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Yuchen Liu

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Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (by courtesy)

Affiliate in AI & Machine Learning at N.C. PSI

2407 Engineering Building III (EB3)

919-515-3412 Website

Bio

Yuchen Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at NC State University. His research spans networking, machine learning, computing and communication, with a focus on wireless systems, mobile computing and networked agentic systems. Dr. Liu earned his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work explores the intersection of networking and AI, including machine learning for data and networks, optimization and algorithms, and new communication paradigms. He develops novel software systems and testbeds to improve the efficiency, scalability and performance of next-generation computer networks.

His research works have been recognized by Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award (2025-2026), NSF CAREER Award (2025), NVIDIA Academic Grant Awards (2025), NCSU Carla Savage Award (2025), and multiple IEEE/ACM Best Paper Awards. His ongoing research and educational efforts are also supported by NSF CNS (#2312138), NSF SaTC (#2350075), and NSF NAIRR Pilot Demonstration (#2506757) Awards.

Homepage: https://nicelab.us/#yliu

Education

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology 2022

Area(s) of Expertise

Networking and Cyber-Physical Systems
Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents
Cyber Security
Scientific and High-Performance Computing

Publications

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  • Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award (2025-2026)
  • NSF CAREER Award (2025)
  • NVIDIA Academic Grant Program Award (2025)
  • National AI Research Resource Pilot Award (2025)
  • NCSU Carla Savage Award (2025)
  • Best Paper Award Runner-up – IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (2024)
  • Best Paper Award Runner-up – IEEE/IFIP Networking (2024)
  • Best Paper Award – IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN) (2023)
  • Best Paper Award – ACM International Symposium on Mobility Management and Wireless Access (MobiWac) (2022)
  • Best Paper Award – IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN) (2022)
  • Best Paper Award Second Place – IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) (2020)
  • Best Paper Award Finalist – ACM International Conference on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems (MSWiM) (2019)