Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. Xiaoyi Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Merced (UC Merced), where he leads the Parallel and Distributed Systems Laboratory (PADSYS Lab). His research interests include parallel and distributed computing, high-performance communication and I/O technologies, big data analytics, cloud computing, deep learning, digital twin technology, and interdisciplinary research. He has published more than 100 papers in prestigious international conferences, workshops, and journals, and has received nine Best (Student) Paper Awards or Nominations. He received NSF CAREER Award, DOE DRS Award, Research Awards from Amazon, Google, and Meta.
