Dr. Junchen Jiang

Associate Professor

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Biography

Junchen Jiang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. He joined the faculty in July 2018 after receiving his PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2017, where he was awarded the CMU SCS Doctoral Dissertation Award. His research interests lie at the intersection of networked systems and machine learning systems, focusing on developing robust and efficient architectures for large-scale applications. He has actively contributed to professional activities, including serving on program committees for major conferences such as SIGCOMM and NSDI. Jiang has been recognized with several awards for his research contributions, including the ACM EuroSys Paper Award and the NSF CAREER Award. He has supervised numerous PhD students and is involved in various collaborative research projects, exemplifying a commitment to advancing the field of computer science through both teaching and rigorous scholarship.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2018-07-01 — Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Teaching and conducting research in networked systems and machine learning.

Awards

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CMU SCS Doctoral Dissertation Award

2017-05-01
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Google ML Systems Junior Faculty Award

2025-01-01
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ACM EuroSys Paper

2025-01-01
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NSF CAREER

2022-01-01

Requirements for University of Chicago

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