Siyi Yang
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About Me
I am an incoming Postdoctoral Associate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Duke University. I will be working with Prof. Robert Calderbank.
I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at UCLA. I was working at Laboratory for Robust Information Systems (LORIS), under the supervision of Prof. Lara Dolecek. I was also affiliated with the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (CQSE) at UCLA. I received my M.S. degree also from UCLA, in 2018. Prior to that, I obtained my B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2016.
More details about me can be found in my CV.
Research Interests
My research experiences are heavily focusing on designing error correction codes (ECC) for modern data/computing-intensive systems and quantum systems. The major objective of my work is maximizing the potential of coding techniques in addressing practical issues, such as reliability and latency, in applications associated with storage, computing, and communications.
The current focus of my recent research are on:
Quantum error correction
Theoretical explanation to the threshold gain of non-uniform spatially-coupled LDPC codes
Probabilistic methods for finite-length optimization of spatially-coupled LDPC codes with high memories
Joint local-global LDPC coding for channels with varying SNR/non-uniform non-binary channels
Spatially-coupled irregular repeat-accumulate (IRA) codes for quantum key distribution
Error floor optimization of non-binary LDPC codes tailored for persistent memories
Codes with hierarchical localities for distributed storage systems that are scalable, flexible, and adapt to dynamic changes of the underlying topologies
Order-optimal coding scheme for synchronization of ordered sets
The topics that intrigue and fascinate me deeply despite I have not yet had a chance to work on:
Sum-rank codes and their localities
Codes in non-canonical channels
Extended Reed Muller codes with arbitrary rates
Function error correction for in-memory computing
Recent News
(11/2021) I earned my Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UCLA.
(09/2021) Check out our latest research: "Breaking the Computational Bottleneck: Design of Near-Optimal High-Memory Spatially-Coupled Codes".
(04/2021) Our paper, "GRADE-AO: Towards Near-Optimal Spatially-Coupled Codes With High Memories" has been accepted to ISIT 2021.
(03/2021) Check out our latest research: "Hierarchical Hybrid Error Correction for Time-Sensitive Devices at the Edge".
(02/2021) Our paper, "Topology-Aware Cooperative Data Protection in Blockchain-Based Decentralized Storage Networks" has been selected to the finalist of Memorable Paper Award in the ECC and Devices category at NVMW 2021.
(01/2021) Check out our latest research: "GRADE-AO: Towards Near-Optimal Spatially-Coupled Codes With High Memories".
(09/2020) Check out our latest research: "Hierarchical Coding for Cloud Storage: Topology-Adaptivity, Scalability, and Flexibility".
(06/2020) Our paper, "Topology-Aware Cooperative Data Protection in Blockchain-Based Decentralized Storage Networks" was presented at ISIT 2020.
(06/2020) I win the 2020-2021 Dissertation Year Fellowship at UCLA.
(03/2020) Our proposal in coding for crossbar memories have been selected to the finalist of the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2020.
Contact
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Henry Samueli School of Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Phone number: +1 310-897-7397
Email: siyiyang at ucla dot edu
Websites: http://siyiyang.com, http://siyiyang.bol.ucla.edu
Other profiles: LinkedIn, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate.