Faculty

Jie Xu, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Dr. Xu received his. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2015, with a Distinguished Ph.D. Dissertation Award (advisor: Prof. Mihaela van der Schaar). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 2008 and 2010, respectively (advisor: Prof. Zhisheng Niu). Dr. Xu joined University of Miami as an Assistant Professor in 2015 and became an Associate Professor in 2021. His research interest includes edge computing, edge artificial intelligence, wireless networks, machine learning for communication networks, and network security. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award. 

Ph.D. Students

Heqiang Wang

Jieming Bian

Yin Huang

Lei Wang

Yuanzhe Peng

Abdullah Aldhafeeri

Ph.D. Alumni

Dr. Lixing Chen

Thesis title: Learning and Optimization in Mobile Edge Computing

Now Assistant Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 

Dr. Yang Bai 

Thesis title: Automated Model Selection for Deep Learning Inference at Network Edge

Now Research Associate at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 

Dr. Letian Zhang

Thesis title: Collaborative Wireless Deep Learning System for Edge Intelligence

Now Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University.