Lok Yin Chow (周樂言)

I am a PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, advised by Associate Professor Ming-Chang Yang. My research focuses on using FPGA-based platforms, specifically OpenSSD, to prototype and validate emerging SSD architectures, such as Zoned Namespace (ZNS) and Dual-Interface SSDs.

Publications

• Write Buffer Strategies for Zoned Namespace SSDs: Lessons from Hardware Verification
  Lok Yin Chow, Yingjia Wang, Yuhong Liang, and Ming-Chang Yang
  ACM/IEEE International Conference on Compilers, Architectures, and Synthesis for Embedded Systems (CASES), 2026
  (Journal Track, Integrated with IEEE TCAD)

• Unlocking the Full Potential of Dual-Interface SSDs: A Comprehensive Hardware and Software Perspective
  Lok Yin Chow, Yingjia Wang, Yuhong Liang, and Ming-Chang Yang
  ACM/IEEE International Conference on Hardware/Software Codesign and System Synthesis (CODES+ISSS), 2025
  (Journal Track, Integrated with ACM TECS)

• ZnH2: Augmenting ZNS-based Storage System with Host-Managed Heterogeneous Zones
  Yingjia Wang, Lok Yin Chow, Xirui Nie, Yuhong Liang, and Ming-Chang Yang
  IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), 2024

Teaching