Writings

Essays, blog posts, and reflections — on Medium and on SIGARCH's Computer Architecture Today blog.

On Medium

• Surviving and Thriving in the Transition Back to Work: Life after Maternity Leave Medium · November 2017 · 13 min read
  On returning to work three months after the birth of my second child, the absurdity of sustained sleep deprivation, and how to function — and not lose your mind — when you're still expected to produce.
• The Incredible Loneliness of Being an "Only" Medium · December 2017
  On being the only woman in the room — from a sophomore-year EE course through a career in computer architecture — and on the sisters who help you keep going.

On the Computer Architecture Podcast

• Reflections on 5 Years of the Computer Architecture Podcast with Suvinay Subramanian · SIGARCH · June 2025
  Five years, 20 episodes, and a lot of conversations with the people shaping computer architecture.

On teaching and the field

• Teaching Computer Architecture as an Industrial Practitioner with Dana Vantrease · SIGARCH · August 2022
  On co-teaching the undergrad computer architecture course at Princeton during the pandemic — what it's like to step back into the classroom from industry.
• Welcome to Profiles of Women in Computer Architecture! SIGARCH · April 2018
  Launching the Women in Computer Architecture profile series, and some reflection on being the only woman in the room for a long time.