Luiz André Barroso (June 30, 1964 – September 16, 2023) was a Brazilian computer engineer.[1][2] While working for Google, he pioneered the design of the modern data center.[3][4] Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barroso worked at Digital Equipment Corporation prior to joining Google.[2]

He joined Google in 2001 and was tasked with managing the design of the data center. Barroso is credited with redesigning Google's data centers and servers to be significantly more energy and cost-efficient.[5][6] He also helped forge a consensus around Bluetooth contact tracing, which is estimated to have saved 10,000 lives in the UK.[7][8][9] Barroso has served as the Vice President of Engineering for Google's Geo Platform team, which collects geographical data for services such as Google Maps.[10]

Barroso was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Computing Machinery. He was also a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. He was awarded the ACM - IEEE CS Eckert–Mauchly Award in 2020. Barroso earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro. He also earned a Ph.D. at University of Southern California.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Metz, Cade (2023-12-13). "Luiz Barroso, Who Supercharged Google's Reach, Dies at 59". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  2. 1 2 "Luiz André Barroso". barroso.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. ↑ Dave, Paresh. "Google Mourns Veteran Engineer Luiz André Barroso Who Invented the Modern Data Center". Wired. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023 – via www.wired.com.
  4. ↑ Metz, Cade. "Google's Data Center Engineer Shares Secrets of 'Warehouse' Computing". Wired. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023 – via www.wired.com.
  5. ↑ "Google Mourns Veteran Engineer Luiz Andre Barroso Who Invented the Modern Data Center - Slashdot". tech.slashdot.org. 2023-09-22. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. ↑ Flores, Inno (September 21, 2023). "Remembering Luiz André Barroso: A Visionary Who Transformed Data Centers and Revolutionized Cloud Computing: Brazilian engineer who reshaped the landscape at Google, Luiz André Barroso, has passed away". Tech Times. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Urs Hölzle on LinkedIn: I am writing today with a heavy heart, because I have very sad news. Last… | 207 comments". www.linkedin.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  8. ↑ right, Masthead: Luiz André picture on the (2023-09-25). "Google mourns the death of data center pioneer Luiz André Barroso". TechSpot. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  9. ↑ Kendall, Michelle; Tsallis, Daphne; Wymant, Chris; Di Francia, Andrea; Balogun, Yakubu; Didelot, Xavier; Ferretti, Luca; Fraser, Christophe (2023-02-22). "Epidemiological impacts of the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales throughout its first year". Nature Communications. 14 (1): 858. Bibcode:2023NatCo..14..858K. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36495-z. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 9947127. PMID 36813770.
  10. ↑ "Luiz André Barroso - LCTES 2016". conf.researchr.org. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  11. ↑ "Luiz André Barroso – Google Research". Google Research. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-27.


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