Bio
Hi! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia.
Before joining UVA, I worked as a Research Scholar/Scientist at Princeton University. I received my Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and my B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Contact
Office: Rice Hall Room 500. 85 Engineer’s Way. Charlottesville, Virginia 22904
Email: tcr5zr@virginia.edu
Research
My research focuses on making computer networks easier to monitor, understand, troubleshoot, and configure. I enjoy designing fast and accurate mechanisms that analyze real-world traffic and extract useful information for network practitioners. I am passionate about designing and implementing better tools and systems for next-generation applications and networks. I often use tools and mechanisms in software-defined networking (SDN), P4, and programmable data planes. I am also enthusiastic about applying new ideas to real operational networks.
Prospective Students (Fall 2025): I am looking to hire PhD students interested in research in systems and networking. APPLY HERE! The PhD application fee is waived for Fall 2025 applications, and the deadline is December 13, 2024. In your application, please mention my name as one of the members of your “Faculty Interest.” Also, select “Computer Networks” as one of your “Academic/Research Interests.” These steps ensure that I read and review your application.
News
- 11/2024: I will serve as a Technical Program Committee member for ACM IMC 2025.
- 10/2024: Di Zhu received the ACM CoNEXT 2024 travel grant! Thank you for the generous gift, and congratulations to Di!
- 10/2024: Di Zhu will present his ongoing work, “Automating Distributed In-network Classification with Runtime Programmability,” at the ACM CoNEXT 2024 Student Workshop!
- 08/2024: Back for 2024/2025! In Fall 2024, I will teach CS 7457 - (Advanced) Computer Networks!
- 04/2024: I will serve as a Technical Program Committee member for USENIX NSDI 2025.
- 03/2024: I will serve as a Technical Program Committee member for ACM IMC 2024.
- 01/2024: Our research group website is up!
- 12/2023: “NAP: Programming data planes with Approximate Data Structures” was accepted and presented at EuroP4 2023 by Mengying (Molly) Pan!
- 10/2023: In Spring 2024, I will teach CS/ECE 4457 - Computer Networks. Looking foward to meeting our undergrads!
- 09/2023: I presented Hydra: Effective Runtime Network Verification at ACM SIGCOMM 2023.
- 08/2023: In Fall 2023, I am going to teach CS 6501 - Software-Defined Networking and Programmable Networks!
- 07/2023: I started as an assistant professor at UVA!