Rate My Professor Chunming Qiao

Chunming Qiao is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1993, with a dissertation on high-speed interconnection paradigms and their applications to optically interconnected networks, and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1985. Qiao has served at the University at Buffalo since 1993, progressing from Assistant Professor to his current positions as Professor since 2004 and Department Chair since 2015. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering since 2004 and Director of the Lab for Advanced Network Design, Evaluation and Research (LANDR) since 1993. Earlier roles include Associate Professor from 1999 to 2004 and various adjunct positions. He has held visiting positions such as Visiting Professor at Stanford University (2007-2008) and Guest Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2004.

Qiao's research focuses on future generation communication systems, optical networks, survivable and resilient protocols, wireless and mobile networks including sensor networks, safety and reliability of cyber-physical systems such as transportation systems with connected and autonomous vehicles, critical infrastructures involving power grids and communications networks, cloud services, and algorithms and protocols for the Internet of Things including smartphone-based systems and applications. He pioneered research on optical burst switching in 1997 and integrated cellular and ad hoc relaying systems (iCAR) in 1999. With an h-index over 69 and more than 29,000 citations according to Google Scholar, he has authored numerous publications in leading journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Networks. Notable papers include 'A Strategy-Proof Auction Mechanism for Adaptive-Width Channel Allocation in Wireless Networks' (IEEE JSAC, forthcoming), 'Integrated Traffic-Driving-Networking Simulator for the Design of Connected Vehicle Applications: Eco-signal Case Study' (Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2016), and 'Shared Relay Assignment (SRA) for Many-to-One Traffic in Cooperative Networks' (IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2016). Several papers have received best paper awards from IEEE and joint ACM/IEEE venues. His honors include IEEE Fellow (2009) for contributions to optical and wireless network architectures and protocols, TC-CSR Distinguished Technical Achievement Award (2015), SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2013), UB Exceptional Scholar Sustained Achievement Award (2005), and Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award (2021-22). Qiao holds seven US patents, has consulted for IT and telecommunications companies since 2000, chaired international conferences and IEEE technical committees, and served on editorial boards of IEEE journals. His research has been funded by dozens of NSF grants and companies including Cisco, Google, NEC Labs, Nokia, and Telcordia.