Jun Yang

Jun Yang is a Professor at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on embedded systems, hardware security, memory systems, and processor microarchitecture. He has made significant contributions to GPU architecture, quantum computing, and secure memory management.

Key honors include the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award (2008) and Best Paper awards at ISLPED 2013 and ICCD 2013. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical hardware implementations, addressing challenges in modern computing systems.

Research Interests:

• Embedded Systems & Hardware Security: Developing robust systems against side-channel and memory vulnerabilities.
• Quantum Computing: Optimizing quantum circuit evaluation on photonic and hybrid platforms.
• Memory Systems: Innovations in GPU page management, TLB optimization, and storage deduplication.

Publications span high-impact areas like multi-GPU systems, quantum resource management, and covert channel mitigation. His work frequently appears in top-tier conferences such as HPCA, ISCA, and ASPLOS.