STUDENT SUPERVISION
Ph.D.
Students
(48 graduated):
Tak-Sun Yuen (finished
August 1985)
Thesis Title : Hashing Based Dynamic File
Structures for Associative Retrieval
Initial Employer :
Kou-Chuan Chang (finished June 1986)
Thesis Title : On Via Minimization and Layer
Assignment Problems,
Initial Employer : Boeing Electronics Company
Fernando Naveda (joint
with Professor Ibarra ; finished June 1986)
Thesis Title : On the Routing Problem for
Printed Circuit Boards
Initial Employer :
Suzanne Sharrock
(finished March 1987)
Thesis Title : Voice/Data/Video Integration on
Local Area Networks
Initial Employer : Network Architecture Company
Richard Enbody
(finished June 1987)
Thesis Title : On Multiple Layer Channel Routing
Problems
Initial Employer :
Lee-Chin Liu (finished March 1989)
Thesis Title : Routing Problems for VLSI Designs
Initial Employer : IBM,
Ren-Ben Shu (finished June 1989)
Thesis Title : Efficient and Reliable
Architectures for Massively Connected Multiprocessors
Initial Employer :
Hung-Chuan Yen (finished June 1989)
Thesis Title : Timing Analysis for VLSI
Initial Employer : Cadence Co.
Shu-Ping Chang (finished
December 1989)
Thesis Title : Multiple Packet Multiple Channel
Local Area Networks
Initial Employer :
Yean-Shiang Leu (finished by March 1990)
Thesis Title : Network Architectures for
High-Speed Communications
Initial Employer : IBM,
Ichiang Lin (finished June
1990)
Thesis Title : New Techniques for Performance
Driven Layout
Initial Employer : IBM,
Chih-Hsiang Chou (finished
Dec. 1990)
Thesis Title : Network Architectures for
Metropolitan Area Networks
Initial Employer : IBM,
Ching-Tin Wu (finished
September 1991)
Thesis Title :
Performance-Driven Layout and Wafer Packing Problems for
VLSI
Initial Employer : 3M,
Swie Tsing
Tan (finished July 1991)
Thesis Title : Distributed
Processor Allocation for Hypercube Multiprocessors and Embedded Virtual
Incomplete Hypercubes for High-Speed Optical Networks
Initial Employer : AT&T Bell Lab
Lee-Ren Liu (Finished
August 1991)
Thesis Title : Efficient Algorithms for Timing
Verification and Delay Fault Testing
Initial Employer :
Hsi-Chuan Chen (Finished
Jan. 1992)
Thesis Title : Study of Timing Verification and
Timing Optimization of Combinational Circuits
Initial Employer : AT&T Bell Lab
Ron Vetter (finished June 1992)
Thesis Title : Network Architectures for High
Performance Computing Environment
Initial Employer :
Kent Williams (finished August 1992)
Thesis Title : Study of Design Issues for
High-Speed Optical Passive Star Networks
Initial Employer :
Keumog Ahn
(finished June 1993; joint with S. Sahni)
Thesis Title : Study of VLSI Circuits Layout
Design Issues
Initial Employer : AT&T Bell Labs
Sanghyun Ahn
(finished January 1994),
Thesis Title : ATM Network VP Layout Design and
Multicasting Group Communication Problems
Initial Employer :
Sheau-Ru Tong (finished March
1994)
Thesis Title : Hot-Spot Problem for
Interconnection Networks and High Performance Computing on Passive Star
Networks
Initial Employer :
Meng-Jou Lin (finished September
1994)
Thesis Title :
Distributed Network Computing Over Switch-Based High-SpeedLocal
Area Networks
Initial Employer : Apple Computer
Rose Tsang (finished Sept. 1995)
Thesis Title : High Speed Network Support for
Multimedia Traffic
Initial Employer : National Sandia Lab
James Schnepf
(finished Sept. 1995)
Thesis Title : Multimedia Support for Distance
Education
Initial Employer :
Juho Kim (finished Sept.
1995)
Thesis Title : Timing Analysis of CMOS VLSI and
Performance Optimization
Initial Employer : Cadence Corp.
Shang-Zhi Sun
(finished Nov. 1995)
Thesis Title : Studies on Timing Analysis, Clock
Period Optimization and Testability
Initial Employer : Lattice Semiconductor
Mohamad Rooholamini
(finished May 1996; joint with V. Cherkassky)
Thesis Title : ATM as
the System Interconnect of a Multimedia Server
Initial Employer : Dell Computer
Yaun-Chung Hsu (finished in
June 1996)
Thesis Title : Study on Timing Analysis and
Clocking Problems of Logic Circuits
Initial Employer : IBM Rochester
Ching-Liang Liu (finished in
June 1996)
Thesis Title : Efficient Design of Video on
Demand Server
Initial Employer :
Ren-Wei Hsieh (finished in
June 1997)
Thesis Title: High-Speed Network Support for
High-Performance Network and Multimedia Communications
Initial Employer: Dell Computer
Sangyup Shim (finished in July
1997)
Thesis Title: Supporting
I/O Intensive Applications in A High Performance Storage System
Initial Employer:
Yuewei Wang (finished in
September 1997)
Thesis Title: Video
Allocation Schemes for Video-on Demand Services
Initial Employer: IxMicro
Inc.,
A. Pavan (finished in
March 1998)
Thesis Title: Topological Issues in Time and
Wavelength Division Multiplexed Multihop Lightwave Networks
Initial Employer:
Yen-Jen Lee (finished in February 2000)
Thesis Title: Scalable
Architectures for Multimedia Communications in
Education and Entertainment
Initial Employer : Streaming21,
Wei-Hsiu
Ma (finished in June 2000)
Thesis Title: Video Delivery and Caching with Proxy Servers for Reducing Bandwidth Requirement over Wide Area Networks
Initial Employer:
Streaming21,
Seijun Song (Joint with Zhi-Li Zhang; finished in August 2000)
Thesis Title: A
Software-Based Approach to Scalable Fault-Tolerant Real-Time Ethernet for Networked
Control Systems
Initial Employer: Cisco
Srihari Nelakuditi
(Joint with Zhi-Li Zhang; finished in October 2001)
Thesis Title: Localized
Approach to Providing Quality-of-Service
Initial Employer:
Tai-Sheng
Chang (finished in December 2002)
Thesis Title: On Several
Design Issues of Intelligent High-Performance Storage Systems
Initial Employer:
General Electric Medical Imaging Division
Zhenhai Duan
(joint with Zhi-Li Zhang; finished in July 2003)
Thesis Title: On
Scalable Support of Quality of Services in the Internet
Initial Employer:
University of
Yingfei Dong (Joint with Zhi-Li Zhang; finished in July 2003)
Thesis Title: Efficient Resource Management in
Multimedia Network Systems
Initial Employer:
Bae Young Choi (Joint with Zhi-Li Zhang;
finished in August 2003)
Thesis Title: Scalable
Network Monitoring in High-Speed Large Networks
Initial Employer: US
Sprint
Ewa Kusmierek
(Joint with Zhi-Li Zhang; finished in May 2004)
Thesis Title: Adaptive
Streaming Techniques for Large Scale Video Delivery
Initial Employer:
Dan Edeen
(finished in May 2005)
Thesis Title: An Model
for ADSL Link Aggregation with Qualify of Service Support
Initial Employer: Qwest
Communications
Ying-Ping Lu (finished
in November 2005)
Thesis Title: Design
Issues in Networked Intelligent Storage Systems : Performance and Quality of
Service
Initial Employer:
Silicon Graphics Inc.
James Beyer (finished in
March 2006)
Thesis Title: Control
Algorithms for Observation Systems
Initial Employer: CRAY
Research
Dingshan He (finished in August
2006)
Thesis Title: Data Management in Intelligent Storage Systems
Initial Employer:
Microsoft
Xianbo Zhang (finished in July
2006)
Thesis Title: Tape Storage Solutions: Meeting Growing Data Demands
Initial Employer:
Symantec
Hyeran Lim (finished in
September 2006)
Thesis Title: Designing Fair, Efficient and
Scalable Storage Systems Based on Emerging Storage Technologies
Initial Employer: Samsung
Electronics (
Aravindan Raghuveer
(passed WPE and Preliminary Oral Exam)
Sarah Sharafkandi (passed WPE)
Meera Jindal
(passed WPE)
Jaehoon Jeong
(passed WPE and preliminary oral exam)
Nagapramod Mandagere (passed WPE)
Ben Miller (passed WPE)
Jim Diehl (passed WPE)
Several other potential
Ph.D. students are currently doing research with me.
Master Students
Supervised and graduated 80 MS theses and
projects.