Summary
Zili Meng is an Assistant Professor specializing in networks and systems, based in Hong Kong. With eight years of research and industry experience, he combines rigorous academic work at HKUST with hands-on projects from leading tech labs and internships at CMU SCS, MIT CSAIL, Alibaba, Tencent, and JLSemi. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Networks from Tsinghua University, complemented by a B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering and a business administration minor, reflecting a blend of technical depth and strategic thinking. His work sits at the intersection of scalable networked systems and practical deployments, aiming to translate research into real-world, secure, and high-performance infrastructure. He maintains an active profile and project portfolio online at zilimeng.com, illustrating a commitment to open collaboration between academia and industry. Based in Hong Kong Island, he continues to contribute to HKUST's research community while mentoring the next generation of engineers.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Tsinghua University