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About Me

Brief Biography: Dr. Zhan Shi is currently an Associate Professfor in Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He was Postdoc Research Fellow in University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2013-2014. He obtained his B.E, MA and Ph.D degrees respectively in 1998, 2001 and 2011 (HUST).

His research interests include distributed storage, cloud storage and graph storage. His papers have been published in major journals and international conferences, including ATC, ICDE, EuroSys, ICPP, ICDCS, CloudCom, CCGrid, SC, ICC, ACM ToS, IEEE TSC, JPDC, FGCS.

Open-source codes are released in github and gitee.

Publications

2025

Information-Oriented Random Walks and Pipeline Optimization for Distributed Graph Embedding Peng Fang, Zhenli Li, Arijit Khan, Siqiang Luo, Fang Wang, Zhan Shi, Dan Feng IEEE Trans. Knowl. Data Eng. 37(1): 408-422 (2025)
CoT-RAG: Integrating Chain of Thought and Retrieval-Augmented Generation to Enhance Reasoning in Large Language Models Feiyang Li, Peng Fang, Zhan Shi, Arijit Khan, Fang Wang, Dan Feng, Weihao Wang, Xin Zhang, Yong Cui CoRR abs/2504.13534 (2025)
A Sparse Function Prediction Approach for Cold Start Optimization and User Satisfaction Guarantee in Serverless Wang Zhang; Yuyang Zhu; Zhan Shi*; Manyu Dang; Yutong Wu; Fang Wang IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, August 2025, doi: 10.1109/TPDS.2025.3602440
A survey of social network alignment methods based on graph representation learning Yutong WU, Feiyang LI, Zhan SHI*, Zhipeng TIAN, Wang ZHANG, Peng FANG, Renzhi XIAO, Fang WANG, Dan FENG Frontiers of Computer Science, May 2025, DOI:10.1007/s11704-025-40985-2

2024

An Efficient Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Automatic Cache Replacement Policy in Cloud Block Storage Systems Yang Zhou, Fang Wang, Zhan Shi, Dan Feng IEEE Trans. Computers 73(1): 164-177 (2024)
CoFS: A Collaboration-Aware Fairness Scheme for NVMe SSD in Cloud Storage System Yang Zhou, Fang Wang, Zhan Shi*, Dan Feng IEEE Trans. Comput. Aided Des. Integr. Circuits Syst. 43(12): 4490-4504 (2024)
The Static Allocation is Not a Static: Optimizing SSD Address Allocation Through Boosting Static Policy Yang Zhou; Fang Wang; Zhan Shi*; Dan Feng IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1373-1386, August 2024, doi: 10.1109/TPDS.2024.3407367
Parallelism or Fairness? How to Be Friendly for SSDs in Cloud Environments Yang Zhou, Fang Wang, Zhan Shi*, Dan Feng CLUSTER 2024: 179-189

2023

SOWalker: An I/O-Optimized Out-of-Core Graph Processing System for Second-Order Random Walks Wu Y, Zhan Shi*, Huang S, Tian Z, Zuo P, Fang P, Feng D USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX ATC 23), 2023, Boston, MA: 87–100
Fair Will Go On: A Collaboration-Aware Fairness Scheme for NVMe SSD in Cloud Storage System Zhou Y, Wang F, Zhan Shi*, Feng D, Du Y The 60th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2023: 1–6
How to Realize Efficient and Scalable Graph Embeddings via an Entropy-Driven Mechanism Fang P, Wang F, Zhan Shi, Jiang H, Feng D, Xu X, Yin W IEEE Transactions on Big Data, 2023, 9(1): 358–371
LSM-Subgraph: Log-Structured Merge-Subgraph for Temporal Graph Processing Ma J, Zhan Shi*, Liu S, Zhang W, Wu Y, Wang F, Feng D Web and Big Data, 2023, 477–494

2022

A Multi-Factor Adaptive Multi-Level Cooperative Replacement Policy in Block Storage Systems Zhou Y, Wang F, Zhan Shi, Feng D IEEE 40th International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD), 2022: 67–75
An End-to-End Automatic Cache Replacement Policy Using Deep Reinforcement Learning Zhou Y, Wang F, Zhan Shi, Feng D Proceedings of the 32th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), 2022, 32(1): 537–545
A Multi-hashing Index for hybrid DRAM-NVM memory systems Li Y, Zeng L, Chen G, Gu C, Luo F, Ding W, Zhan Shi*, Fuentes J Journal of Systems Architecture, 2022, 128: 102547

2021

An efficient memory data organization strategy for application-characteristic graph processing Fang P, Wang F, Zhan Shi, Feng D, Yi Q, Xu X, Zhang Y Frontiers of Computer Science, 2021, 16(1): 2095-2236
Text recommendation based on time series and multi-label information Yin Y, Feng D, Zhan Shi, Ouyang L Computer Science and Information Systems, 2021, 18(2): 419–439
HuGE: An Entropy-driven Approach to Efficient and Scalable Graph Embeddings Fang P, Wang F, Zhan Shi, Jiang H, Feng D, Yang L IEEE 37th International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE) 2021, 2045–2050

2020

CSMqGraph: Coarse-Grained and Multi-external-storage Multi-queue I/O Management for Graph Computing Chen S, Zhan Shi*, Feng D, Liu S, Wang F, Yang L, Yu R International Journal of Parallel Programming, 2020, 48(1): 98–118
An In-Network Replica Selection Framework for Latency-Critical Distributed Data Stores Su Y, Feng D, Hua Y, Zhan Shi*, Zhu T IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2020: 944-956
MLND: A Weight-Adapting Method for Multi-label Classification Based on Neighbor Label Distribution Yang L, Zhan Shi*, Feng D, Yang W, Fang J, Chen S, Wang F APWeb-WAIM 2020, 639–654

2019

Degree-biased random walk for large-scale network embedding Y. Zhang, Z. Shi*, D. Feng, and X.-X. Zhan Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 100, pp. 198–209, Nov. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.future.2019.05.033
Understanding the latency distribution of cloud object storage systems Y. Su, D. Feng, Y. Hua, and Z. Shi* Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, vol. 128, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jpdc.2019.01.008
CSMqGraph: Coarse-Grained and Multi-external-storage Multi-queue I/O Management for Graph Computing S. Chen, Z. Shi*, D. Feng, S. Liu, F. Wang, L. Yang, R. Yu International Journal of Parallel Programming, 2019, doi: 10.1007/s10766-019-00651-0
GraphScSh: Efficient I/O Scheduling and Graph Sharing for Concurrent Graph Processing S. Liu, Z. Shi*, D. Feng, S. Chen, F. Wang, and Y. Peng Network and Parallel Computing, 2019, pp. 3–15
Cache-Friendly Data Layout for Massive Graph Y. Shan, Z. Shi*, D. Feng, O. Mengyun, and F. Wang 2018 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture and Storage (NAS), Chongqing, China, Oct. 2018, pp. 1–4, doi: 10.1109/NAS.2018.8515737

2018

NetRS: Cutting Response Latency in Distributed Key-Value Stores with In-Network Replica Selection Y. Su, D. Feng, Y. Hua, Z. Shi, and T. Zhu 2018 IEEE 38th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), Vienna, Austria, Jul. 2018, vol. 00, pp. 143–153, doi: 10.1109/ICDCS.2018.00024
Text prediction method based on multi-label attributes and improved maximum entropy model Y. Yin, D. Feng, Y. Li, S. Yin, and Z. Shi* Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 1097–1109, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.3233/JIFS-169403

2017

Predicting Response Latency Percentiles for Cloud Object Storage Systems Y. Su, D. Feng, Y. Hua, and Z. Shi 2017 46th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Aug. 2017, pp. 241–250, doi: 10.1109/ICPP.2017.33
Partitioning dynamic graph asynchronously with distributed FENNEL Z. Shi*, J. Li, P. Guo, S. Li, D. Feng, and Y. Su Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 71, pp. 32–42, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.future.2017.01.014
High-Performance General Functional Regenerating Codes with Near-Optimal Repair Bandwidth Q. Liu, D. Feng, Y. Hu, Z. Shi, and M. Fu ACM Transactions on Storage (TOS), vol. 13, no. 2, p. 15:1–15:28, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1145/3051122
Storage Sharing Optimization under Constraints of SLO Compliance and Performance Variability N. Li, H. Jiang, D. Feng, and Z. Shi* IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1–1, 2017, doi: 10.1109/TSC.2016.2584057
Customizable SLO and Its Near-Precise Enforcement for Storage Bandwidth N. Li, H. Jiang, D. Feng, and Z. Shi* ACM Transactions on Storage (TOS), vol. 13, no. 1, p. 6:1–6:25, 2017, doi: 10.1145/2998454
PSLO: enforcing the Xth percentile latency and throughput SLOs for consolidated VM storage N. Li, H. Jiang, D. Feng, and Z. Shi Proceedings of the Eleventh European Conference on Computer Systems, London, United Kingdom, Apr. 2016, pp. 1–14, doi: 10.1145/2901318.2901330

2016

SASLO: Support User-Customized SLO Policy via Programmable End-to-End VM-Oriented IO Control N. Li, H. Jiang, D. Feng, and Z. Shi 2015 International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data (CCBD), Nov. 2015, pp. 3–10, doi: 10.1109/CCBD.2015.17

2015

General Functional Regenerating Codes with Uncoded Repair for Distributed Storage System Q. Liu, D. Feng, Z. Shi, and M. Fu Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid), 2015 15th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on, May 2015, pp. 372–381, doi: 10.1109/CCGrid.2015.38

2014

Heterogeneous-aware cache partitioning: Improving the fairness of shared storage cache Y. Li, D. Feng, and Z. Shi Parallel Computing, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 710–721, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.parco.2014.07.006
Fema: A Fairness and Efficiency Caching Management Algorithm in Shared Cache Y. Li, D. Feng, L. Zeng, and Z. Shi Networking, Architecture, and Storage (NAS), 2014 9th IEEE International Conference on, 2014, pp. 43–52, doi: 10.1109/NAS.2014.14

2013

Enhancing both fairness and performance using rate-aware dynamic storage cache partitioning Y. Li, D. Feng, and Z. Shi* Proceeding DISCS-2013 Proceedings of the 2013 International Workshop on Data-Intensive Scalable Computing Systems, Denver, Colorado, Nov. 2013, pp. 31–36, doi: 10.1145/2534645.2534650
Adaptive Sequential Prefetching for Multiple Streams Y. Li, D. Feng, Z. Shi, and Q. Liu Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Y. Gao, K. Shim, Z. Ding, P. Jin, Z. Ren, Y. Xiao, A. Liu, and S. Qiao, Eds. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, pp. 46–55
Disk array performance prediction with CART-MARS hybrid models Y. Li, D. Feng, Z. Shi, and Z. Zhang APMRC, 2012 Digest, Oct. 2012, pp. 1–4, Accessed: May 11, 2013. [Online]

2012

SafeVanish: An improved data self-destruction for protecting data privacy L. Zeng, Z. Shi*, S. Xu, and D. Feng 2nd IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science, CloudCom 2010, November 30, 2010 - December 3, 2010, Dec. 2010, pp. 521–528, doi: 10.1109/CloudCom.2010.21

2010

USP: A lightweight file system management framework Z. Shi*, D. Feng, H. Zhao, and L. Zeng 5th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture and Storage, NAS 2010, Macau, China, Jul. 2010, pp. 250–256, doi: 10.1109/NAS.2010.47

2009

Range Query Using Learning-Aware RPS in DHT-Based Peer-to-Peer Networks Z. Deng, D. Feng, K. Zhou, Z. Shi, and C. Luo CCGRID: 2009 9TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CLUSTER COMPUTING AND THE GRID, NEW YORK: IEEE, 2009, pp. 180–187
Using Session Identifiers as Authentication Tokens L. X. Chen, D. Feng, Z. Shi, and F. Zhou 2009 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS, VOLS 1-8, NEW YORK: IEEE, 2009, pp. 662–666
Scalability support for SMI-S with chord Z. Deng, D. Feng, Z. Shi, and L. Chao 10th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, HPCC 2008, September 25, 2008 - September 27, 2008, 2008, pp. 219–225, Accessed: Nov. 07, 2014

2008

Application-oriented storage: Geographic information systems as an example L. Zeng, D. Feng, F. Wang, L. Tian, and Z. Shi Journal of Information and Computational Science, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 859–870, 2007

2007

A protocol vSCSI for ethernet-based network storage D. Feng, J. Ye, and Z. Shi 21st International Conference on Advanced Networking and Applications, Proceedings, LOS ALAMITOS: IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 2007, pp. 258–265
Flexible metadata management for block-level storage system J. Xiao, D. Feng, Z. Shi, and M. F. Cheng SNPD 2006: Seventh ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing, Proceedings, LOS ALAMITOS: IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 2006, pp. 127–132
Storage active service: Model, method and practice L. Zeng, D. Feng, F. Wang, L. Tian, and Z. Shi 2006 Japan-China Joint Workshop on Frontier of Computer Science and Technology, FCST 2006, November 17, 2006 - November 18, 2006, 2006, pp. 46–53
iVISA: A framework for flexible layout block-level storage system J. X. Chen, D. Feng, and Z. Shi 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, Vol 2, Proceedings, LOS ALAMITOS: IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 2006, pp. 881–885

2004

Using DMA Aligned Buffer to Improve Software RAID Performance Z. Shi*, J. Zhang, and X. Zhou Computational Science - ICCS 2004, M. Bubak, G. van Albada, P. Sloot, and J. Dongarra, Eds. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2004, p. 355

Awards & Honors

2022

Second Prize for National Teaching Achievement Award

Exploration and Practice of the "One Base, Two Wings, Full Chain" Graduate Education Model Focusing on Innovative Abilities in Computer Systems, China

2014

Second Prize for National Technological Invention

Massive Active Object Storage System and Key Technologies, China

2006

Storage Challenge Finalist

HUSt: A heterogeneous unified storage system for GIS grid, SC '06: International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis

Courses

Undergraduate

Graduate

Alumni

Zuo Pengwei (2025, Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.)
Tian Zhipeng (2025, Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.)
Yan Ran (2025, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Zeng Dexin (2024)
Yi Sheng (2024)
Liao Ziyi (2024, Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.)
Li Yiling (2024)
Zheng Dehua (2024, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Dang Manyu (2024, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Ma Jingyuan (2023)
Huang Shicai (2022, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Gong Huiyuan (2022, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Zhu Tao (2022, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Hong Wang (2022)
Wang Liguang (2022)
Yang Wenxin (2021, Vivo Mobile Communication (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Yang Lei (2021, Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd. Yuhang Branch)
Liu Shang (2021, China University of Mining and Technology)
Fu Chuanjie (2021, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Qi Xuan (2021, ZTE Corp.)
He Yudi (2021, Guangzhou Bogo Information Technology Co., Ltd.)
Xu Xianghao (2021, Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
Cao Mengyuan (2020, Beijing Simulation Center)
Dai Kaihang (2020, Hangzhou Ant Gather Wisdom Network Technology Co., Ltd.)
Chen Jing (2020, Shanghai Suixuntong Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.)
Wang Ziyi (2018, Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.)
Jiang Ziwei (2018, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Yu Ruili (2018, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Peng Yamei (2018, Hangzhou Kuaidi Technology Co., Ltd.)
Fang Jiaofeng (2018, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Shan Yuxiang (2019, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Zhang Yunyi (2019, Changjiang Securities Co., Ltd.)
Li Shuangshuang (2017, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Li Junhao (2017, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
Yu Jing (2016, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Ouyang Mengyun (2016, China Construction Bank Wuhan Data Center)
Tong Ying (2016, Hangzhou Beigou Technology Co., Ltd.)
Guo Pengfei (2015, Shanghai Qingting Information Technology Co., Ltd.)
Han Jiang (2015, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Li Jian (2015, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
Fang Bo (2014, Co-Founder, Wuhan Weipai Network Technology Co., Ltd.)

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me for collaboration or questions about my work.

zshi@hust.edu.cn

Wuhan, HuBei, China