Zhiwei Xiao is a seasoned technology leader and software architect with over 12 years in the industry. Zhiwei specializes in designing high-performance distributed systems with expertise in C++ and Linux.

Throughout his career, Zhiwei has worked with global leaders like Tencent and Synopsys. Previously, he served as the Director of Trading at Ruitian Capital and CTO of Yunrui Securities. Currently, Zhiwei is a Quantitative Researcher, focusing on developing innovative strategies and systems in the field of quantitative trading.

Zhiwei holds both a Master’s degree in Computer Science (2012) and a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering (2009) from Fudan University. He conducted his master’s research under the guidance of Prof. Binyu Zang and Prof. Haibo Chen, focusing on distributed systems.

Publications

Zhiwei Xiao. Design and Implementation of a Hierarchical MapReduce Model for Multi-core Clusters. Master’s Thesis, Fudan University, 2012

Zhiwei Xiao, Haibo Chen, Binyu Zang. A Hierarchical Approach to Maximizing MapReduce Efficiency. 2011 International Conference on Parallel Architectures and Compilation Techniques (PACT), 2011 [pdf]

Chao Zhang, Chenning Xie, Zhiwei Xiao, and Haibo Chen. Evaluating the Performance and Scalability of MapReduce Applications on X10. Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies: 9th International Symposium (APPT), 2011.

Jing Xiao, Zhiwei Xiao. High-integrity MapReduce computation in cloud with speculative execution. International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, 2011.

Shengkai Zhu, Zhiwei Xiao, Haibo Chen, Rong Chen, Weihua Zhang and Binyu Zang. Evaluating SPLASH-2 Applications Using MapReduce. Advanced Parallel Processing Technologies: 8th International Symposium (APPT), 2009. [pdf]