Zhenting Zhu

About Me

I'm a second-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science at UCLA, and I'm very fortunate to be part of Professor Harry Xu's research group. My primary research interest lies in building resilient and intelligent systems for modern applications. I focus on key challenges within large-scale distributed platforms, spanning both conventional data center architectures and the specialized infrastructure required for high-performance machine learning. My work specifically investigates how to enhance system resilience, usability, and reliability in these demanding environments.

Selected Honors & Awards

• 2025 ICPC North America Championship, Bronze Medal. Team UCLA Three Musketeers, ranked 4/52.
• Yao Class summa cum laude. Awarded to 25% outstanding fresh graduates in IIIS.
• Yao Award Bronze Medal. Recognize 10% outstanding students in Yao Class.
• The 44th annual ICPC World Final, Invitational Silver Medal. Team Three Hold Two, remote, ranked 3/56.
• ICPC Asia East Continent Final 2019/2020, Champion. Team Three Hold Two.
• CCPC Final 2019/2020, Champion. Team Three Hold Two.
• IOI 2018, Gold Medal. Ranked 3/335.

Publications

• C. Liu^*, Z. Zhu^*, Q. Li, Y. Xia, Y. Qiao, X. Deng, Y. Lu, T. Xie, H. Cui, Z. Du, H. Xu, C. Wang, "Orthrus: Efficient and Timely Validation of Silent User Data Corruption on the Cloud", The 31st Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, 2025.

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• Shan Yu, Z. Zhu, Y. Chen, H. Xu, P. Zhao, Y. Wang, A. Padmanabhan, H. Latapie, H. Xu, "VQPy: An Object-oriented Video Query Language", The Seventh Annual Conference on Machine Learning and Systems, 2024.

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