Yelena Yesha

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers

2

Total Citations

36

H-Index

2

About

Yelena Yesha is a distinguished computer scientist whose research has made significant contributions to the fields of data storage architecture, distributed systems, and high-performance computing. Her pioneering work on hierarchical mass storage systems, particularly her influential analytic modeling of network-attached storage devices, helped shape foundational understanding of how large-scale storage infrastructures can be optimized for efficiency and performance. By demonstrating how separating control and data paths—while eliminating host intervention during data transfer—can dramatically improve I/O throughput, Yesha provided both theoretical grounding and practical insight for storage system designers navigating the complexities of networked computing environments. Her research, which has garnered citations across the computing community, addresses critical challenges in managing massive datasets across tiered storage hierarchies, a problem that remains highly relevant in today's era of cloud computing and big data. Yesha's analytical modeling approach offered researchers and engineers a rigorous framework for evaluating system performance and architectural trade-offs. Her contributions reflect a sustained commitment to advancing scalable, high-performance computing infrastructure, making her work an important reference point for students and professionals working at the intersection of systems architecture, networking, and data management.

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2
H-Index
2
Papers
36
Total Citations
18
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
An analytic model of hierarchical mass storage systems with network-attached storage devices
26 citations · 1996
📈 Most Prolific Year: 1996 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 2
🏛 Institutions: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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