Jongyul Kim

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate working with Tianyin Xu at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). I earned my Ph.D. from the School of Computing at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), where I was a member of the Computer Architecture and Systems Laboratory (CASYS) advised by Youngjin Kwon and Seungryoul Maeng.

Contact

Email: jyk (at) illinois.edu / yulistic (at) gmail.com
Office: 4211, Siebel Center, 201 North Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL, USA
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Research Interests

My research focuses on designing system software that bridges emerging hardware technologies to improve the performance, reliability, and efficiency of modern computing systems. In particular, I have developed file systems that leverage emerging storage and network devices in cloud and data center environments. My work also extends to memory systems, where I explore innovative ways to optimize the memory hierarchy and data movement. I have also investigated distributed systems challenges, focusing on building scalable, fault-tolerant systems capable of meeting modern application demands. More recently, I have explored how smart devices such as programmable NICs and SSDs can accelerate system-level operations, driving new architectural paradigms in operating systems.

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