Liu's core research interests lie in large-scale machine learning and machine learning system. He co-designs algorithm and system, aiming to scale-up and accelerate machine learning models. Some examples include quantization and randomized matrix multiplication. His recent focuses are (1) algorithm-system co-design; (2) parallel computing, especially on GPUs; and (3) LLM safety and evaluation.

Research Division:
Data Science and Machine Learning

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Education

• PhD in Computer Science, Rice University, 2024
• M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Insuitute of Technology, Harbin, China, 2016 - 2018
• B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Insuitute of Technology, Harbin, China, 2012 - 2016
   

Professional Background

Zirui Liu joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in fall 2024 as an assistant professor. With a PhD in computer science from Rice University, he has spent time as a research intern at LinkedIn, Meta, Samsung, and 4Paradigm.