Input Data Index & Information
The Koala benchmark suite enables characterization of performance-oriented research targeting the POSIX shell. It consists of 14 real-world program sets from diverse domains ranging from CI/CD and AI/ML to biology and the humanities. They are accompanied by real inputs that facilitate small- and large-scale performance characterization and varying opportunities for optimization.
If any aspect of the suite is useful, please use the following citation:
@inproceedings{koala2025atc,
title = {The Koala Benchmarks for the Shell: Characterization and Implications},
author = {Evangelos Lamprou and Ethan Williams and Georgios Kaoukis and Zhuoxuan Zhang
and Michael Greenberg and Konstantinos Kallas and Lukas Lazarek and Nikos Vasilakis},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2025 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX ATC '25)},
year = {2025},
address = {Santa Clara, CA},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
}