Baochun Li

Baochun Li is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. He holds the Bell Canada Endowed Chair in Computer Engineering since 2005, following the Nortel Networks Junior Chair in Network Architecture and Services (2003-2005).

Education:

• B.Engr., Tsinghua University (1995)
• M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997)
• PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000)

His research focuses on cloud computing, large-scale data processing, datacenter networking, and coding for distributed storage systems, with over 300 publications and 15,000 citations. Key contributions include application-layer network protocols and network coding.

Scientific Awards & Recognitions:

• IEEE Fellow (2015)
• Leonard G. Abraham Prize Paper Award (2000)
• Multimedia Communications Best Paper Award (2009)
• Best Paper, IEEE Globecom Wireless Networking Symposium (2011)
• University of Toronto McLean Award (2009)
• NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements Award (2011)
• Departmental Teaching Award, ECE, University of Toronto (2010)

He has received multiple teaching accolades, including the Distinguished Educator Award at University of Illinois (2011) and the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (1999). His service contributions include the ECE Departmental Service Award (2006).