Xiaodong Zhang (computer scientist)
Xiaodong Zhang | |
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| Alma mater | Beijing University of Technology (BS) University of Colorado Boulder (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Interleaved memory LIRS and other caching methods RCFile and big data systems Hardware acceleration |
| Awards | IEEE Fellow (2009) Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Colorado Boulder (2011) ACM Fellow (2012) ACM Microarchitecture Test of Time Award (2020) VLDB Endowment Test of Time Award (2024) IEEE Data Engineering Impact Award (2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Data management Memory systems Storage systems High-performance computing |
| Institutions | University of Texas at San Antonio Rice University College of William & Mary National Science Foundation The Ohio State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert B. Schnabel |
| Other academic advisors | Ralph J. Slutz |
Xiaodong Zhang is a computer scientist and academic. He is a University Distinguished Scholar and Robert M. Critchfield Professor in Engineering at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on data management in computer memory, storage, and distributed systems. Zhang is also a founding member of the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF) and a member of its board of directors.