Entrepreneur
Joseph M. Hellerstein is the Jim Gray Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on data-centric systems and the way they drive computing. A Fellow of the ACM, his work has been recognized via awards including an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, MIT Technology Review's TR10 and TR100 lists, Fortune Magazine's "Smartest in Tech" list, and three ACM-SIGMOD "Test of Time" awards. He has led a number of influential open source projects, including Bloom, MADlib, and Telegraph.
In 2012, Joe co-founded Trifacta, Inc, where he currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer.
Specialties: Data management, analytics, distributed systems, cloud programming, networking.