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General Information
| Full Name | Xu Tao (陶旭) |
| Position | Ph.D Candidate in Computer Science at University of Kentucky |
| xu.tao@uky.edu | |
| Languages | Chinese, English, Italian (Basic) |
Education
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2021-09 - present -
2018-04 M.S. Compter Engineering
Politectino di Torino, Italy -
2015-07 B.S. Computer Engineering
Politectino di Torino, Italy
Experience
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2022-05 - Present Research Assistant
Department of Computer Science, Univeristy of Kentucky, USA - Research on NSF-funded projects centered around advancing smart agriculture technologies.
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2021-09 - 2022-05 Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science, Univeristy of Kentucky, USA - CS 101 Introduction to Computers
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2018-05 - 2021-08 Researcher
LINKS Foundation, Italy - Participate in the EU-funded H2020 project BRAIN-IoT, aimed at enabling intelligent, autonomous, and cooperative behaviors across diverse IoT devices and platforms. (Supervised by Cladio Pastrone and Enrico Ferrera)
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2017-07 - 2018-02 Visiting Scholar
Saint Louis University, USA - Master thesis research and development of a policy-based programmable container migration architecture. (supervised by Dr. Flavio Esposito )
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2017-03 -2017-05 Software Engineer Intern
Seica, Italy - Responsible for developing a Cloud Bridge as part of an Automation Smart Home System.
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2016-09 -2017-02 Laboratory Assistant of Computer Networks
Computer Engineering Department at Politecnico di Torino, Italy - Help students with lab assignments such as IP Protocols, VPN Configuration, and Network Traffic Anamysis.
Honors and Awards
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2024 - Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Rising Stars (36 out of 220)
- Thaddeus B. Curtz Memorial Scholarship, Department of Computer Science, University of Kentucky, USA.
- NSF Student Travel Grant Award to IEEE Percom Conference.
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2023 - NSF Student Travel Grant Award to IEEE ICNP Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland
- NSF Student Travel Grant Award to IEEE PerCom Conference, Atlanta, USA
- NSF Student Travel Grant Aweard to Colosseum Young Gladiators Training (Northeastern University, Boston, USA)
Mentorship
- Jackson Butcher, Undergraduate Student, Computer Science at UKY. (2022 summer -present)
- Evan Damron , Undergraduate Student, Computer Science at UKY. (2023 summer -present)
- Stefano Bassino , Visiting Master Student, Politecnico di Torino, Italy. (Dec 2023 - June 2024)
- Christian Cumini, Visiting Master Student, Politecnico di Torino at Italy. (Oct 2023 - Mar 2024)
- Yenchia Yu, Intern, LINKS Foundation, Turin, Italy (Jan 2020 - Jun, 2020).
Now PhD student at Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Figure Skating, Hiking, Dancing