Xiaoming Fu
Professor (W3)
Chair for Computer Networking
IEEE Fellow · acatech Member · Member of Academia Europaea
Institute of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Göttingen, Germany
fu[at]cs[dot]uni-goettingen[dot]de | +49 551 39 20223 | Goldschmidtstr. 7, 37077 Göttingen
About
I am a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Göttingen and head of the Computer Networks Group. My research focuses on the design and analysis of Internet-based networked systems, spanning AI-empowered systems, network security and resilience, software-defined networks, mobile, edge and cloud computing, and data-centric Internet architecture. I also work on applications in IoT and smart cities, social computing, and AI for the social sciences and humanities. My teaching complements these research areas through courses on computer networks, AI-empowered systems, and data science.
For a concise overview, see my two-page research statement and teaching statement.
News & Upcoming Activities
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Oct 2026ACM MobiCom (+MobiArch), Austin, USA, 26–30 Oct
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Sept 2026ICSC, Oxford, UK, 2–4 Sept
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June 2026COVER Summer School, Göttingen, Germany, 25–26 June
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June 2026ACM MobiCom TPC Meeting, Edinburgh, UK, 18–19 June
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May 2026IEEE INFOCOM, Tokyo, Japan, 18–22 May
Current Projects
DISRUPT - Digital Innovation Skills and Research for Urban and Periurban Transitions
Funding: EU Erasmus+ ENLIGHT University Alliance
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Duration: 2024-2027
An ENLIGHT Thematic Network project focused on digital innovation skills and research for urban and periurban transitions within the ENLIGHT European University Alliance.
Learn more →CODECO - Cognitive Decentralised Edge Cloud Orchestration
Funding: EU Horizon Europe (HE RIA)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Duration: 2023-2026
Developing cognitive decentralized edge cloud orchestration for efficient resource management and intelligent decision-making in distributed computing environments.
Learn more →COVER - Cooperative and Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Emerging Response Applications
Funding: EU Horizon Europe (HE SE)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Duration: 2023-2026
Researching cooperative and intelligent UAV systems for emergency response applications, focusing on coordination, autonomy, and real-time decision-making.
Learn more →Selected Previous Projects
COSAFE - Cooperative Connected Intelligent Vehicles for Safe and Efficient Road Transport
Funding: EU H2020 RISE program
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Duration: 2018-2023
Developing cooperative intelligent vehicle systems for enhanced safety and efficiency in road transportation through advanced communication and coordination technologies.
Learn more →ICN2020 - Advancing ICN towards real-world deployment through research, innovative applications and global scale experimentation
Funding: EU H2020 ICT EU-JP
Role: Coordinator
Duration: 2016-2019
Advancing Information-Centric Networking (ICN) towards real-world deployment through research, innovative applications, and global scale experimentation.
Learn more →CleanSky - Network for Cloud Computing Eco-System
Funding: EU FP7 MC-ITN
Role: Coordinator
Duration: 2014-2018
A Marie Curie Initial Training Network focused on developing a network for energy-efficient cloud computing ecosystems, fostering collaboration between academia and industry.
Learn more →MobileCloud - Linking Sino-European Research Institutions in the Mobile Cloud Computing Era
Funding: EU FP7 MC-IRSES
Role: Coordinator
Duration: 2014-2016
A Marie Curie research staff exchange project focused on developing a network for energy-efficient mobile cloud computing systems, fostering collaboration between Europe and China.
Learn more →GreenICN - Architecture and Applications of Green Information Centric Networking
Funding: EU FP7 ICT EU-JP
Role: Coordinator
Duration: 2013-2016
Developing energy-efficient architectures and applications for Information-Centric Networking to reduce the environmental impact of network infrastructure.
Learn more →Selected Recent Publications
Full publication list available on DBLP; a curated list of selected 10 papers:
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ReSCOM: Reward-Shaped Curriculum for Efficient Multi-Agent Communication Learning
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SmallKV: Small Model Compensation of KV Cache Compression for Efficient LLM Inference
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Region-based Content Enhancement for Efficient Video Analytics at the Edge
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Alleviating Educational Inequality in Math with the Aid of Online Shadow Education - The impact of equal access and equal quality mechanisms
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AccDecoder: Accelerated Decoding for Neural-enhanced Video Analytics
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Delay-Aware Virtual Network Function Placement and Routing in Edge Clouds
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NFVnice: Dynamic Backpressure and Scheduling for NFV Service Chains
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Efficient Multi-User Computation Offloading for Mobile-Edge Cloud Computing
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BotFinder: Finding bots in network traffic without deep packet inspection
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COPSS: An Efficient Content Oriented Publish/Subscribe System
Research Team
Current team members
Honors and Awards
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2025Foreign Fellow of Chinese Institute of Communications (CIC)
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2024Member of National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), Germany
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2022IEEE Communications Society Internet Technical Committee Outstanding Service Award ('for lasting contributions to the network research community')
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2022IEEE Fellow ('for contributions to resource management in edge computing and networking')
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2021ACM Distinguished Member ('for outstanding scientific contributions to computing')
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2019Distinguished Member of IEEE INFOCOM Technical Program Committee
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2018Member of Academia Europaea
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2017Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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2014-2015IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (Communications Society)
Professional Services
Editorial and Community Services
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Editor-in-Chief RolesCo-Editor-in-Chief, ACM Transactions on Social Computing (2025-present);
Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Social Computing (2020–2025; Honorary EiC, 2025-present) -
Editorial BoardsTechnical Editor, IEEE Communications Magazine (2013-2020), IEEE Network (2019-2024);
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (2011-2026), IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (2019-2021);
Founding Editorial Board Member, IEEE Networking Letters (2019-2021), Springer Nature Computer Science (2020-2021)
Area Editor, Computer Communications (2008-2020), Computer Networks (2012-2015) -
Community RolesChair, Internet Technical Committee, joint committee of IEEE Communications Society and Internet Society (2011-2013);
Awards Committee Chair, Internet Technical Committee (2014-2016);
Secretary and Vice Chair, IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Computer Communications (2008-2012);
Founding Co-Chair, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Germany Chapter (2019-2024)
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Review PanelsGrant reviewer/panelist for DFG, DAAD, European Commission, ESF, FWO, SSF, NSFC, RGC, NSF, and other national and international funding agencies (2009-present)
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Other CommitteesIEEE Fellow Evaluation Committee, IEEE Computer Society (2022-2023);
Election Committee, IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing (2019);
Young Professional Award Committee, IEEE Communications Society CNOM (2021-2022)
Conference Leadership
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General Co-ChairACM MobiCom 2025 (Hong Kong) - General Vice Co-Chair; ACM APNet 2021 (virtual); ACM ICN 2016 (Kyoto); IEEE ICNP 2013 (Göttingen)
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TPC Co-ChairIEEE ICDCS 2024 (Jersey City); IEEE NoF 2023 (Izmir); IFIP Networking 2020 (Paris, virtual); ACM ERC Networking Symposium @ SIGCOMM 2018 (Budapest); IEEE/VDE/GI NetSys 2017 (Göttingen); ACM CFI 2016 (Nanjing); ACM HotSocial @ KDD 2012 (Beijing); IEEE CloudNet 2012 (San Francisco); IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 NGN Symposium (Honolulu)
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Steering CommitteesFounding Steering Committee Chair, ACM/IEEE MobiArch (2006–present);
Founding Steering Committee Member, ACM HotPlanet (2009-2015), ACM COSN (2013), IEEE ICCN @ INFOCOM (2019-present), ICSC (2019-present);
Steering Committee Chair, IEEE Global Internet Symposium @ INFOCOM (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015);
Steering Committee Member, IEEE Computer Communication Workshop (CCW) (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) -
Other RolesWorkshops Co-Chair, ACM MobiCom 2010 & MobiHoc 2010, ACM SIGCOMM 2018, IEEE ICNP 2016;
Demo/Poster Co-Chair, ACM SIGCOMM 2019;
Publicity Chair, IEEE ICNP 2009 (Princeton), IEEE IWQoS 2010 (Beijing), IEEE ICNP 2011 (Vancouver);
Publications Chair, ACM COSN 2013
TPC Member, ACM MobiCom, ACM CoNEXT, ACM MM, IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE ICNP, IEEE ICDCS, AAAI, SDM
University Services
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2023 -Coordinator, Double PhD Degree Program between the Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen, and the Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney
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2019 -Speaker, PhD in Computer Science Program, University of Göttingen
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2015 -Founding Director, Sino-German Institute of Social Computing, University of Göttingen
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2012 - 2022International Officer, Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen
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2011 - 2021Steering Committee, International Master Program in 'Internet Technology and Information Systems', Universities of Göttingen, Hannover, Clausthal and Braunschweig
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2010 - 2021Coordinator, PlanetLab Program at the University of Göttingen
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2010 - 2012Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Göttingen
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2009 - 2021Board Member, Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen
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2007 -Coordinator, Academic Exchange Program in Computer Science with Columbia University (2007-present) and NII (2018-2023)
