Faculty Profile for Dr. Ziliang Zong

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Dr. Ziliang Zong
Professor — Computer Science
Program Faculty — Computer Science
CMAL 301C
phone: (512) 245-8344
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Zong is a Professor of the Computer Science Department and the recipient of the 2015 Texas State University Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Auburn University in 2008 with the Distinguished Dissertation Award.

Research Interests

 Energy-Efficient Computing and Systems, Big Data Analytics, Parallel Programming, and Mobile Computing

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Tuttle, J. F., Chen, D., Nasrin, A., Soto, N., & Zong, Z. (2024). Can LLMs Generate Green Code - A Comprehensive Study Through LeetCode.
  • Nasrin, A., Chen, D., Soto, N., & Zong, Z. (2024). Promoting Green Coding in VS Code with GCPM: A Power Model for Heterogeneous Processors.
  • Chen, D. Y., Soto, N., Tuttle, J. F., & Zong, Z. L. (2024). Understanding Multi-Dimensional Efficiency of Fine-Tuning Large Language Models Using SpeedUp, MemoryUp, and EnergyUp.
  • Everman, B., Chen, D. Y., Soto, N., Zhang, O., & Zong, Z. L. (2023). Evaluating the Carbon Impact of Large Language Models at the Inference Stage.
  • Hwang, N., Li, A., Zhang, S., & Zong, Z. L. (2023). Reducing Cloud Expenditures and Carbon Emissions via Virtual Machine Migration and Downsizing.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. August 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Research Paper Award, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA). 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Service Award, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University. August 25, 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. August 24, 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished PhD Dissertation Award, Auburn University. June 1, 2010

Selected Grants

  • Zong, Ziliang. “Energy Efficient Deep Learning” NVIDIA Equipment Grant. (Funded: 2016). Grant.
  • Zong, Ziliang (Principal). From Data to Sustainability: A Global Analysis of Carbon Intensity for Green Cloud Computing, Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science, Institutional (Higher Ed), $6000. (Funded: January 2024 - December 2024). Grant.
  • Zong, Ziliang. REU Supplemental Award, NSF, Federal, $16000. (Funded: May 2022 - August 2023). Grant.
  • Yuan, Yihong (Principal), Zong, Ziliang (Co-Principal). Improve the Prediction of Urban Fire Incidents through Machine Learning and Spatial Point Pattern Analysis, Microsoft, Inc., Private / Foundation / Corporate, $15000. (Submitted: October 2021, Funded: November 2021 - October 2022). Grant.
  • Zong, Ziliang (Principal). REU Supplemental Award, NSF, Federal, $16000. (Funded: May 2020 - May 2021). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Green Software Foundation
2021-Present
Chair
Policy Committee
September 2021-Present
Member
Green Software Foundation
August 2021-Present
Member
Connected Infrastructure for Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research (CIEDAR)
2020-Present
Member
Personnel Committee
September 2017-Present