Yi Shi, Ph. D., IEEE Fellow

Research Associate Professor

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI)

Research Associate Professor (by Courtesy)

The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Affiliate Faculty

Intelligent Systems Division, National Security Institute

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

Email: yshi@vt.edu

Phone: 571-858-3116


Dr. Yi Shi received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2007. He is a Research Associate Professor at the  Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, a Research Associate Professor (by Courtesy) in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and an Affiliate Faculty in Intelligent Systems Division at the National Security Institute, Virginia Tech. He is an IEEE Fellow.

Before joining Virginia Tech, Dr. Shi was a Senior Lead Scientist at Intelligent Automation, a BlueHalo company. He led/participated in more than 70 projects funded by DARPA, AFRL, ONR, ARL, and MDA, with a total funding amount exceeding $30M. He also led/participated in the transition efforts of these projects and developed commercial products, including Scraawl®  and RFnestTM . He holds three patents on wireless communications and social networks. 

Dr. Shi's research focuses on machine learning, algorithm design, and optimization for 5G and NextG networks, cognitive radio networks, MIMO and cooperative communication networks, sensor networks, ad hoc networks, satellite networks, and social networks. His research has been funded by NSF, CCI, MDA, and AFRL. His work has  been published in leading IEEE and ACM journals and presented at top-tier international conferences. He received 

Dr. Shi was recognized as a Distinguished TPC member for IEEE INFOCOM 2025 and 2021, an Exemplary Editor for IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking in 2023, and an Exemplary Editor for IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials in 2014. 

Dr. Shi currently serves as an Editor for IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials and IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. He has also served as a Co-Chair for various IEEE and ACM Workshops, Conference Tracks, and Symposia, as well as a TPC member for many major international conferences.


Last updated: March 24, 2025