I am an incoming tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering program at the School of Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, joining in Fall 2026. I received my B.Eng. degree from the Hongyi Honor College of Wuhan University, China, in 2020, and my Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada, in 2026, under the supervision of Prof. Baochun Li. I stayed on as a Postdoctoral Fellow through the spring and summer, working with Hillsdale Investment Management Inc., a Toronto-based investment firm, on agentic systems for optimizing financial workflows.

My research centers on privacy-preserving distributed machine learning, with a particular focus on federated learning, foundation model adaptation, and reinforcement learning for network optimization and robotic control. More broadly, I am interested in advancing trustworthy AI systems, privacy-aware agentic AI, and embodied AI.

As a female researcher, I believe that true professional growth comes not from relying on gender-based advantages, but from moving beyond labels and expectations. What I value most is being recognized first and foremost for the strength of my ideas, the care I put into my work, and the integrity I bring to it. The best way to push boundaries is to do excellent work, build real connections, and make a meaningful impact. That mindset shapes how I approach challenges, how I grow as a researcher, and how I show up for the people I work with. I try to stay open-minded, grounded, and committed to contributing in ways that truly matter — to my field and to the people around me.