Baochun Li
Professor · Large-scale distributed systems
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAbout
Baochun Li is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He holds the Bell Canada Endowed Chair in Computer Engineering since 2005 and previously held the Nortel Networks Junior Chair in Network Architecture and Services (2003–2005). His research focuses on distributed systems, cloud computing, network coding, and wireless networks.
Education:
- B.Engr., Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, 1995
- M.S. and Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997 and 2000
Research Interests: Dr. Li explores scalable distributed systems, cloud infrastructure optimization, peer-to-peer network architectures, applications of network coding in data transmission, and wireless communication protocols. His work emphasizes practical solutions for large-scale system challenges.
Awards:
- IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Award (2000)
- Multimedia Communications Best Paper Award (2009)
- University of Toronto McLean Award (2009)
Additional Roles: Member of ACM and Senior Member of IEEE. No specific advising details or grant information provided in text.
