Fredrik Kjolstad
Research Scientist at Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarFredrik Kjolstad is a research scientist and computer scientist based in Palo Alto with 14 years of experience focused on programming languages, compilers, and systems. Formerly an Assistant Professor at Stanford, he blends academic rigor with practical systems-building, producing research that informs real-world compiler and language implementations. He is comfortable spanning theory and implementation, translating formal ideas into performant tooling and infrastructure. With a career rooted in both education and hands-on engineering, he brings a deep understanding of how language design impacts system performance and developer productivity. An understated strength is his ability to communicate complex compiler concepts to practitioners, bridging the gap between research and production.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (27)
sparse10
code-generator10
llvm10
code-generation10
compiler10
tensor10
linear-algebra10
machine-learning8
data-science8
javascript7
julia6
taco6
idris6
opencl6
gpu5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
tensor-compiler/taco
Sep 2016 - Sep 2019
The Tensor Algebra Compiler (taco) computes sparse tensor expressions on CPUs and GPUs
Contributions:1 release, 1498 commits, 50 PRs in 3 years
compilertensortensor-algebralinear-algebracode-generator
GoogleInternetAuthorityG2SUNGHAN/6.867-project
Sep 2012 - Apr 2014
Contributions:180 commits in 1 year 6 months
class-projectmitmachine-learningdata-science
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