CV

• Employment History

  2025/08 - Current   Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, Kennesaw State University

  2022/05 - 2025/05  Research Assistant, University of Kentucky, USA

  2021/09 -  2022/05   Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky, USA

  2018/05 - 2021/08   Researcher, LINKS Foundation, Italy 

  2017/08 - 2018/02   Visiting Scholar, Saint Louis University, USA 

  2017/03 - 2017/05    Software Development Intern, Seica, Italy 

  2016/09 - 2017/02    Laboratory Assistant, Politecnico di Torino, Italy 

• Education

  2025 Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Kentucky

  2018 M.S. in Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Itlay

  2015 B.S. in Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
            (Double Degree with Luoyang Normal University, China)

• Research Interests

  My research interests span networked systems, including Cyber-Physical Systems, decentralized Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and Software-Defined Networks. I focus on developing AI-driven optimization and edge intelligence techniques to enhance communication, computing efficiency, and Quality of Service (QoS), especially in resource-constrained and dynamic environments, such as agricultural regions and smart cities.

  Key Words: Edge Intelligence, On-device AI, Cyber-Physical Systems, Internet of Things, Network Management and Monitoring, Smart Agriculture

• Invited Talks

  [2025/08]   "Farming Resources Optimizaiton Using AI", Hybird DSSAT Development Sprint, University of Kentucky

   

• Teaching 

  2025 Fall, IT 4323 - Data Communication & Networking (undergraduate level)

• Awards

  2025 Best Demo Runner Up Paper Award, IEEE PerCom 

  2025 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Pigman College of Engineering, UKY

  2025 Best Student Paper Award,  CS Department, UKY

  2025 NSF Student Travel Grant Award, IEEE PerCom Conference, Washington DC, USA.

  2024 Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Rising Stars, University of Virginia, USA.

  2024 Thaddeus B. Curtz Memorial Scholarship, University of Kentucky, USA.

  2024 NSF Student Travel Grant Award, IEEE PerCom Conference, France. 

  2023 NSF Student Travel Grant Award, IEEE ICNP Conference, Iceland.

  2023 NSF Student Travel Grant Award, IEEE PerCom Conference, Atlanta, USA.

  2023 Colosseum Young Gladiators Training, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

• Mentored Students

  2022/05 - present, Jackson Butcher, Master Student, Computer Science at UKY. 

  2023/05 - 2024/12,  Evan Damron, Undergraduate Student, Computer Science at UKY.

  2023/12 - 2024/01, Stefano Bassino, visiting master student, Politecnico di Torino, Italy.

  2023/10 - 2024/03, Christian Cumini, visiting master student, Politecnico di Torino, Italy.

  2020/01 - 2020/06,  Yenchia Yu, Intern, LINKS Foundation, Turin, Italy.

• Professional Activities

  Technical Program Committees (TPC) 

  International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN), 2026 
  

  Journal Paper Peer Reviews 
  IEEE Transactions on Network Science Engineering (TNSE)
  Elsevier Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC)
  Elsevier Computer Networks
  Journal of Network and Computer Applications 

  Conference paper peer reviews
  IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
  IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
  IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS)
  IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM)
  IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN)
  IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)
  IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)
  IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
  IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication, and Networking (SECON)
  IEEE 20th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS)
  IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN)
  IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom) International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS)
  IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking)
  IEEE/ACM 32nd International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS)
  IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP)

  Leadership
  Fall 2024 - May 2025, Vice President, Graduate Student Association of Data and Computation (ADC), UKY
  Fall 2023 - Fall 2024, Treasurer, Graduate Student Association Computer Science(GSACS), UKY

• Department & University Services