About Me
I’m a third-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I’m working with Professor Tianyin Xu and Nam Sung Kim on improving the performance and scalability of modern cloud systems, with an emphasis on topics related to memory and storage systems.
I received my M.S. degree from UIUC in 2024 and my Bachelor’s degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2022.
Research Interest
My research lies at the intersection of operating systems and computer architecture, with a focus on memory, storage, and virtualization in cloud and data center environments. My work emphasis on improving performance, scalability, and resource efficiency of current and future systems, while preserving compatibility and application transparency.
Recently, I have been exploring CXL-based architectures for direct accelerator interoperability, disaggregated shared memory, and high-performance storage virtualization.
Contact
Email: jiyuanz3 (at) illinois.edu | zhang (at) jiyuan.is
Office: Rm 3111, 201 N Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
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Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Advisor: Prof. Tianyin Xu and Nam Sung Kim (co-advising)
Aug 2024 - (May 2029)M.S. in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Advisor: Prof. Tianyin Xu
Thesis: [Link]
Aug 2022 - May 2024B.S. in Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Jan 2020 - May 2022
Professional Experience
Research Associate Intern (HPE Labs)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Milpitas, CA
May 2025 - (Dec 2026)Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Aug 2022 - (Dec 2026)Undergraduate Research Assistant
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Jan 2022 - May 2022
Service
Program Committee:
- MICRO: 2026
Artifact Evaluation Committee
- SOSP: 2023