Prashant Nair

Biography: Prashant J. Nair is a memory systems architect with over 15 years of experience in memory technologies. He has proposed, led, and driven several high-impact features across industry and academia.

Dr. Nair is also Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he directs the Systems and Architectures (STAR) Lab. He is currently on a sabbatical leave as a Senior Principal Memory Architect at d-Matrix Inc. where he is leading their 3D-DRAM architecture. He is also an Affiliate Fellow at the Quantum Algorithms Institute.

Dr. Nair’s research sits at the intersection of computer architecture, advanced memory systems, and ML systems, with a focus on improving efficiency for modern AI and high-performance computing. He has contributed to 40+ top-tier publications in venues including ISCA, MICRO, HPCA, ASPLOS, DSN, SC, NeurIPS, ICML, MLSys, and VLDB. His work has been recognized with major awards and honors.

• Major Awards:
  • IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award (The Highest Early Career Award)
  • DSN Test-of-Time Award (2025)
  • HPCA Distinguished Artifact Award (2025)
  • MICRO Best Paper Nomination (2024)
  • HPCA Best Paper Award (2023)
• Top Picks Recognition: Three IEEE Micro Top Picks honorable mentions (2016, 2019, 2025).
• Hall of Fame Member: ISCA, MICRO, and HPCA.
• Early-Career Recognition: Inducted into all three premier Halls of Fame of Computer Architecture during his tenure as an Assistant Professor.