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His research spans virtualization, operating systems, and computer architecture, with a specific focus on memory systems and networking. He concentrates on the intersection of hardware and software, working to develop system software that better exploits modern hardware and to develop hardware that simplifies system software. He is also well versed in the internals of the Python programming language, as he has developed Python interpreters for both embedded systems and web browsers. His work has led to 11 patents and has been implemented within several open source systems.<p>He has also been actively involved in curriculum development and oversight at Rice, having served on the curriculum committees for the University (member), School of Engineering (chair), and Department of Computer Science (chair). He is currently leading the <a href=https://www.cs.rice.edu/onlinemcs rel=noopener target=_blank>MCS@Rice</a> and <a href=https://www.cs.rice.edu/academics/graduate-programs/online-mds rel=noopener target=_blank>MDS@Rice</a> online degree programs. Prior to joining Rice, he received his Ph.D. from MIT.</section><section class=biography-info><section class=biography-list><h2 class=biography-list-title>Research</h2><ul class=biography-interests><li class=py-1>Computer Architecture<li class=py-1>Operating Systems<li class=py-1>Memory Systems<li class=py-1>CS Education<li class=py-1>Virtualization<li class=py-1>Networking</ul></section><section class=biography-list><h2 class=biography-list-title>Education</h2><ul><li class=biography-academic-item><i> <svg viewbox="0 0 640 512" class=biography-academic-icon role=img xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><title>Academic</title><path d="M320 32c-8.1 0-16.1 1.4-23.7 4.1L15.8 137.4C6.3 140.9 0 149.9 0 160s6.3 19.1 15.8 22.6l57.9 20.9C57.3 229.3 48 259.8 48 291.9l0 28.1c0 28.4-10.8 57.7-22.3 80.8c-6.5 13-13.9 25.8-22.5 37.6C0 442.7-.9 448.3 .9 453.4s6 8.9 11.2 10.2l64 16c4.2 1.1 8.7 .3 12.4-2s6.3-6.1 7.1-10.4c8.6-42.8 4.3-81.2-2.1-108.7C90.3 344.3 86 329.8 80 316.5l0-24.6c0-30.2 10.2-58.7 27.9-81.5c12.9-15.5 29.6-28 49.2-35.7l157-61.7c8.2-3.2 17.5 .8 20.7 9s-.8 17.5-9 20.7l-157 61.7c-12.4 4.9-23.3 12.4-32.2 21.6l159.6 57.6c7.6 2.7 15.6 4.1 23.7 4.1s16.1-1.4 23.7-4.1L624.2 182.6c9.5-3.4 15.8-12.5 15.8-22.6s-6.3-19.1-15.8-22.6L343.7 36.1C336.1 33.4 328.1 32 320 32zM128 408c0 35.3 86 72 192 72s192-36.7 192-72L496.7 262.6 354.5 314c-11.1 4-22.8 6-34.5 6s-23.5-2-34.5-6L143.3 262.6 128 408z"/></svg> </i> <div><p>PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2001<p class=biography-institution>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div><li class=biography-academic-item><i> <svg viewbox="0 0 640 512" class=biography-academic-icon role=img xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><title>Academic</title><path d="M320 32c-8.1 0-16.1 1.4-23.7 4.1L15.8 137.4C6.3 140.9 0 149.9 0 160s6.3 19.1 15.8 22.6l57.9 20.9C57.3 229.3 48 259.8 48 291.9l0 28.1c0 28.4-10.8 57.7-22.3 80.8c-6.5 13-13.9 25.8-22.5 37.6C0 442.7-.9 448.3 .9 453.4s6 8.9 11.2 10.2l64 16c4.2 1.1 8.7 .3 12.4-2s6.3-6.1 7.1-10.4c8.6-42.8 4.3-81.2-2.1-108.7C90.3 344.3 86 329.8 80 316.5l0-24.6c0-30.2 10.2-58.7 27.9-81.5c12.9-15.5 29.6-28 49.2-35.7l157-61.7c8.2-3.2 17.5 .8 20.7 9s-.8 17.5-9 20.7l-157 61.7c-12.4 4.9-23.3 12.4-32.2 21.6l159.6 57.6c7.6 2.7 15.6 4.1 23.7 4.1s16.1-1.4 23.7-4.1L624.2 182.6c9.5-3.4 15.8-12.5 15.8-22.6s-6.3-19.1-15.8-22.6L343.7 36.1C336.1 33.4 328.1 32 320 32zM128 408c0 35.3 86 72 192 72s192-36.7 192-72L496.7 262.6 354.5 314c-11.1 4-22.8 6-34.5 6s-23.5-2-34.5-6L143.3 262.6 128 408z"/></svg> </i> <div><p>MEng in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1995<p class=biography-institution>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div><li class=biography-academic-item><i> <svg viewbox="0 0 640 512" class=biography-academic-icon role=img xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><title>Academic</title><path d="M320 32c-8.1 0-16.1 1.4-23.7 4.1L15.8 137.4C6.3 140.9 0 149.9 0 160s6.3 19.1 15.8 22.6l57.9 20.9C57.3 229.3 48 259.8 48 291.9l0 28.1c0 28.4-10.8 57.7-22.3 80.8c-6.5 13-13.9 25.8-22.5 37.6C0 442.7-.9 448.3 .9 453.4s6 8.9 11.2 10.2l64 16c4.2 1.1 8.7 .3 12.4-2s6.3-6.1 7.1-10.4c8.6-42.8 4.3-81.2-2.1-108.7C90.3 344.3 86 329.8 80 316.5l0-24.6c0-30.2 10.2-58.7 27.9-81.5c12.9-15.5 29.6-28 49.2-35.7l157-61.7c8.2-3.2 17.5 .8 20.7 9s-.8 17.5-9 20.7l-157 61.7c-12.4 4.9-23.3 12.4-32.2 21.6l159.6 57.6c7.6 2.7 15.6 4.1 23.7 4.1s16.1-1.4 23.7-4.1L624.2 182.6c9.5-3.4 15.8-12.5 15.8-22.6s-6.3-19.1-15.8-22.6L343.7 36.1C336.1 33.4 328.1 32 320 32zM128 408c0 35.3 86 72 192 72s192-36.7 192-72L496.7 262.6 354.5 314c-11.1 4-22.8 6-34.5 6s-23.5-2-34.5-6L143.3 262.6 128 408z"/></svg> </i> <div><p>BS in Computer Science, 1995<p class=biography-institution>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div></ul></section></section></section></main><section class=bg-gray><article class="container subpage"><header class="subpage-title markdown"><h2>Media</h2></header><section class="subpage-content markdown"><ul><li><a href=https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/how-a-masters-degree-in-computer-science-can-affect-job-prospects rel=noopener target=_blank>How a Master’s Degree in Computer Science Can Affect Job Prospects</a>, US News & World Report<li>Online Master of Computer Science, <a href=https://www.cs.rice.edu/podcast rel=noopener target=_blank>Rice University Computer Science Unconventional Computing Podcast</a> (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/online-master-of-computer-science-with-scott-rixner/id1440301552?i=1000450572567" rel=noopener target=_blank>iTunes</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Dqjb46sqek5dj3dcj2vrvf76sii?t=Online_Master_of_Computer_Science_with_Scott_Rixner-Unconventional_Computing" rel=noopener target=_blank>Google Play</a>)<li><a href=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Rice-Eliminates-the-Red-Tape/244825 rel=noopener target=_blank>Rice Eliminates the Red Tape to Encourage Research on Teaching</a>, The Chronicle of Higher Education<li><a href=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2013/08/28/45959/can-teaching-90000-students-online-make-colleges-better/ rel=noopener target=_blank>Houston Public Radio Interview</a><li><a href=http://news.rice.edu/2013/08/09/the-professors-behind-the-first-massive-online-open-course-at-rice-university/ rel=noopener target=_blank>Campus Conversations with the President</a><li><a href=https://youtu.be/ei_mOSoKN-8 rel=noopener target=_blank>The Anatomy of a MOOC</a></ul></section></article></section><section class=bg><article class="container subpage"><header class="subpage-title markdown"><h2>Online Degree Programs</h2></header><section class="subpage-content markdown"><h3 id=mds-rice>MDS@Rice</h3><p><strong>Online Master of Data Science Degree Program - Aug 2021</strong><p>I am the faculty director of the MDS@Rice program, helping to launch the second fully online degree program in the School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University.<h3 id=mcs-rice>MCS@Rice</h3><p><strong>Online Master of Computer Science Degree Program - Aug 2019</strong><p>I am the faculty director of the MCS@Rice program, helping to launch the first fully online degree program in the School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University.<p>In 2025, the MCS@Rice program <a href=https://news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice-earns-top-10-spot-us-news-rankings-online-graduate-computer-science-program rel=noopener target=_blank>earned a top 10 spot</a> in the US News & World Report rankings for online computer science programs.</section></article></section><section class=bg-gray><a name=contacts></a><article class=subpage><header class="subpage-title markdown"><h2>Contact</h2></header><section class=subpage-content><ul><li class=contact-line><i> <svg viewbox="0 0 512 512" class=contact-icons xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><title>Mail</title><path d="M48 64C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112c0 15.1 7.1 29.3 19.2 38.4L236.8 313.6c11.4 8.5 27 8.5 38.4 0L492.8 150.4c12.1-9.1 19.2-23.3 19.2-38.4c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48L48 64zM0 176L0 384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l384 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-208L294.4 339.2c-22.8 17.1-54 17.1-76.8 0L0 176z"/></svg> </i> <span class=pl-4>rixner[at]rice.edu</span><li class=contact-line><i> <svg viewbox="0 0 512 512" class=contact-icons role=img xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><title>Phone</title><path d="M164.9 24.6c-7.7-18.6-28-28.5-47.4-23.2l-88 24C12.1 30.2 0 46 0 64C0 311.4 200.6 512 448 512c18 0 33.8-12.1 38.6-29.5l24-88c5.3-19.4-4.6-39.7-23.2-47.4l-96-40c-16.3-6.8-35.2-2.1-46.3 11.6L304.7 368C234.3 334.7 177.3 277.7 144 207.3L193.3 167c13.7-11.2 18.4-30 11.6-46.3l-40-96z"/></svg> </i><span class=pl-4><p>1-713-348-6353</p> </span><li class=contact-line><i> <svg viewbox="0 0 576 512" class=contact-icons role=img xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><title>Address</title><path d="M64 32C28.7 32 0 60.7 0 96L0 416c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l448 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-320c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64L64 32zm80 256l64 0c44.2 0 80 35.8 80 80c0 8.8-7.2 16-16 16L80 384c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16c0-44.2 35.8-80 80-80zm-32-96a64 64 0 1 1 128 0 64 64 0 1 1 -128 0zm256-32l128 0c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16l-128 0c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16zm0 64l128 0c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16l-128 0c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16zm0 64l128 0c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16s-7.2 16-16 16l-128 0c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16z"/></svg> </i><span class=pl-4><p>Duncan Hall 3032</p> <p>Department of Computer Science</p> <p>Rice University</p> <p>Houston, TX 77005</p> </span><li class=contact-line><i> <svg viewbox="0 0 448 512" class=contact-icons role=img xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg><title>Calendar</title><path d="M128 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32l0 32 128 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32s32 14.3 32 32l0 32 48 0c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48l0 48L0 160l0-48C0 85.5 21.5 64 48 64l48 0 0-32c0-17.7 14.3-32 32-32zM0 192l448 0 0 272c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48L48 512c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48L0 192zm64 80l0 32c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l32 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-32 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