He received B.S. from Fudan University, M.S. from Peking University, and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. His research interest includes cloud computing, operating systems, computer networks, and wireless sensor networks. He led the development of several novel research systems, including Virtk (a.k.a. t-kernel), the Extended VigilNet, MRlite, and CCMR, a research cloud computing platform. He served in a number of conferences' organization and program committees, and his research is funded by both academic and industrial organizations including Huawei Technologies and Microsoft.