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Li, Ang

Li, Ang

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2365 A.V. Williams Bldg.

Dr. Li joined the University of Maryland, College Park as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Aug. 2023. During the deferral time before joining, he was a research associate at Qualcomm AI Research.

Dr. Li received his Ph.D. in 2022 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Duke University. Li has also earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Arkansas. He has an MS in Management of Innovation and Venture Capital from Peking University, and a BS in Computer Science from Henan University in China.

His research interests lie in the intersection of machine learning and edge computing, with a focus on building large-scale networked and trustworthy intelligent systems to solve practical problems in a collaborative, scalable, secure, and ubiquitous manner. Dr. Li has been recognized with a variety of awards, including the IEEE TCCPS Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award, ACM KDD Best Student Paper Award in 2020, and the 2022-2023 Duke ECE Department Outstanding Dissertation Award.

My research interests lie in the intersection of machine learning and edge computing, with a focus on building large-scale networked and trustworthy intelligent systems to solve practical problems in a collaborative, scalable, secure, and ubiquitous manner.

  • Federated Learning
  • Distributed Machine Learning
  • Machine Learning System
  • Edge Computing
  • AI for IoT
  • Trustworthy Machine Learning

A list of publications can be found on Google Scholar.

ECE/ISR Alumnus Earns Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Dipankar Maity Awarded for $504,913 Research in Networked Autonomous Systems

Celebrating a Legend: Matt Scassero's Retirement Event

University of Maryland MATRIX Lab hosts retirement sendoff for former leader Matt Scassero

MATRIX-Affiliated Faculty Solving Challenges From Sea to Space

Research provides opportunities for students and creates efficient systems that address needs

Adjustable Drug Release Marks New Milestone in Ingestible Capsule Research

Work from Distinguished University Professor Reza Ghodssi’s team advances precise, localized therapies for gastrointestinal diseases.

ECE Ph.D. Student Itay Ozer Published in Optica

Research uses quantum techniques to discover habitable planets beyond our solar system

Hafezi Receives Humboldt Research Award

Award will support Hafezi's work with the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg, Germany

Two UMD PH.D. Students Awarded Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship

Shwai He and Guoheng Sun Receive Prestigious Award

Discovery Led by Professor Cheng Gong Featured in Nature Physics Journal

Paper focuses on controlling magnetic domain behaviors in two-dimensional quantum magnets

Discovery Led by Professor Cheng Gong Featured in Nature Physics Journal

Paper focuses on controlling magnetic domain behaviors in two-dimensional quantum magnets

How To (and Not To) AI Your Career Search

10 Dos and Don’ts for Job Hunt Success in the Age of Artificial Intelligence