Abigale Kim

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Office #7581

1205 University Ave

Madison, WI 53706

I’m a 3rd year PhD student in the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. My advisor is Dr. Xiangyao Yu, and I am a member of the UW–Madison Databases Group. I work on GPU-accelerated database systems, with a focus on variable-length data processing.

Previously, I was a Software Engineer at TileDB, working on their open-source data engine. I completed my B.Sc. and M.Sc. at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science, where I was advised by Dr. Andy Pavlo.

In my free time, I enjoy running, climbing, and making art. Feel free to reach out by emailing me at abigalekim0417[at]gmail[dot]com or abigale[at]cs[dot]wisc[dot]edu. I’m happy to chat and connect!

news

Aug 31, 2026 I will be at VLDB 2026 in Boston!
Jun 22, 2026 My paper “HetMatch: GPU-Accelerated Heterogeneous String Pattern Matching” was accepted to ADMS @ VLDB 2026!
Jun 08, 2026 I will be interning at NVIDIA this summer on the RAPIDS cuDF team, working on GPU-accelerated Parquet Variant data processing!
Apr 24, 2026 I will be at Midwest Data Day 2026 in Chicago, presenting a poster on GPU-accelerated heterogeneous string pattern matching.
Sep 01, 2025 I will be at VLDB 2025 in London! Let’s talk if you are also in town.

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