Zilong Ye has an extensive academic and professional background in computer science, currently serving as an Associate Professor at California State University, Los Angeles since September 2015. Prior to this role, Zilong Ye worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Fujitsu Laboratories of America and gained valuable experience as a Research Assistant Intern at NEC Laboratories America and a Software Engineering Intern at Aerospike, Inc. Zilong Ye holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo, along with a Master's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a Bachelor's degree from Shandong University.