Education
Ph.D: University of Rhode Island 1998
Research and Practice Interests
Peer-to-peer computing, information searching and retrieving, high performance I/O systems, memory architecture, file systems, virtual memory, parallel and distributed computing.
Research Support
Grant: #CCF-0541103 Investigators:Hu, Yiming; Jone, Wen Ben 05-01-2006 -04-30-2010 National Science Foundation Selective Way Activation of Set-Associativity Cache Role:PI $390,000.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #ACI-0232647-NCE Investigators:Hu, Yiming 01-15-2003 -06-30-2004 National Science Foundation Improving Performance of Out-of-Core Applications with Memory Access Pattern Guided Prefetching, Page Replacement and Clustering Role:PI $52,188.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #CCR-9984852-NCE Investigators:Hu, Yiming 03-15-2000 -01-31-2005 National Science Foundation Study of Scalable, High-Performance Distributed Shared Storage Systems Role:PI $230,134.00 Closed Level:Federal
Grant: #URC Faculty 2012-13 Investigators:Hu, Yiming 05-01-2013 -06-30-2013 UC's University Research Council A Novel Storage Architecture for Improving Reliability, Performance, and Life-Span of Solid-State Disk Systems Role:PI $8,000.00 Active Level:Internal UC
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Guo J.;Hu Y.;Mao B.;Wu S. (06-30-2017. ) Parallelism and Garbage Collection Aware I/O Scheduler with Improved SSD Performance.Proceedings - 2017 IEEE 31st International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2017, , 1184-1193 More Information
Wang M.;Hu Y. (04-04-2016. ) I-RAID: A novel redundant storage architecture for improving reliability, performance, and life-span.Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, , 04-08-April-2016 ,1824-1831 More Information
Wang M.;Hu Y. (01-01-2014. ) An I/O scheduler based on fine-grained access patterns to improve SSD performance and lifespan.Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, , 1511-1516 More Information
Wang M.;Hu Y. (12-01-2013. ) Exploit real-time fine-grained access patterns to partition write buffer to improve SSD performance .2013 IEEE 32nd International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, IPCCC 2013, , More Information
Xiong J.;Hu Y.;Li G.;Tang R.;Fan Z. (02-21-2011. ) Metadata distribution and consistency techniques for large-scale cluster file systems.IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, , 22 (5 ) ,803-816 More Information
Nemeth J.;Min R.;Jone W.B.;Hu Y. (01-01-2011. ) Location cache design and performance analysis for chip multiprocessors.IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, , 19 (1 ) ,104-117 More Information
Yang X.;Hu Y. (12-01-2009. ) SEIF: Search enhanced by intelligent feedback in unstructured P2P networks.Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing, , 494-501 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2008. ) Sure path: An approach to resilient anonymous routing .International Journal of Network Security, , 6 (2 ) ,201-210
Yang X.;Hu Y. (12-01-2008. ) A large-scale and decentralized infrastructure for multiple queries optimization and aggregation.2008 IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, MASCOTS, , More Information
Xiong J.;Li J.;Tang R.;Hu Y. (09-10-2008. ) Improving data availability for a cluster file system through replication.IPDPS Miami 2008 - Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, Program and CD-ROM, , More Information
Yang X.;Hu Y. (12-01-2007. ) Search enhanced by distributed semantic clustering in gnutella-like P2P systems.IEEE International Workshop on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems - Proceedings, , 318-324 More Information
Yang X.;Hu Y. (12-01-2007. ) A DHT-based infrastructure for content-based publish/subscribe services.Proceedings - P2P - 7th IEEE International Conference on Peer-to-Peer Computing, , 185-192 More Information
Yang X.;Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2007. ) A large-scale and decentralized infrastructure for content-based publish/subscribe services.Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing, , More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (09-24-2007. ) Making peer-to-peer anonymous routing resilient to failures.Proceedings - 21st International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2007; Abstracts and CD-ROM, , More Information
Yang X.;Hu Y. (09-24-2007. ) A landmark-based index architecture for general similarity search in peer-to-peer networks.Proceedings - 21st International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2007; Abstracts and CD-ROM, , More Information
Yang X.;Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (08-13-2007. ) Scalable content-based publish/subscribe services over structured peer-to-peer networks.Proceedings - 15th EUROMICRO International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing, PDP 2007, , 171-178 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (05-01-2007. ) Ferry: A P2P-based architecture for content-based publish/subscribe services.IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, , 18 (5 ) ,672-685 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (05-01-2007. ) Efficient semantic search on DHT overlays.Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, , 67 (5 ) ,604-616 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (02-01-2007. ) Exploiting client caches to build large Web caches.Journal of Supercomputing, , 39 (2 ) ,149-175 More Information
Xu Z.;Yang L.T.;Liu A.Z.;Chen S.C.;Al-Khatib W.G.;Aygun R.S.;Chang L.;Chao H.C.;Chen I.R.;Chen S.;Chu X.;Sum J.;Denko M.;Fei Z.;He X.;Hu Y.;Jiang T.;Joshi J.B.D.;Ibrahim I.K.;Luo Y.;Min G.;Quigley A.J.;Shyu M.L.;Tabirca S.;Terada T.;Wang G.;Wang J.;Yang Q.;Yi X.;Zhang C.;Zhang C.;Zhu Y. (12-15-2006. ) Message from MTUC-06 Workshop Chairs.Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous, and Trustworthy Computing, , 2006 I , More Information
Yang X.;Hu Y. (12-01-2006. ) A scalable index architecture for supporting multi-dimensional range queries in peer-to-peer network.2006 International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, CollaborateCom, , More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2006. ) Enhancing search performance on gnutella-like P2P systems.IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, , 17 (12 ) ,1482-1495 More Information
Xu Z.;Hu Y.;Bhuyan L. (11-21-2006. ) Efficient server cooperation mechanism in content delivery network.Conference Proceedings of the IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference, , 2006 ,433-440 More Information
Xu Z.;Bhuyan L.;Hu Y. (03-01-2006. ) Tulip: A new hash based cooperative web caching architecture.Journal of Supercomputing, , 35 (3 ) ,301-320 More Information
Xu Z.;Hu Y.;Bhuyan L. (01-23-2006. ) HIERAS: A DHT-Based Hierarchical P2P Routing Algorithm.High-Performance Computing: Paradigm and Infrastructure, , 593-610 More Information
Xu Z.;Hu Y. (12-12-2005. ) The design and implementation of RAPID-Cache for Linux .Conference Proceedings of the IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference, , 329-333
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2005. ) Ferry: An architecture for content-based publish/subscribe services on P2P networks.Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing, , 2005 ,427-434 More Information
Wang H.;Hu Y. (12-01-2005. ) Building a peer-to-peer overlay for efficient routing and low maintenance .Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), , 3823 LNCS ,766-775
Wang H.;Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2005. ) An efficient and secure peer-to-peer overlay network.Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN, , 2005 ,764-771 More Information
Wang H.;Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2005. ) To unify structured and unstructured P2P systems.Proceedings - 19th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2005, , 2005 , More Information
Zhu Y.;Yang X.;Hu Y. (12-01-2005. ) Making search efficient on gnutella-like P2P systems.Proceedings - 19th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2005, , 2005 , More Information
Xu Z.;Hu Y.;Bhuyan L. (11-18-2005. ) Hieras: A dht based hierarchical p2p routing algorithm.High-Performance Computing: Paradigm and Infrastructure, , 593-610 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (04-01-2005. ) Efficient, proximity-aware load balancing for DHT-based P2P systems.IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, , 16 (4 ) ,349-361 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (01-01-2005. ) Semantic search in peer-to-peer systems.Handbook on Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspects of Sensor, Ad Hoc Wireless, and Peer-to-Peer Networks, , 643-664 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-17-2004. ) TAP: A novel tunneling approach for anonymity in structured P2P systems .Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing, , 21-26
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2004. ) Towards efficient load balancing in structured P2P systems .Proceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2004 (Abstracts and CD-ROM), , 18 ,271-280
Wang J.;Hu Y. (12-01-2004. ) A performance study on internet server provider mail servers .Proceedings - International Symposium on Computers and Communications, , 1 ,56-61
Min R.;Jone W.;Hu Y. (12-01-2004. ) Location cache: A low-power L2 cache system .Proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium on Lower Power Electronics and Design, ISLPED'04, , 120-125
Xu Z.;Hu Y.;Bhuyan L. (12-01-2004. ) Exploiting client cache: A scalable and efficient approach to build large web cache .Proceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2004 (Abstracts and CD-ROM), , 18 ,761-770
Xu Z.;Min R.;Bhuyan L.;Hu Y. (12-01-2004. ) An efficient and robust web caching system .Proceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2004 (Abstracts and CD-ROM), , 18 ,3467-3472
Min R.;Jone W.;Hu Y. (09-07-2004. ) Phased tag cache: An efficient low power cache system .Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, , 2 ,
Min R.;Xu Z.;Hu Y.;Jone W. (05-24-2004. ) Partial tag comparison: A new technology for power-efficient set-associative cache designs .Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on VLSI Design, , 17 ,183-188
Min R.;Jone W.;Hu Y. (01-01-2004. ) Location Cache: A Low-Power L2 Cache System.Proceedings of the International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, , 2004-January (January ) ,120-125 More Information
Xu Z.;Sohoni S.;Min R.;Hu Y. (01-01-2004. ) An Analysis of Cache Performance of Multimedia Applications.IEEE Transactions on Computers, , 53 (1 ) ,20-38 More Information
Xu Z.;Hu Y. (12-01-2003. ) SBARC: A supernode based peer-to-peer file sharing system.Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, , 1053-1058 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (12-01-2003. ) SNARE: A strong security scheme for network-attached storage .Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, , 250-259
Wang J.;Hu Y. (12-01-2003. ) A Novel Reordering Write Buffer to Improve Write Performance of Log-Structured File Systems.IEEE Transactions on Computers, , 52 (12 ) ,1559-1572 More Information
Xu Z.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) Exploiting spatial locality to improve peer-to-peer system performance.Proceedings - 3rd IEEE Workshop on Internet Applications, WIAPP 2003, , 121-125 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) Disk built-in caches: Evaluation on system performance.Proceedings - IEEE Computer Society's Annual International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunications Systems, MASCOTS, , 2003-January ,306-313 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) Exploiting client caches: An approach to building large Web caches.Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing, , 2003-January ,419-426 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) Efficient, proximity-aware load balancing for structured P2P systems.Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Peer-to-Peer Computing, P2P 2003, , 220-221 More Information
Narasimhan S.;Sohoni S.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) A log-based write-back mechanism for cooperative caching.Proceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2003, , More Information
Xu Z.;Min R.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) HIERAS: A DHT based hierarchical P2P routing algorithm.Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing, , 2003-January ,187-194 More Information
Zhu Y.;Wang H.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) Integrating semantics-based access mechanisms with P2P file systems.Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Peer-to-Peer Computing, P2P 2003, , 118-125 More Information
Xu Z.;Min R.;Hu Y. (01-01-2003. ) Reducing maintenance overhead in DHT based peer-to-peer algorithms.Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Peer-to-Peer Computing, P2P 2003, , 218-219 More Information
Wang J.;Min R.;Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (09-01-2002. ) UCFS - A novel user-space, high performance, customized file system for Web proxy servers.IEEE Transactions on Computers, , 51 (9 ) ,1056-1073 More Information
Hu Y.;Nightingale T.;Yang Q. (03-01-2002. ) RAPID-Cache - A reliable and inexpensive write cache for high performance storage systems.IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, , 13 (3 ) ,290-307 More Information
Zhu Y.;Hu Y. (01-01-2002. ) Can large disk built-in caches really improve system performance?.Performance Evaluation Review, , 30 (1 ) ,284-285 More Information
Min R.;Hu Y. (11-01-2001. ) Improving performance of large physically indexed caches by decoupling memory addresses from cache a.IEEE Transactions on Computers, , 50 (11 ) ,1191-1201 More Information
Wang J.;Hu Y. (01-01-2001. ) PROFS-performance-oriented data reorganization for log-structured file system on multi-zone disks .IEEE International Workshop on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems - Proceedings, , 285-292
Hu Y.;Yang Q.;Nightingale T. (01-01-2001. ) RAPID-cache - A reliable and inexpensive write cache for disk I/O systems.High Performance Mass Storage and Parallel I/O: Technologies and Applications, , 211-223 More Information
Sohoni S.;Min R.;Xu Z.;Hu Y. (01-01-2001. ) A study of memory system performance of multimedia applications.Performance Evaluation Review, , 29 (1 ) ,206-215 More Information
Hu Y.;Nanda A.;Yang Q. (01-01-1999. ) Measurement, analysis and performance improvement of the Apache Web server.1999 IEEE International Performance, Computing and Communications Conference, IPCCC 1999, , 261-267 More Information
Hu Y.;Yang Q.;Nightingale T. (01-01-1999. ) RAPID-Cache - a reliable and inexpensive write cache for disk I/O systems .IEEE High-Performance Computer Architecture Symposium Proceedings, , 204-213
Hu Y.;Yang Q. (11-01-1998. ) A new hierarchical disk architecture.IEEE Micro, , 18 (6 ) ,64-76 More Information
Hu Y.;Yang Q. (01-01-1996. ) DCD - disk caching disk: a new approach for boosting I/O performance .Conference Proceedings - Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture, ISCA, , 169-178