Tom Spink

Senior Researcher, School of Informatics
Institute for Computing Systems Architecture
Computer Systems

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7662-3146

Emailtspink@inf.ed.ac.uk
Websitehttp://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/tspink

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Current Research Interests

My research interests include:

High-performance cross-architecture virtualisation
JIT compilation for DBT
Security and Privacy for IoT
Operating Systems
Hardware specialisation for databases

Qualifications

PhD in Computer Systems Architecture, 2013-16, University of Edinburgh

Thesis: "Efficient Cross-architecture Hardware Virtualisation"

B.Eng. in Software Engineering, 2004-08, University of Edinburgh

Biography

Aug 2019 -- present: Senior Researcher, University of Edinburgh

June 2016 -- Aug 2019: Research Associate, University of Edinburgh

Jan 2013 -- Dec 2016: PhD Student, University of Edinburgh

Sep 2008 -- Dec 2012: IT Systems Manager, Catalyst Event Production Services

Sep 2004 -- Jun 2008: B. Eng. (Hons) Software Engineering, University of Edinburgh

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11 Conference contribution
5 Article

A Retargetable System-Level DBT Hypervisor
Spink, T., Wagstaff, H. & Franke, B., 30 May 2020, In: ACM Transactions on Computer Systems. 36, 4, 24 p., 14.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Fast and Correct Load-Link/Store-Conditional Instruction Handling in DBT Systems
Kristien, M., Spink, T., Campbell, B., Sarkar, S., Stark, I., Franke, B., Boehm, I. & Topham, N., 1 Nov 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. 39, 11, p. 3544 - 3554 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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A Retargetable System-Level DBT Hypervisor
Spink, T., Wagstaff, H. & Franke, B., 12 Jul 2019, Proceedings of the 2019 USENIX Annual Technical Conference. Renton, WA: USENIX Association, p. 505-520 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Full-System Simulation of Mobile CPU/GPU Platforms
Kaszyk, J., Wagstaff, H., Spink, T., Franke, B., O'Boyle, M., Bodin, B. & Uhrenholt, H., 25 Apr 2019, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software 2019 (ISPASS 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 68-78 11 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access
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Low-Cost Deterministic C++ Exceptions for Embedded Systems
Renwick, J., Spink, T. & Franke, B., 16 Feb 2019, Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Compiler Construction. Washington, DC, USA: ACM, p. 76-86 11 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access
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5 Invited talk
3 Participation in conference
1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Fast, Unmodified, Full-system Mobile CPU/GPU Simulation
Tom Spink (Speaker)
29 Mar 2019
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Full-system Cross-architecture Hardware Virtualisation
Tom Spink (Speaker)
18 Jul 2019
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
2018 IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software
Harry Wagstaff (Organiser) & Tom Spink (Organiser)
2 Apr 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Efficient Cross-architecture Hardware Virtualisation
Tom Spink (Speaker)
22 Mar 2018
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
The 24th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications
Tom Spink (Member of programme committee)
1 Feb 2018 → 31 Aug 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

Best Paper Award
Spink, Tom (Recipient), Harry Wagstaff (Recipient) & Franke, Bjoern (Recipient), 10 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

1 Active

A PhD studentship in compilers
Spink, T., Franke, B. & O'Boyle, M.
Non-EU industry, commerce and public corporations
1/01/21 → 31/07/26
Project: Research