CV

General Information

Full Name Haiyu Mao
Date of Birth March 13, 1993
Languages English, Chinese

Education

  • 2015 - 2020
    Ph.D.
    Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    • Major: Computer Science and Technology
    • Advisor: Prof. Jiwu Shu
    • Dissertation Title: Processing in Non‑Volatile Memory for Machine Learning Applications
    • Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Beijing
  • 2011 - 2015
    Bachelor
    Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
    • Major: Software Engineering
    • GPA: 90/100 (Rank: 1/201)

Experience

  • 2020 - now
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Leading two main research directions (NVM-based PIM for (1) machine learning and (2) bioinformatics)
    • Contributing multiple research projects, including flexible NVM-based PIM, processing in SSD, network in SSD, and so on
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Developed homework/exams
      • Prepared and managed teaching materials
      • Mentor multiple bachelor and master projects
  • 2021 - now
    EFCL Group Associate
    ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Proposed "PIM-based Acceleration of Genome Analysis" to EFCL Funding Committee as a principal investigator.
    • Organized seminars (e.g. invited Fabrice Devaux, the CTO of UPMEM, to introduce UPMEM DPU Architecture.
  • 2019
    Intern
    National Astronomical Observatories, Guizhou, China
  • 2015-2016
    Research Assistant
    Peking University, Beijing, China
    • Conducted research on "Secure and Efficient Non-Volatile Memories".

Selected Honors and Awards

  • 2020
    • Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Beijing (Top 5 in the department)
    • Outstanding Ph.D. in Department of Computer Science and Technology
  • 2019
    • National Scholarship (2.5%)
  • 2018
    • Comprehensive Secondary Scholarship
  • 2017
    • Guanghua Scholarship
  • 2015
    • Scholarship Provided by The Mayor of Shenyang (Top 6 in the entire university)
  • 2014
    • Top 10 Excellent Undergraduates of Northeastern University (Top 10 in the entire university)
  • 2012, 2013, 2014
    • Outstanding Student Pacesetter in Northeastern University (0.5%)
    • National Scholarship (1%)

Academic Interests

  • Computer Architecture
  • Processing-In-Memory (PIM)
  • Processing-In-Storage (PIS)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Machine Learning Accelerator
  • Non-Volatile Memory (NVM)
  • NVM Security

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Hiking, calligraphy, etc.