Onur Kocberber

I currently work at Oracle MySQL HeatWave, Zurich on cutting-edge research and advanced development projects that focus on improving cloud database performance and efficiency via applied & interpretable machine learning techniques.

Prior to joining Oracle, I received my PhD from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), where I was advised by Babak Falsafi at Parallel Systems Architecture Lab (PARSA), Computer & Communication Sciences.

I received the Google Ph.D. Fellowship in Computer Systems in 2014 as well as various research paper awards. Please check Research for more details.

Current focus: MySQL HeatWave: Autopilot, machine learning-based automation for cloud databases

Mature projects:

    • Machine learning-based datacenter reliability and monitoring (Oracle Labs)

    • Machine learning explainability and interpretability (Oracle Labs)


  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Parallel Systems Architecture Lab (PARSA), 2009 - 2015

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

Thesis Title: Accelerators for Data Processing

Advisor: Prof. Babak Falsafi


TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey

Thesis Title: Reducing Static Energy Dissipation Of Data Holding Components Of Modern Microprocessors

Advisor: Prof. Oğuz Ergin @ Kasirga Labs


  • Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2005 – 2008

TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey

Senior Design Project Title: FPGA Implementation of a 16-bit Microprocessor