👋 Short Bio
Hi there, I am Ming Zhao, a third-year Ph.D. student in the School of Computing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, supervised by Dr. Qiang Liu. Prior to joining UNL, I obtained my M.E. and B.E. degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from Xidian University in 2023 and 2020, respectively. My research interests include Wireless Communication, Reinforcement Learning, Edge Computing, and Computer Networks.
🎓 Education
Ph.D. Student in Computer ScienceAug. 2023 - Present
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, US
M.E. in Telecommunications EngineeringAug. 2020 - Jul. 2023
Xidian University, Xi'an, China
B.E. in Telecommunications EngineeringAug. 2016 - Jul. 2020
Xidian University, Xi'an, China
💼 Work Experience
Graduate Research AssistantAug. 2023 - Present
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, US
• Research on interpretable AI/ML for network automation in Open RAN, focusing on near-RT RIC xApps for network slicing and radio resource allocation.
• Designed adaptive online resource orchestration system with Bayesian learning, implemented and evaluated as xApps on an O-RAN–compliant testbed.
• Designed adaptive online resource orchestration system with Bayesian learning, implemented and evaluated as xApps on an O-RAN–compliant testbed.
Graduate Teaching AssistantJan. 2026 - May 2026
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, US
• CSCE 464/864: Internet Systems and Programming.
Network System Research InternJun. 2025 - Aug. 2025
Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, US
• Work on O-RAN-based 5G architecture, including RIC-RAN communication and xApp deployment.
• Research on interpretability in network automation and resource optimization.
• Research on interpretability in network automation and resource optimization.
Network System Research InternJun. 2024 - Aug. 2024
Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, US
• Research on Hierarchical Orchestration in 5G Network Slicing.
• Research on Near-RT RIC in wireless communication.
• Research on Near-RT RIC in wireless communication.