Michael Lyu

Michael Lyu is a Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong specializing in software engineering with a focus on cloud reliability, AIOps, and log analysis. His research bridges the gap between theoretical advances and practical industrial applications in large-scale cloud systems.

His research interests span Software Engineering, Cloud Computing Reliability, AIOps, and Log Analysis. Dr. Lyu's work addresses critical challenges in modern cloud operations, including failure diagnosis, anomaly detection, and reliability engineering. His recent research has pivoted toward leveraging large language models for software engineering tasks, particularly in code generation and log analysis.

His publication portfolio demonstrates consistent contributions to major software engineering conferences (ASE, ICSE, ESEC/FSE) from 2018-2025, with a noticeable increase in LLM-related research since 2023. The trend shows a clear evolution from traditional software engineering topics toward AI-driven approaches for cloud operations.

• ICSE 2021 Keynote: "Reliability-Driven AIOps for Cloud Resilience"
• ASE 2023: Maat: Performance Metric Anomaly Anticipation for Cloud Services
• ASE 2024: LILAC: Log Parsing using LLMs with Adaptive Parsing Cache

Dr. Lyu actively mentors students, with numerous co-authored publications showing his advisees as first authors. His work receives significant attention in both academic and industrial software engineering communities, addressing practical problems faced by large-scale cloud service providers. His research group appears focused on developing data-driven approaches for improving cloud system reliability through advanced analytics of logs, traces, and KPIs.