Hao Chen (陈浩)

I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2021, guided by Professors Yinlong Xu and Cheng Li. During my Ph.D. studies, I interned at Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) as a research assistant from 2019 to 2020, mentored by Xiaosong Ma.

Currently, I’m part of the PolarDB MySQL Department at Alibaba Cloud, focusing on the development and research of next-generation cloud-native databases. My research interests encompass cloud-native databases, RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access), and CXL, with a particular focus on their evolving advancements and practical applications. I am also expanding my research interests toward AI infrastructure, with a focus on scalable model serving, KV cache management, and efficient resource utilization. I am keenly interested in exploring innovative partnerships and research opportunities in this field.

Feel free to reach out via email: cighao@gmail.com.

Awards

  • SIGMOD 2025 Industry Track Best Paper Award
  • SIGMOD 2024 Industry Track Best Paper Award
  • ICDE 2024 Best Industry and Application Paper Award

Experience

Alibaba Cloud PolarDB MySQL Department, 2021 - Present

Development and research of next-generation cloud-native databases.

Qatar Computing Research Institute Research Assistant, 2019 - 2020

Worked with Xiaosong Ma during my Ph.D. studies.

Publications

2026 SIGMOD

LakeMem: An Elastic Disaggregated-Memory Caching Layer for Analytical Processing Systems

Xinyi Yu, Yingqiang Zhang, Hao Chen, Zhaoxiang Huang, Xinjun Yang, Feifei Li, Chuan Sun, Jing Geng, Jiong Xie, Ninglong Weng, Yiming Zhang. ( corresponding authors)

Proceedings of the 2026 International Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD). 2026. [PDF]