Eddy Z. Zhang

Research Interests

Program Locality and Memory Management, Workload Characterization, Input-Centric Optimization, Parallelization and Parallel Computing, Scheduling Policies, Markov Chains, Performance Tools

Publications

  • E.Z. Zhang, Y. Jiang, and X. Shen, "Does Cache Sharing on Modern CMP Matter to the Performance of Contemporary Multithreaded Programs?", The 15th ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles and Practice of Parallel Programming(PPoPP 2010), Bangalore, India, Jan, 2010. (to appear)

  • Y. Liu, E.Z. Zhang, and X. Shen, "A Cross-Input Adaptive Framework for GPU Programs Optimization", The 2009 IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2009), Rome, Italy, May, 2009. [pdf]

  • F. Mao, E.Z. Zhang, X. Shen, ""Influence of Program Inputs on the Selection of Garbage Collectors" The 2009 ACM SIGPLAN/SIGOPS International Conference on Virtual Execution Environments (VEE 2009), Washington, DC, March, 2009. [pdf]

  • G. Casale, E.Z. Zhang, E. Smirni, "KPC-Toolbox: Simple Yet Effective Trace Fitting Using Markovian Arrival Processes", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST 2008), pp. 83--92, St.Malo, France, IEEE Press, September 2008. [pdf] [Appendix] .( Best Student Paper Award )

  • E.Z. Zhang, G. Casale, E.Smirni, "KPC-Toolbox: Best Recipes Toward Automatization of Workload Fitting", Performance Evaluation Review 36(2):134-136, September 2008. Special Issue on the SIGMETRICS Demo Competition 2008. [pdf]

  • G. Casale, E.Z. Zhang, E. Smirni, "Characterization and Synthesis of Markovian Workload Models" , GlobeCom 2007 Workshop on Future Service-Oriented Internet , Washington, DC, Nov.2007. [pdf]

  • G. Casale, E.Z. Zhang, E. Smirni, "Characterization of Moments and Autocorrelation in MAPs" , Performance Evaluation Review 35(2):27-29, September 2007. Special issue of the MAMA 2007 workshop. [pdf]

Technical Reports

  • WM-CS-2007-08 E.Z. Zhang, Giuliano Casale, Evgenia Smirni, "Analytical Feasible Region for Eigen-Value Based MAP(2) Fitting "

  • WM-CS-2008-09 Yixun Liu, E.Z. Zhang, X. Shen, " A Cross-Input Adaptive Framework for GPU Program Optimization"