معرفی
Y. Charlie Hu is the Michael and Katherine Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Computer Science (by courtesy) at Purdue University, where he leads the PurNET Lab and contributes to the Systems and Networking Group. His research spans Mobile Systems, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, and Computer Networks, with a focus on energy-efficient AI systems and edge computing.
His groundbreaking work on smartphone energy management has been widely adopted by the mobile industry and recognized with multiple test-of-time awards, including from ACM SIGOPS and ACM SIGMOBILE. He has received prestigious honors like the NSF CAREER Award, Honda Initiation Grant, and industry accolades from Google Research and Qualcomm.
- Notable Funded Projects:
- NSF's NeTS: Black-box Optimization of White-box Networks (2023-2026)
- Intel-NSF's SPLICE initiative
His research has produced 15+ PhD graduates now in academia (University of Arizona, Virginia Tech) and industry (Google, Apple, Qualcomm). The articles reflect a career-long focus on edge computing, 5G network optimization, and energy-aware systems, with recurring themes in mobile AR/VR, video analytics, and network protocol design.
Scientific Awards
- Honda Initiation Grant
- NSF CAREER Award
- Purdue Early Career Research Award
- Google Research Award
- Qualcomm Faculty Award
- ACM SIGOPS EuroSys Best Student Paper Award
- ACM MobiCom Best Community Paper Award
- IEEE Fellow
- ACM Distinguished Scientist
- Purdue PRF Innovator Hall of Fame
