Martin Kleppmann

Dr. Martin Kleppmann is a senior research associate and affiliated lecturer at the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge. His research is supported by fellowships from the Leverhulme Trust (Early Career Fellowship) and the Isaac Newton Trust. His main research interests include locally-focused collaborative software and the security of distributed systems. Martin has over a decade of experience in developing scalable data processing systems, gained from working at companies like LinkedIn and Rapportive. In 2017, he published the bestseller "Designing Data-Intensive Applications," which focuses on the architecture of databases and distributed data processing systems. The book received high praise from Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott, who noted that it is a must-read for software engineers as it bridges theory and practice, helping to make informed decisions when designing and implementing data infrastructure.