The Intelligent Systems Software Lab (ISSL) is part of the Distributed Systems and Services Group within the School of Computer Science at The University of Leeds.
Our recent efforts cut across multiple systems stacks, ranging from runtime optimisation, compilation, high-level parallel programming models, kernel library implementations, and distributed communication systems. We often use machine learning as a design methodology to automate system design.
Interested in joining us? A fully funded PhD scholarship for home-rate students in LLMs for software development. Apply before 8th April 2025.
News
Congratulations to Zheng Wang on being awarded a 4-year Royal Society Industry Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship will support his research on tackling a key challenge in computing: how to optimise and debug parallel programs, which will be transferred into an industry setting.
Awards
- Royal Society Industry Fellowship for Zheng Wang, 2025 - 2029
- CGO 2025 Distinguished Paper Award for Huanting, Patrick and Zheng
- SPEC Kaivalya Dixit Distinguished Dissertation Award 2024 for Jingzhi Gong
- AI SuperConnector Awards for Xiaoyang Sun and Huanting Wang
- CGO 2024 Test-of-Time Award for Professor Zheng Wang
- SIGHPC China Doctoral Dissertation Award for Dr. Chunwei Xia
- Named among Standford World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 for Professor Zheng Wang
- Facebook research award, 2021 for for Professor Zheng Wang
- Best Paper Awards: ACM/IEEE PACT 2010, ACM/IEEE CGO 2017, ACM/IEEE PACT 2017, ACM/IEEE CGO 2019 for for Professor Zheng Wang
- Best Paper Nomination: ACM SC 2023, ACM CCS 2018, ACM SenSys 2019 for for Professor Zheng Wang
- Best Presentation Award: ACM/IEEE PACT 2010, ACM/IEEE CGO 2013 for for Professor Zheng Wang
- HiPEAC Paper Award: ASPLOS 2024, PLDI 2021, PLDI 2020, PLDI 2009 - for “publishing their work at conferences in which Europe is not strongly represented”
