Xiaodong Yu

Xiaodong Yu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology (since 2023), leading the Advanced Parallel and distributEd Computing and Systems (APECS) lab. Previously, he served as an Assistant Computer Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory (2019–2023) and a Scientist-at-Large at the University of Chicago’s Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering (2022–2023). He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech (2019).

His research focuses on parallel/distributed computing systems, next-generation AI hardware, high-performance MLSys for large language models (LLMs), and federated learning communication/privacy. Over 50 peer-reviewed publications appear in top-tier venues like HPDC, ICS, and SC. He leads NSF and DOE-funded projects, including an NSF CRII award (2024–2026) and Argonne LDRD initiatives. Technical leadership roles include serving on conference committees (ICS, SC, IPDPS) and review boards (IEEE TPDS).

Key contributions include compressor frameworks for AI accelerators (e.g., DCT-based), MPI collective communication optimizations, and GPU-based ptychographic reconstruction. His work bridges hardware-software co-design for HPC and AI systems. Current advising includes five Ph.D. students at Stevens and prior mentorship of over 10 researchers at Argonne.

Professional activities include institutional service (Stevens CS faculty search committee) and roles as finance chair (ISPASS), technical program committee member (DRBSD, IWBDR), and reviewer for journals like Future Generation Computer Systems.