Sishuai Gong

Sishuai Gong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focusing on system reliability and security. His research bridges machine learning, software engineering, and computer architecture to address challenges in large-scale software systems.

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University (2025), B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China (2019).

Research Interests: System reliability and security, kernel concurrency testing, verified security modules, and machine learning for systems. He develops interdisciplinary techniques to identify and mitigate functional interference bugs in OS virtualization and latency-sensitive applications.

Scientific Awards:

• Jay Lepreau Best Paper Award at OSDI (2024)
• Google Cloud Research Innovator (2024)
• Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship at Purdue (2024)

Teaching: Offering COMP 790: Reliable and Secure Systems (Fall 2025) with a focus on empirical studies, static/dynamic analysis, and machine learning for systems. Course grading includes paper presentations (30%), class participation (30%), and research projects (40%).