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Li, Ang

Li, Ang

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Maryland Robotics Center
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 Professor Ang Li Receives 2026 NSF CAREER Award

Will advance the next generation of embodied AI

New Speech Model Reads Mouth Movement Across Languages

New system estimates tongue, lip, and airflow movements from audio alone, even in languages it was never trained on.

NSF Awards $18.6 Million Renewal to UMD-Led Engineering Research Center (ERC) Focused On Quantum Networks

The Center for Quantum Networks will advance development of scalable, secure, and socially responsible quantum internet

ISR/ECE Team Earns Best Presentation Award at IEEE PEASA

Paper on a 6.78 MHz rad-hard wireless power converter for space applications takes top honors at aerospace power electronics workshop in Laurel, Maryland.

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Breakthrough

Highest power density reported for a SOFC

Grand Challenges 2.0: Engineers Partner to Unlock Solutions

Seven of 11 collaborative projects include contributions from engineering

Aircraft May Refuel Themselves - With Help From AI

Research published in journal with University of Maryland graduate student as first author

ECE Students Pave Way for Future Semiconductor Research

Successfully designed and implemented application-specific integrated circuits

ECE Alum Levi Burner (Ph.D. '25) awarded prestigious Intelligence Community Postdoctural Research Fellowship

Will develop new approaches for predicting atmosphere turbulence using advanced imaging systems and AI

ECE Professor Kaiqing Zhang Receives Donald P. Eckman Award

Recognized for contributions to Learning for Control and Decision-Making