Yiwei Zhao
Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Parallel Data Lab & CMU Parlay Lab
yiwzhao [at] iu [dot] edu
yiweiz3 [at] andrew [dot] cmu [dot] edu
I will join the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University Bloomington as an Assistant Professor in October 2026. I warmly welcome anyone interested in collaborating or discussing research with me, either remotely or in person.
I am seeking highly motivated students at all levels, including Ph.D., master's, and undergraduate, as well as for other research assistant opportunities. If you are interested in working with me, please email me your CV and indicate whether you are applying for a Ph.D. position or a research internship.
I am currently a final-month Ph.D. student at CMU, advised by Phillip B. Gibbons. Prior to that, I received my Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University with highest honor in 2021. I also worked as a Research Scientist Intern in Meta in 2023 and 2025.
I design faster and more efficient computer systems and architecture. My research focuses on cross-stack co-design for modern and future hardware systems spanning three levels: (i) algorithms and data structures, (ii) systems and architectures, and (iii) hardware and circuits. My work aims to develop general and foundational techniques for designing future hardware systems that are both theoretically grounded and practically efficient.
