Hongyan Ji

PhD candidate
Computer Science | The University of Iowa

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269 Macbride Hall

Iowa City, IA 52246

Hongyan Ji’s research focuses on the Theory of Distributed Computing, with a particular emphasis on Distributed Graph Algorithms. Hongyan Ji is supervised by Professor Sriram V. Pemmaraju.

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Sep 5, 2026 Our paper, “Faster Set Cover in the MPC Model,” has been accepted for publication in Theoretical Computer Science.
Aug 4, 2026 Our paper, “Approximating Minimum Dominating Set with Few Awake Rounds,” has been accepted for presentation at the 40th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2026).
Jan 24, 2025 Our paper, “Faster Set Cover in the MPC Model”, received the Best Paper Award in the Distributed Computing track at ICDCN 2025.