Cindy Xin LI

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Cindy Xin LI is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). After earning her Ph.D. from the same department—where she specialized in network algorithms for switches and routers—she transitioned her focus toward the strategic development of undergraduate excellence.
She is deeply involved in all levels of the undergraduate experience, from teaching fundamental computer science courses to overseeing departmental academic affairs. Her work encompasses curriculum design, student advising, and leading counseling services to support student success. Beyond the university, she is an active contributor in STEAM education outreach to secondary and primary schools. She is also a founding member of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation.

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Courses

• COMP2011 Programming with C++ (4 credits), Spring 26
• COMP1945 Artificial Intelligence for Everyone (3 credits), Spring 26
• COMP2611 Computer Organization (4 credits)
• COMP1004 Programming Fundamentals and Methodology (4 credits)
• COMP1021 Introduction to Computer Science (3 credits)
• COMP1941 Great Ideas in Computing (3 credits)
• COMP2021 Unix and Script Programming (3 credits)
• COMP2711 Data Structures and Algorithms (4 credits)
• COMP3511 Operating Systems (3 credits)
• CSIT5600   Internet Infrastructure: Switches and Routers (postgraduate course)

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Publications

Journal

• X. Li and M. Hamdi, "On Scheduling Optical Switches with Reconfiguration Delay", Special Issue on High Performance Optical/Electronic Switches/Routers for High Speed Internet, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol. 21, Issue 7, 1156-1164, Sep 2003.
• X. Li, Z. Zhou and M. Hamdi, "Non-Violation Set Scheduling for Two-Dimensional Optical MEMS Switches", IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 10, Issue 4, 308-310, Apr 2006.
• B. Wu, K.L. Yeung, M. Hamdi and X. Li, "Minimizing Internal Speedup for Performance Guaranteed Switches with Optical Fabrics", The IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Volume 17, Issue 2, April 2009.

Conference

• X. Li, Z. Zhou and M. Hamdi, "LCCF: A Scheduling Algorithm for Asynchronous Optical Switches", the IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR'05), Hong Kong, May 2005.
• Z. Zhou, X. Li and M. Hamdi, "Fast Scheduling for Optical Packet Switches with Minimum Configurations", the IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR'05), Hong Kong, May 2005.
• X. Li, Z. Zhou and M. Hamdi, "Space-Memory-Memory Architecture for Clos-Network Packet Switches", the International Conference on Communications (ICC'05), Seoul, Korea, May 2005.
• X. Li and M. Hamdi, "Design of a Scalable Hybrid Multicast Packet Switch with Optical Fabric", Proceedings of the International Conference on Communications (ICC'04), vol. 3, 1760-1765, Paris, June 2004.
• X. Li and M. Hamdi, "Analysis of Reduced Rate Scheduling for Switches with Reconfiguration Overhead", Proceedings of the Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM'03), vol. 5, 2782-2786, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2003.
• X. Liand M. Hamdi, "Design and Analysis of Scheduling Algorithms for Switches with Reconfiguration Overhead", Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR'03), 61-66, Torino, Italy, June 2003.
• X. Li and M. Hamdi, "lambda-ADJUST Algorithm for Optical Switches with Reconfiguration Delay", Proceedings of the International Conference on Communications (ICC'03), vol. 2, 1288-1292, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2003.

Book Charpter

• "High-Performance Packet Switching Architectures", Itamar Elhanany, Mounir Hamdi (Eds.) 2007, XIV, 230 p., 111 illus., Hardcover, ISBN: 1-84628-273-X

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• HKUST Undergraduate Admission   Join HKUST. Dare to Dream, Ready to Achieve!
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• Hiking   Hike around Hong Kong, scenery routes (in Chinese) and mobile App.