About Me
I am a PhD student in the Computer Science Department, School of Computer Science, at Carnegie Mellon University with a research interest in database management systems (DBMSs). More specifically, I am exploring the design and engineering challenges of “self-driving” systems. I am extremely fortunate to be advised by Andy Pavlo, and I am a member of the Database Group (CMU-DB), Parallel Data Lab, and SNAP Lab.
I am one of the lead developers of NoisePage, CMU-DB’s new in-memory relational DBMS that is designed for self-driving operation.
I previously completed a MS in Computer Science at CMU, graduating in December 2018. Prior to graduate school, I worked at Western Digital for 8 years performing firmware validation on storage devices while earning a BS in Computer Science & Engineering at UC Irvine.
Contact
- Email: mbutrovi@cs.cmu.edu
- Office: GHC 9007
- GitHub
Publications
- Pavlo, Butrovich et al.: External vs. Internal: An Essay on Machine Learning Agents for Autonomous Database Management Systems (TCDE Bulletin 2019) PDF
Teaching
Carnegie Mellon University
- Teaching Assistant for 15-721: Advanced Database Systems (Spring 2020)
- Guest Lecturer for 15-445/645: Database Systems (Fall 2019)
UC Irvine
- Teaching Assistant for CS145/145L: Embedded Software and Lab (Spring 2016)
- Lab Tutor for CSE46: Data Structures (Winter 2015, Spring 2015)
- Lab Tutor for CSE45C: C++ (Fall 2014, Fall 2015)
Service
- Computer Science Department, Doctoral Review Committee (2020 — present)
- Computer Science Department, MSCS Admissions Committee (2019, 2020)