CHRISTOPHER C. FROST

chris@frostnet.net http://www.frostnet.net/chris/

Education

University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. in Computer Science, expected 2010
Masters in Computer Science, 2006
Advisor: Eddie Kohler

University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, 2004
Thesis: Amorphous Shape Mapping
Advisor: David Evans
CS GPA: 3.9, Math GPA: 3.2, Overall GPA: 3.4

Research Experience

Featherstitch, UCLA, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 2005-Present

Developing new file system abstractions that allow applications to manipulate stable storage more efficiently, safely, and easily. Developed the patch disk change abstraction for file system implementations and fast, scalable in-kernel graph analysis and manipulation algorithms.

JPred, UCLA, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 2005-2006

Devised the first modular and typesafe type system that permits dynamic dispatch on object types in the face of multiple inheritance.

Amorphous Shape Mapping, UVA, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 2003-2004

Developed and analyzed a method of mapping shapes using an amorphous computer, Undergraduate Thesis.

Cracker Barrel Game Complexity, UVA, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Spring 2003

Proved a variant of the cracker barrel game to be NP-Complete.

Amorphous Shape Growing, MIT, PROJECT ON MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION Summer 2002

Developed an amorphous shape forming method, exploring node layout via cell growth and gradient exudation.

Work Experience

GOOGLE, ADSENSE AND JAVA INFRASTRUCTURE GROUPS
Engineer Intern Summer 2005

Designed and developed a declarative RPC representation to replace AdSense's existing hand-coded RPC system. Extended internal AdSense RPC systems to permit further automation of ad analysis.

APPIAN, TECHNOLOGY
Technology Intern Summer 2004

As a team with three other interns, developed the first two business processes built on Appian Enterprise's BPM engine, from process specification to deployment. To implement our processes I developed Appian Enterprise's initial process loop construct and initial process model migration tool; both later supported the Army's Knowledge Online website, the world's largest intranet.

MICROSOFT, WINCE CORE OS GROUP
Software Design Engineer Summer 2003

Co-designed and developed Windows CE's UPnP AV Framework, a lightweight toolkit that simplifies UPnP AV DCP implementations. Contributed to the WindowsCE C++ STL implementation.

DYNETICS, MISSILE SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT
Engineer Intern (DoD Secret Clearance) Summers 2000 and 2001, Winter Breaks 2000-2001 and 2001-2002

Developed a joystick input option for the simulation architecture JMASS, a graphical frontend that streamlined and further automated geometrical testing of solid propellant missiles, a graphical communication link analyzer that enabled engineers to assess flight tests more quickly and thoroughly, software that helped determine the feasibility of lower-frequency wind sampling for Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle testing. Designed updates to the missile simulation system BADGER. Ported Solaris and Irix programs to Solaris, Linux, and Cygwin.

US ARMY, REDSTONE ARSENAL, AMRDEC, MISSILE GUIDANCE DIRECTORATE
SEAP Apprentice Summer 1999

Designed the target recognition training backend for the directorate's memory-less target recognition system.

Teaching Experience

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Teaching Assistant, Operating Systems (CS 111) Fall 2005, Winter 2006, Spring 2006

Developed the synchronization lab and enhanced the course's existing shell, file system, and event labs. Developed automated grading systems for the course's lab. Led weekly discussions and helped students during office hours and via email. Assisted with midterm and final design. Authored and delivered one lecture.

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Teaching Assistant, Software Development Methods (CS 201) Fall 2001

Helped students during office hours, oversaw lab sections, and graded labs.

Publications

Journal Publications

[1]: Expressive and Modular Predicate Dispatch for Java. Millstein, Frost, Ryder, and Warth. In Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems (TOPLAS), to appear.

Refereed Conference Publications

[2]: Generalized File System Dependencies. Frost, Mammarella, Kohler, de los Reyes, Hovsepian, Matsuoka, and Zhang. In Proceedings of the 21st Symposium on Operating Systems Proceedings (SOSP), Stevenson, WA, October 2007.

Refereed Workshop Publications

[3]: Modularly Typesafe Interface Dispatch in JPred. Frost and Millstein. In Proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Foundations and Developments of Object-Oriented Languages (FOOL/WOOD), Charleston, SC, January 2006.
[4]: The KudOS Architecture for File Systems. de los Reyes, Frost, Kohler, Mammarella, and Zhang. In The Work in Progress Session at the 20th Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP), Brighton, UK, October 2005.

Theses

[5]: Amorphous Shape Mapping. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Virginia, May 2004.

Newsletters

[6]: Pancakes, Puzzles, and Polynomials: Cracking the Cracker Barrel. Frost, Peck, Evans. In The Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory (SIGACT) News, Volume 35, Number 1, March 2004.

Technical Reports

[7]: Featherweight JPred. Frost and Millstein. Technical Report CSD-TR-050038, UCLA Computer Science Department, October 2005.
[8]: Pancakes, Puzzles, and Polynomials: Cracking the Cracker Barrel. Frost, Peck, Evans. Technical Report CS-2004-04, UVa Computer Science, March, 2004.

Talks

``Generalized File System Dependencies'', conference talk at SOSP, October 2007
``Modularly Typesafe Interface Dispatch in JPred'', workshop talk at FOOL/WOOD, January 2006
``Cracking the Cracker Barrel Game'', at UVa's Undergraduate Research and Design Symposium, Spring 2003
``The Intersection of Two Planes is a Line'', invited, but declined, to talk at the Mathematics Association of America, 2003 Meeting
``Shape Formation Through Cell Growth and Gradient Exudation'', at MIT AI Lab, Summer 2002 and UVa CS, Fall 2002.
``Software Development Tools'', at UVa ACM-Microsoft User Group Tech Talk, Fall 2003

Open Source Software

Scord Reduce the disk space used by a subversion working copy. http://scord.sf.net/
Mswatch Efficiently keeps two IMAP mailstores in sync. http://mswatch.sf.net/
Featherstitch Patch-based storage system. http://featherstitch.cs.ucla.edu/
JPred Compiler for practical predicate dispatch for Java. http://www.cs.ucla.edu/ $\sim$ todd/research/jpred.html

Computing Experience

Operating Systems

Unix (with os-specific knowledge in Linux, Irix, and Cygwin), Windows and WindowsCE, NewtonOS, and JOS

Programming Languages

Proficient: C, Java, C++
Working Knowledge: Bash, Python, Perl, OCaml, Common LISP, Cg, VHDL, Lightning, x86, Matlab, SQL, and L^ATEX

Awards

SOSP audience choice, 2007
UCLA Computer Science Departmental Fellowship, 2004-2006
Placed 1st at UCLA ACM's 1st and 2nd Programming Competitions, November 2004, February 2005
Microsoft ``Shipped'' Award for Windows CE's UPnP Audio/Video Framework, Windows CE 5.0, July 2004
Placed 11th, 11th, and 20th of 150 teams at ACM's Mid-Atlantic Programming Contest, Fall 2001, 2002, 2003
Member of UVa's team at ACM's 2003 World Finals, the top 70 of the 24,000 teams world wide. Spring 2003
Placed 6th out of 146 teams at COMAP's International Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM), Spring 2003
Winner of the annual CS 340 Robot Games, Spring 2002
``Most Outrageous Project'' in CS 333, a JIT for the BF language, Fall 2001
Placed 1st in Computer Science among Redstone Arsenal SEAP participants and in the top six at nationals among all SEAP participants for Implementation of a Relational Database as an Aid to Automatic Target Recognition, 1999
Eagle Scout, 1998

Activities

UCLA chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, Graduate Liaison, 2006-2008
UVa chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, Vice-Chair 2003, Secretary 2001 and 2002
Honor Educator, 2001-2004
Founding member of UVa's Student Pugwash chapter, 2002-2004
Engineering School Fourth Year Board Member, 2003-2004
Theta Tau, a national, professional, coeducational engineering fraternity, 2000-2004
UVa Engineering Student Council, EWeek Co-chair Spring 2002, Co-First Year Representative 1st Year
Linux Users of North Alabama (LUNA), 1997-Present
Founding member, original author of the LUNA FAQ, and past installfest organizer
Amateur Radio Operator (Technician), 1993-Present

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