My name as a barcode

Meeting Me in Person / Office Hours

Please see my calendar.

Social Networks

I actively use Google Plus, Facebook, Bluesky, Twitter/X, and Mastodon.

I used to answer questions on Quora. I don't any longer, but some of my answers may still be of interest.

Some of my work is public on GitHub.

Solely to avoid identity theft, I also have an account on LinkedIn. I don't use it, so please don't message me on it, etc.

Note that any accounts other than the above are not mine.

Email

Before emailing me, it would be really helpful to read

I agree with about 80% of it, which is sufficient. I'm pointing you to someone else's essay to help you understand that it's not only me that feels this way; reading it may help you in contacting other people as well.

If you're a... Use... But first...
Brown University person Brown email Email away! I'm here for you!
But please first read the above.
High school student See below I am extremely unlikely to take on high school students. If you have an exceptional background that is specialized to me, please follow the instructions below for prospective PhD students and explain exactly what your specialized background is.
Prospective PhD student, postdoc, intern, ... See below Thanks for your interest, but please read this first. If you don't I will know, and I'm afraid I will have to ignore your message.
In particular, if you are a prospective PhD student, you may find my FAQ useful. It will also help you understand why I ask you to read the above first.
Someone I already know See below Fire away!
Anyone else See below If you are expecting me to do something for you (including reply), please first read the above!

My email address for non-Brown people is shriram.forward@gmail.com.

Administrative Assistant

Morgan Beltre

But don't contact her to get in touch with me, schedule something with me, etc. I manage my own correspondence and calendar. Just contact me.

Office Location

I work in the building known on campus as “the CIT”; see directions by various forms of transport.

My office number is 377. If you're sufficiently nerdy, you can think of it as 0400 - 1.

From the front entrance of the CIT, take the two sets of doors to get to the main atrium. Take either elevator up to the third floor. Exit the elevator and go past the stairs right in front of you to the atrium, in the direction of the glass windows. As you head in that direction, room 377 is along the wall to your left.

Phone

FAX: +1 401-863-7657 (please put my name on the cover sheet)
Phone:

 
I am not always able to answer the phone. I may be in class, I may be in a meeting with a student, or I may be thinking. Therefore, please first email me to schedule a call. I disconnected my office phone a long time ago (so any number you call won't get you to me); I'll give you a number to call after we schedule a time.

Postal Addresses

For a shipper (like FedEx) who wants a street address, use

 
Shriram Krishnamurthi
Computer Science Department
Brown University
115 Waterman Street, FOURTH Floor
Providence, RI 02912
USA
+1 401-863-7600 (department's reception, always staffed during working hours)

For regular postal mail, use

 
Shriram Krishnamurthi
Computer Science Department
Box 1910, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912-1910
USA