher

Computer Architecture
Microsoft Research
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052

Office: 425-538-4773
Mobile: 617-852-2210
blee[at]microsoft.com