Weisong Shi

Weisong Shi (Chinese: 施巍松) is a Chinese-American computer scientist, known for research in edge computing and autonomous driving. He is currently an Alumni Distinguished Professor and Department Chair of Computer and Information Sciences at University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, where he leads the Connected and Autonomous Research (CAR) Laboratory. He is an expert in Edge Computing and Autonomous Vehicles (a.k.a. self-driving car). He was named a IEEE Fellow in 2016[1] for his contributions to distributed systems and Internet computing. He is the editor-in-chief of IEEE Internet Computing Magazine[2] and the inaugural editor-in-chief of Elsevier Smart Health.[3]

Education

Weisong Shi received his Bachelor's degree in computer science from Xidian University, China, on July 28, 1995. He went on to obtain his Ph.D. in computer engineering from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in March 2000.

Career

Weisong Shi began his academic career at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS), New York University as an associate research scientist, working with Zvi Kedem and Vijay Karamcheti. After that, he spent 20 years at Wayne State University as a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, where he made contributions to the field of distributed systems and Internet computing. At Wayne State University, he served in multiple administrative roles, including Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Engineering and Interim Chair of the Computer Science Department. In October 2022, he joined the University of Delaware as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. He leads the Connected and Autonomous Research Laboratory (CAR). During 2013-2015, he was a Program Director at the Division of Computer and Network System (CNS), Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation.

Research

Weisong Shi is a leading figure in the field of edge computing. His seminal 2016 paper, "Edge Computing: Vision and Challenges" defined the foundational challenges of moving computation closer to data sources to improve latency and efficiency in IoT environments.

In addition, Shi has contributed to multiple domains in computer and networked systems and their applications over the last two decades, including connected and autonomous vehicles, and connected health. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed conference papers and journal articles.[4]

He founded the Connected and Autonomous Research Laboratory (CAR Lab) in 2017, which aims to become a leading research laboratory dedicated to autonomous driving software systems.[5] The CAR lab maintains close ties with colleagues in academia and industry. Shi's research has been supported by multiple companies including Autoware Foundation, GM, Meta, Tier-IV, Toyota, and West Digital.

Professional Services

As a chair of IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on the Internet (TCI) and the IEEE STC on Autonomous Driving Technologies, he has influenced the trajectory of this rapidly evolving field, and won the 2020 IEEE TCI Distinguished Service Award.[6] His leadership role at the NSF IUCRC on electric, connected, and autonomous technology for mobility (eCAT)[7] and his Autoware Steering Committee[8] service display his dedication and commitment to propelling these technologies forward. In 2016, he co-founded the ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC), IEEE/ACM International Conference on Connected Health (CHASE), a venue for computer scientists and engineers to publish their work on smart and connected health. In 2023, he funded the IEEE International Conference on Mobility: Operations, Services, and Technologies (MOST), which builds upon the Connected and Autonomous Driving workshop (MetroCAD).

He served as the General Chair of the 30th ACM Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'24).

He is serving on the Computing Research Association's Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council (2024-2027)[9] and US National Science Foundation's Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Advisory Committee (2023-2025).[10]

Awards and honors

Advisees in Academia

Personal life

Weisong Shi is married and has two children. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and exploring new technologies.

Selected publications and books

References

  1. ^ "2016 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "CSDL | IEEE Computer Society". www.computer.org. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ^ "Smart Health | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  4. ^ "Weisong Shi". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ "Weisong Shi's Publications". www.weisongshi.org. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ "TCI Distinguished Service Award". IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on the Internet. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  7. ^ "Home". www.ecat.center. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  8. ^ "Home Page". Autoware. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  9. ^ "Council Members - CCC". cra.org. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  10. ^ "CISE Advisory Committee - Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) | NSF - National Science Foundation". new.nsf.gov. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  11. ^ Jim Ormond (November 30, 2016). "ACM Recognizes Distinguished Members for Computing Innovations that Transform Society: 2016 Members Selected for Individual Achievements that Expand Scientific Frontiers and Advance the Digital Age". Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.