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Academic Positions

Guest Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Technology ⟨2019–present⟩
- cs450: Operating Systems
- cs492: Introduction to CS Research
- cs546: Parallel and Distributed Processing
- cs550: Advanced Operating Systems
- cs553: Cloud Computing
- cs554: Data-Intensive Computing
- cs570: Advanced Computer Architecture
- cs695: Doctoral Seminars
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Illinois Institute of Technology ⟨2013–2015⟩
- cs450: Operating Systems
- cs485: Computers in Society (2014 Best Teaching Assistant Award 🏆)
- cs546: Parallel and Distributed Processing
- cs550: Advanced Operating Systems

Student Supervision

PhD Students (co-advised with Dr. Xian-He Sun)

Name	Graduation (expected)	Dissertation Title	Research Focus	Status
Mr. Luke Logan	2025	Recombinant: An Active, Composable, and Heterogeneous I/O Platform for Diverse AI Applications	Active I/O Systems, AI Applications, Heterogeneous Computing	Proposal Passed
Mr. Jaime Cernuda	2025	FlowForge: A Real-Time, Active, and Adaptive Data Engine for Quality-Driven Exascale Computing	Real-Time Data Engines, Exascale Computing, Adaptive Systems	Proposal Passed
Mr. Neeraj Rajesh	2026	TBD	Machine Learning for Systems, AI-Assisted I/O Optimizations	Candidate
Mr. Keith Bateman	2026	TBD	Task-Based I/O, Scheduling, Storage Provisioning, Tuning	Candidate
Ms. Jie Ye	2027	TBD	Data Management for Deep Learning, I/O for Scientific ML	Candidate
Ms. Meng Tang	2027	TBD	Workflow Profiling and Optimizations, Performance Modeling	Candidate
Mr. Izzet Yıldırım	2027	TBD	I/O Characterization, Bottleneck Detection, I/O Benchmarks	Candidate
Mr. Hua Xu	2029	TBD	Metadata Management, Parallel File Systems, I/O Modeling	Student
Mr. Shazzadul Islam	2030	TBD	IOWarp	Student
Mr. Isa Muradli	2030	TBD	IOWarp	Student

Master’s Students

Name	Graduation (expected)
Mr. Mani Patamseetti	2025
Ms. Vaishnavi Papudesi Babu	2025

Invited Talks & Seminars

My research presentations focus on advancing storage systems, I/O optimization, and data management solutions for high-performance computing environments.

Date	Title & Venue	Description
Jul 2021	Developing Multi-Tiered Storage and I/O Solutions ORNL ATS Seminar Series	An in-depth exploration of modern storage architecture design and implementation strategies.
Sep 2021	How to Leverage Multi-Tiered Storage to Accelerate I/O REX-IO Workshop	Insights into optimizing I/O performance through intelligent use of storage hierarchies.