Teaching

My courses focus on the design of computer systems, encompassing low-level operating system details, programming languages and compilers, and distributed systems consisting of thousands of machines. I teach students how to build real working systems from end-to-end, taking into account not just performance, but also reliability, completeness, usability, maintainability, and beauty.

Recent courses taught at the University of Notre Dame include:

CSE 40771 - Distributed Systems (Fall 2024)
CSE 30341 - Operating Systems Principles (Spring 2024)
CSE 40243/60243 - Compilers and Language Design (Fall 2023)
CSE 40771 - Distributed Systems (Spring 2023)
CSE 40243/60243 - Compilers and Language Design (Fall 2022)
CSE 30341 - Operating Systems Principles (Spring 2021)
CSE 40771/60771 - Distributed Systems (Fall 2021)

I also create a variety of free online materials for teaching computer systems. Take a look at my free online compilers textbook:

Introduction to Compilers and Language Design
by Douglas Thain
2nd edition, 2020.
compilerbook.org

You can also take an online course in Data Intensive Scientific Computing hosted by me and my colleague, Prof. Paul Brenner:

Prior Courses

CSE 40822/60822 - Cloud Computing
CSE 40677 - Open Source Software Development
CSE 66771 - Foundations of Distributed Systems
CSE 20211 - Fundamentals of Computing
CSE 60641 - Graduate Operating Systems