Weisong Shi

Weisong Shi is an Alumni Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), where he leads the Connected and Autonomous Research (CAR) Laboratory. He currently serves as the honorary director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) eCAT Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) (2023–2028), which focuses on advancing electric, connected, and autonomous mobility technologies. A globally recognized expert in edge computing, autonomous driving, and connected health, Dr. Shi authored the influential paper “Edge Computing: Vision and Challenges,” which has garnered over 10,000 citations. Prior to joining UD, he held the position of professor at Wayne State University (2002-2022). During his tenure, he held various administrative roles, including Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Engineering and Interim Chair of the Computer Science Department. Additionally, Dr. Shi served as a National Science Foundation (NSF) program director (2013-2015). Dr. Shi currently holds the positions of Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Internet Computing Magazine and Elsevier Smart Health. He is also the founding steering committee chair of three conferences, including the ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC), the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Connected Health (CHASE), and the IEEE International Conference on Mobility (MOST). Notably, he is the General Chair of ACM MobiCom’24, the flagship conference on Mobile Computing and Wireless Networking. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a distinguished scientist of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a former member of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science Engineering (CISE) Advisory Committee, and a council member of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) under the Computer Research Association (CRA)