Assistant Professor Jian Li, from the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics [1] and the Department of Computer Science, has been awarded the prestigious NSF Early CAREER Award for his groundbreaking project, “CAREER: Structured Learning and Optimization for Efficient Management in the Wireless Edge Cloud: Theory and Algorithms.”

Professor Li's project is set to revolutionize wireless network scheduling. It integrates structured learning with optimization to address current algorithm challenges. Most existing methods overlook the intricate logical relationships within graph-based tasks and ignore critical wireless network constraints. This innovative research aims to bridge these gaps, enhancing wireless edge networks’ performance and developing new theories on reinforcement and distributed learning.

The NSF CAREER Award recognizes the nation's top early-career researchers who demonstrate exceptional promise. Professor Li’s work stands to elevate our understanding of reinforcement learning, optimization, and scheduling, impacting the performance and responsiveness of edge and cloud computing systems—technologies essential to our daily lives and the expanding world of AI tools.