Sam H. Noh

Sam H. Noh is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering. His research focuses on systems software for storage, cloud computing, distributed systems, and embedded/mobile systems, with a strong emphasis on optimizing storage efficiency, data management, and hardware-software co-design. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park (1993) and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University (1986). His work spans innovations in SSD optimization, non-volatile memory architectures, and fault-tolerant storage systems.

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park (1993)
• B.S., Computer Engineering, Seoul National University (1986)

Research Interests:

• Storage Systems (SSD optimization, LSM trees, indexing)
• Non-Volatile Memory (NVM, CXL interconnects, persistent memory)
• Cloud and Distributed Computing (data management, performance scaling)
• Embedded Systems (real-time data handling, mobile systems)
• Security in Storage (atomic writes, fault tolerance)

Recent Trends in Publications: His recent work emphasizes reducing write amplification in storage systems, optimizing compaction in log-structured systems, and exploring emerging memory technologies like CXL and ZNS SSDs. His research bridges low-level hardware architectures with high-level system software to enhance efficiency and reliability.

Labs/Teams: While specific lab names are not mentioned, his contributions align with Virginia Tech’s research in storage systems, embedded computing, and distributed storage architectures.