Ziyi Zhao (赵子懿) 
PhD Student @ Rice University | Computer Science
Hey y’all! I am Ziyi (pronounced \Zee-E\), a 3rd-year Ph.D. student at Rice University Computer Science Department.
I work with Prof. Scott Rixner and Prof. Alan Cox on research in Operating Systems.
Previously, I obtained my Bachelor’s degree at Nankai University, where I had the pleasure of working with Prof. Xiaoli Gong, Prof. Pen-Chung Yew, and Prof. Wenwen Wang.
I am interested in Operating Systems and Computer Architecture, particularly in the areas of memory management and parallel processing.
Currently, my research centers on enhancing memory and storage systems using OS-level virtualization techniques.
In the past, I worked on optimizing Code Generation systems like QEMU, where I focused on improving their parallel performance and ensuring correctness.
Feel free to reach out—I’m always open to knowledge exchange and connecting with others!
(See Google Scolar for a complete publication list.)
- Effective exploitation of SIMD resources in cross-ISA virtualization
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Jin Wu, Jian Dong, Ruili Fang, Ziyi Zhao, Xiaoli Gong, Wenwen Wang, Decheng Zuo
The 17th ACM SIGPLAN/SIGOPS International Conference on Virtual Execution Environments (VEE '21).
Best Presentation Award - Enhancing Atomic Instruction Emulation for Cross-ISA Dynamic Binary Translation
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Ziyi Zhao, Zhang Jiang, Xiaoli Gong, Ying Chen, Wenwen Wang, Pen-Chung Yew
2021 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Code Generation and Optimization (CGO '21). - Regaining Lost Seconds: Efficient Page Preloading for SGX Enclaves
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Ximing Liu, Xiaoli Gong, Wenwen Wang, Ziyi Zhao, Pen-Chung Yew
Proceedings of the 21st International Middleware Conference (Middleware '20). - DQEMU: A Scalable Emulator with Retargetable DBT on Distributed Platforms
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Ziyi Zhao, Zhang Jiang, Ximing Liu, Xiaoli Gong, Wenwen Wang, Pen-Chung Yew
The 49th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP '20).
Artifact Evaluation Committee (reviewers who validate the results of research paper)
- CGO '23 Artifact Evaluation Committee Member
- ASPLOS '23 Artifact Evaluation Committee Member
- MICRO '22 Artifact Evaluation Committee Member
Teaching Assistant
- Parallel Computing (COMP 422/534) - Fall 2022, Rice University
- Introduction to Computer Networks (COMP/ELEC 429/556) - Spring 2022, Rice University
- Operating Systems - Spring 2021, Nankai University