Zhijun Wang

Dr. Zhijun Wang is an Associate Professor of Research in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington. His work focuses on cloud and edge computing, resource management, task scheduling, and network traffic control. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from UTA (2005), an MS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State (2001), and a BS in Physics from Huazhong University of Science & Technology (1992).

His research explores internet traffic control mechanisms, cloud resource allocation, and microservices architecture. Recent projects include NSF-funded work on tail latency guarantees for microservices ($600k grant, 2022-2026) and industry collaborations with Alibaba on datacenter transport protocols ($148k grant, 2018-2021).

Publications highlight innovations like CurTail (tail latency scheduling) and Tailguard (data-intensive task scheduling). His work often combines price-aware protocols with distributed scheduling algorithms. Teaching focuses on foundational topics: discrete math, computer networks, and cloud computing.

• Grants: NSF (2022), Alibaba (2018)
• Key Patents: Tail Latency Scheduling (2023), Database Target Enforcement (2024)
• Recent Publications: 15+ papers since 2020 in top-tier venues