Han Dong

Han Dong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Hamilton College, appointed to the faculty in 2025. His research bridges software and hardware systems to address sustainability challenges in large-scale computing environments.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science from Boston University
• M.S. in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County
• B.S. in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County

Dong specializes in optimizing datacenter-scale systems through machine learning-driven approaches to energy-performance trade-offs. His work targets fundamental improvements in software-hardware heuristics for sustainable computing infrastructure, with applications in distributed systems and operating system design. This research addresses critical industry needs for reducing the environmental impact of cloud-scale computing while maintaining performance.

His professional recognition includes:

• Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship at the Food and Drug Administration

Prior to joining Hamilton College, Dong held research positions at Red Hat (3 years) and served as a postdoctoral associate at Boston University. His technical contributions are reflected in active open-source projects related to network drivers and systems optimization, as evidenced by his GitHub repository activity.