Yakun Sophia Shao is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Harvard University, working with Professor David Brooks. Her primary research interests lie in the general area of computer architecture, with a particular focus on modeling and design for heterogeneous architectures. She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University, China and her S.M. degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. Her paper was selected as one of the Top Picks in Computer Architecture in 2014. She is a Siebel Scholar and a recipient of the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship.
