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Biography
I am Ziyue Qiu (邱子悦 in Chinese), a senior student at Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). I am advised by Prof. Cheng Li at USTC, Prof. Xiaosong Ma at Qatar Computing Research Institute & HKBU, Dr. Qi Chen, Dr. Mao Yang at MSR-Asia. I am interested in storage systems, operating systems and other system issues.
Education
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)Sep 2018 - present
- Major in Computer Science and Technology (expected in Jul 2022)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Special Class for the Gifted Young (under 16 years old)
- Hua Xia Talent Program in Computer Science and Technology
- GPA (overall): 3.92/4.3 (90.7/100), ranking: 9/251 (top 4%)
Research Experiences
Two-layer caching design for modern software infrastructures
Undergraduate Researcher, Advanced Data Systems Laboratory (ADSL), USTC, Jan 2021 - present
Research Intern, System Group, Microsoft Research Asia, Jul 2021 - present
Advisor: Prof. Cheng Li (USTC), Xiaosong Ma (Qatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU), Qi Chen, Mao Yang (Microsoft Research Asia)
- Identified and reduced serious management costs in software (block) caches caused by lock synchronization and disk-block indexing.
- Proposed a two-layer design that aggressively optimize for cache hit path.
- Achieved a 2-3x speedup in an extensive evaluation on real-world workloads.
- Submitted to OSDI’22 as the first author.
Research on MLIR ToyDec 2020 - Jan 2021
Advisor: Yu Zhang (Associate Professor of Computer Science Department, USTC)
- Implemented a pass lowing Toy Dialect to Linalg Dialect and added useful operators.
- Lowered Linalg Dialect to GPU Dialect and openMP.
Distributed File Systems based on Internet PagesFeb 2020 - Jun 2020
Advisor: Kai Xing (Associate Professor of Computer Science Department, USTC)
- Implemented a decentralized server for higher availability and containerized it by Docker.
- Used Reed-Solomon Erasure Coding in Go and compiled it into WebAssembly for higher performance.
Activities
Academic & Leadership
Linux User Group @ USTC | Vice President & CFO, Sep 2020 - Jul 2021
University of Texas at Austin International Academy Program, Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
- Studied listening, writing and computer course for four weeks.
Teaching Assistant, Mathematical Logic Course, Mar 2021 - Jul 2021
Campus Lecture in high school for USTC | Speaker, Dec 2018
- Selected from hundreds of students to introduce USTC to my high school.
- Organized the lecture to more than 100 and was praised.
Social & Sports
Ultimate Frisbee Team @ USTC | CFO & Core Member, Oct 2020 - present
- Entered competitions including Luzhou Hat 2020, Tianjing Open 2021, Beiyu Jumble 2021.
Debate Team, School of Gifted Young, USTC | Leader, Jun 2019 - May 2020
Football Team, School of Gifted Young, USTC | Manager, Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
Skills
Programming Skills
- Proficient in programming in Linux (Ubuntu) / Mac OS environment (3-year experience)
- Adept in Assembly Language, C/C++, Python, Verilog (3-year experience),
- Proficient in Java, JavaScript
Language
- GRE General Test Verbal 161 (88%), Quantitative 170 (96%), Analytical Writing 3.5 (38%)
- TOEFL iBT 110 (Reading 30, Listening 29, Speaking 23, Writing 28)
- Other Languages: Mandarin (native)
Photos
Frisbee
Useful Links
Blog
[Tips about writing systems papers, Lin Zhong](http://linzhong.org/opinions/writing.html)
Questions to Ask a Prospective Ph.D. Advisor on Visit Day
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