Publishing papers in prestigious venues (e.g., ASPLOS/HPCA/ISCA/MICRO in our field of computer architecture) is a strong indicator of a researcher's academic competitiveness. However, it is equally, if not more, important to write papers that gain widespread recognition. While citation count isn't a perfect measure of quality, it's a frequently used metric. Google Scholar metrics, for instance, aim to “provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications.” (It's important to note the caveats: these metrics sort venues by their five-year h-index and h-median, which can overlook invaluable papers that receive significant citations many years after publication.)
I'm delighted to announce that nine of my co-authored papers contributed to the recent Google Scholar Metrics rankings of various venues. I extend my gratitude to all my co-authors for their invaluable contributions. I'd particularly like to recognize Sangpyo Kim, who served as the first author on two of these papers (BTS and NTT acceleration) and as a co-author on three others (ARK, SHARP, and 100x). His profound dedication to advancing fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is truly commendable, and I wish him continued success in his future endeavors at Cryptolab, Inc.