Shixiong Qi 齐世雄
Incoming Professor (青年首席教授) @ School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing
I am currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky. I received my Ph.D. in the Department of CSE at UC Riverside under the supervision of K. K. Ramakrishnan. See my CV for more details.
My research spans systems and networking. To learn more about my research, please also visit the projects page, which highlights selected past and ongoing work.
2026 Fall PhD Opening
I currently have one Ph.D. opening for Fall 2026 admission at Southeast University.
Students interested in systems, networking, cloud computing, AI infrastructure, and high-performance networked systems are encouraged to contact me as soon as possible.
openings
I welcome inquiries from highly motivated students interested in systems, networking, and cloud computing. For more details about current openings and application instructions, please refer to openings.
news
| May 2026 | WaveCC has been accepted to ACM SIGCOMM 2026! |
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| Apr 2026 | I will join the School of Cyber Science and Engineering at Southeast University as a Professor in July 2026. After eight years away, I am grateful and excited to return to my hometown, Nanjing! |
| Jan 2026 | I will serve as the PC for NSDI 27 and ICDCS 26. |
| Oct 2025 | Our paper Rethinking 5G Core for Performance, Fairness, and Flexibility received the Best Paper Award at the 1st free5GC World Forum. |
| Sep 2025 | I will serve as the PC for EuroSys 26 (Fall Cycle). |
Contact Information
| Name | Shixiong Qi |
| Professional Title | Professor |
| shixiongqi.seu[AT]gmail.com | |
| Location | Nanjing, China |
Experience
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2026 - present Professor (tenured)
School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Southeast University
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2024 - 2026 Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Department of Computer Science, University of Kentucky
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2018 - 2024 Research/Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside
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2022 - 2024 Research Intern
Hewlett Packard Labs
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2021 - 2021 Research Intern
Intel
Education
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2018 - 2024 PhD
University of California, Riverside
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2015 - 2018 Master of Science
Xidian University
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2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Selected awards
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2026 国家高层次青年人才
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2025 free5GC'25 Best Paper Award
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2022 IEEE 6GNet 2022 Best Paper Award
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2017 National scholarship