Jian-nong Cao

BSc (Nanjing University), MSc , Ph.D. (Washington State University)

 

Department of Computing

 

Office: PQ816, Mong Man Wai Building

Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ. Phone/Fax: (852) 27667275 / 27740842
Hung Hom, Kowloon E-mail: csjcao@comp.polyu.edu.hk
Hong Kong URL: http://www2.comp.polyu.edu.hk/~csjcao

Dr. Cao is a chair professor and the head of the Department of Computing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is also the director of the Internet and Mobile Computing Lab in the department. Before joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1997, he has been on faculty of computer science in James Cook University and The University of Adelaide in Australia, and the City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Cao is currently an adjunct chair professor of Central South University, an adjunct professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Northeastern University, National University of Defense Technology, and Northwest Polytechnic University in China. He also held several adjunct and visiting positions, including adunct professor of Beijing Jiaotong University, a visiting research professor in the National Key Lab for Novel Software Technology, Nanjing University of China, a visiting fellow in the School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, a visiting scholar of the Institute of Software-Chinese Academy of Science, and Peking University Overseas Scholar Lecture Program.

Dr. Cao is the Coordinator in Asia of Technical Committee on Distributed Computing (TPDC), IEEE Computer Society, a senior member of IEEE (Computer Society, Communication Society, TPDC, TCPP, TC on Fault Tolerant Computing), a member of ACM (SIG-Mobile), a senior member of China Computer Federation (CCF) and a member of CCF's Technical Committee on System Software and Technical Committee of Pervasive Computing. He served as a vice chairman of CCF's Technical Committee on Computer Architecture (2004-2007). Dr. Cao has served as an associate editor and a member of the editorial boards of many international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Network, Elsevier Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal, Springer Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, and Wiley Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. He has also served as chairs and members of organizing and technical committees of man international conferences, including PERCOM, INFOCOM, ICDCS, DSN, SRDS, ICNP, and RTSS.

Dr. Cao received the B.Sc. degree in computer science from Nanjing University, China, in 1982, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Washington State University, USA, in 1986 and 1990, all in computer science. From 1982 to 1983, he studied as a MSc. student in the Graduate School of the Chinese Acadmy of Science in Beijing.


Honors and Recognition

 


Research

Dr. Cao's research interests includeinclude parallel and distributed computing, computer networks, mobile and pervasive computing, fault tolerance, and middleware. He has directed and participated in numerous research and development projects and, as a principal investigator, obtained over HK$20 million grants from funding agencies such as Hong Kong Research Grant Council and Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission, and industries like Huawei and Nokia. Dr. Cao has won numerous prizes and awards, and is very active in professional activities locally and internationally. He has co-authored a book in Mobile Computing, co-edited 9 books, and published over 300 papers in major international journals and conference proceedings (including top journals IEEE TSE, TC, TMC, TPDS,TWC, TKDE, TVT; IEEE Computer, IEEE Internet Computing, CACM, JPDC, PMC, and top conferences ICDCS, PERCOM, INFOCOM, ICNP, WWW, DSN, SRDS).


Teaching

Dr. Cao has taught many courses in computer sciences including Mobile Computing, Computer Networks, Parallel and Distirbuted Computing, Fault Tolerant Computing, Operating Systems, Software Engineering, System Programming, Programming Paradigms, Advanced Java Programming, Foundations of Object Technologies, E-Commerce, etc. Currently, he is teaching the following courses:


Administration

Current duties:

Past duties include:

  • Chair of Department Research Committee
  • Member of University Research Committee
  • Member of University's Non-head of Department Consultative Group
  • Member of Faculty Board
  • Member of Department Review Panel
  • Member of Programme Validation Panel
  • Programme Leader of (1) MSc in E-Commerce, (2) MSc in E-Commerce Executive, (3) MSc in E-Commerce CyberU 
  • Member of Department Learning and Teaching Committe

Professional Activities

Member of Professional Panels and Committees

  • Member of Engineering Panel, Hong Kong Research Grant Council. (2011 - )
  • Coordinator in Asia, IEEE Technical Committee on Distributed Computing (TPDC) (12/2005 – 5/2012)
  • Member of HKIE Working Group on Accreditation Criteria for Computer Science Programmes (2012)
  • Vice Chairman of the Board, The Alliance of Sensing China (感知中国物联网联盟理事会副理事长)
  • Vice Chairman and Member, Technical Committee of Computer Architecture, CCF (2004-2007)

Member of Editorial Boards for Journals

Conference Organization

General Chair / Vice Chair : EUC-2010/CSE-2010, ICPADS'09; MSN'09; INFOSCALE'09; IEEE PERCOM'08; QShine'08; UIC'07; ISPA'05;

Program Chair / Vice Chair : TVC2010-Fall, IEEE MASS'09; EUC'09; ICPP'08; MSN'07;PRDC'05; APPT'05; ISPA'04

Member of Organizing / Technical ProgramCommitties : ICDCS; PERCOM; INFOCOM, IPDPS, ICNP, ICPP; ICC; WCNC; GLOBECOM; RTSS, IEEE VTC, CCNC; PIMRC; SRDS; CCGrid; ICCCN; NETWORKING; SCC, CLOUD, AINA, Mobilware, PerSeNS; MASS; WoWMoM; MobiQuitous; OPODIS; ICPADS; HiPC; DSN-PDS; IEEE ISSRE; ...

Reviewer for Journals and Conferences, including:

ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, IEEE Transaction on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transaction on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Network, IEEE Communication Magazine, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Parallel Computing, Theoretical Computer Science, The Computer Journal, Algorithmic, Journal of Systems and Software, Software: Practice and Experience, Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing ...

ICDCS, IPDPS, ICPP, INFORCOM, PERCOM, ICNP, ICC, WCNC, CLOBECOM, SRDS, DSN, ISSRE, RTSS ...