Ki Hwan Yum

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Last Updated: February 21, 2005

Curriculum Vitae: postscript, pdf.

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Sciencen and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2002.
• M.S. in Computer Sciencen and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 1994.
• B.S. in Mathematics, Seoul National University, 1989.

Teaching

Fall 2002 - CS 4753 Computer Architecutre

Spring 2003 - CS 4753 Computer Architecture

Fall 2003 - CS 5513 Computer Architecture

Spring 2004 - CS 4753 Computer Architecture

Fall 2004 - CS 5513 Computer Architecture

Spring 2005 - CS 2733 Computer Organization II

Experience

• The University of Texas at San Antonio (2002-Present), San Antonio, Texas.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science.
  
• The Pennsylvania State University (1998-2002), University Park, Pennsylvania.
  Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
  
• Korea Telecom (1994-1997), Seoul, Korea.
  Member of Technical Staff, Research and Development Group.
  
• Pohang University of Science and Technology (1992-1994), Pohang, Korea.
  Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
  
• Republic of Korea Air Force (1990-1991), Seoul, Korea.
  Military Service.

Research Interests

Computer Architecture, Parallel/Distributed Systems, Computer Networks, Cluster Computing, QoS Support in Cluster Networks and Internet, Performance Evaluation, Fault-Tolerant Computing, Power Efficient Systems.

Publications

• Journal Papers
  • K. H. Yum, E. J. Kim, C. R. Das, and A. S. Vaidya, "MediaWorm: A QoS Capable Router Architecture for Clusters," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 13, No. 12, pp.1261-1274, December 2002. (ps, pdf)
  • E. J. Kim, K. H. Yum, and C. R. Das, "Performance Analysis of a QoS Capable Cluster Interconnect," Performance Evaluation, Vol. 60, No. 1-4, pp. 275-302, May 2005.
  • E. J. Kim, G. M. Link, K. H. Yum, V. Narayanan, M. Kandemir, M. J. Irwin, C. R. Das, "A Holistic Approach to Designing Energy-Efficient Cluster Interconnets," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Computers.
• Conference and Workshop Papers
  • K. H. Yum, A. S. Vaidya, C. R. Das, and A. Sivasubramaniam, "Investigating QoS Support for Traffic Mixes with the MediaWorm Router," in Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA-6), pp.97-106, January 2000, France. (ps, pdf)
  • K. H. Yum, E. J. Kim, and C. R. Das, "QoS Provisioning in Clusters: An Investigation of Router and NIC Design," in Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Symposium on Computer Archtecture (ISCA 2001), pp.120-129, June 2001, Sweden. (ps, pdf)
  • E. J. Kim, K. H. Yum, and C. R. Das, "An Analytical Model for a QoS Capable Cluster Interconnect," in Proceedings of 11th GI/ITG Conference on Measuring, Modelling and Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems (MMB 2001), pp.9-24, September 2001, Germany. (ps, pdf)
  • E. J. Kim, K. H. Yum, and C. R. Das, "Calculation of Deadline Missing Probability in a QoS Capable Cluster Interconnect," in Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA '01), pp.34-43, February 2002, Cambridge, MA. (ps, pdf)
  • K. H. Yum, E. J. Kim, C. R. Das, M. Yousif, and J. Duato, "Integrated Admission and Congestion Control for QoS Support in Clusters," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing, pp.325-332, September 2002, Chicago, IL. (ps, pdf)
  • E. J. Kim, K. H. Yum, C. R. Das, M. Yousif, and J. Duato, "Performance Enhancement Techniques for InfiniBand Architecture," in Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA-9), pp.253-262, February 2003, Anaheim, CA. (ps, pdf)
  • E. J. Kim, K. H. Yum, G. M. Link, N. Vijaykrishnan, M. Kandemir, M. J. Irwin, M. Yousif, and C. R. Das, "Energy Optimization Techniques in Cluster Interconnects," in Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED'03), pp.459-464, August 2003, Korea. (ps, pdf)
  • M. Lee, E. J. Kim, K. H. Yum, and M. Yousif, "Instant Attack Stopper in InfiniBand Architecture," to be presented in IEEE/ACM Workshop on Cluster Security.

Professional Activities and Services

• Publicity and Publications Chair, 12th IEEE International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA-12).
  • HPCA-12 Call for Papers (ps, pdf, doc)
  • HPCA Repository in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.