Dr. Jie Gao

Assistant Professor

• CB4103 Canal Building, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
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Jie Gao received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Before joining Carleton University, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow, a research associate, and an assistant professor with Toronto Metropolitan University, the University of Waterloo, and Marquette University (US), respectively. His research interests include beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G networks, machine learning for communications and networking, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT, network virtualization and digital twins, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for network security, and satellite and UAV networking. Jie is a recipient of the IEEE OJVT Best Paper Award (2025), an IEEE Outstanding Service Award (2024), an IEEE OJCOMS Best Editor Award (2024), the IEEE Best Land Transportation Paper Award (2024), and the Early-Stage Investigator Grant Award of Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (2021). 

Research Areas

• Machine learning for communications and networking
• Internet of things (IoT) and industrial IoT solutions
• Connected and autonomous vehicles
• Cloud computing and multi-access edge computing
• Architecture and protocol design for 6G networks
• Integrated satellite-terrestrial networks
• Network virtualization and digital twin

Research Topics

• Network Technology
• Virtual & Augmented Reality
• Computer Networks (Planning, Design, Architecture)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Cloud, Fog, and Edge Computing
• Software Defined Networks (SDN)
• Ad-hoc and Wireless Sensor Networks
• Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
• Connected/Autonomous Vehicles

Activities

Editing

• Lead Associate Editor, Vehicular Technology Society Section in IEEE Access, since 2020
• Associate Editor, Springer Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, since 2020
• Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2023 – 2025
• Lead Guest Editor, SI “Advances and Applications of Machine Learning for Wireless Communications and Networking” in MDPI Sensors, 2022

Conference Chairing

• TPC Co-Chair and Publicity Co-Chair, IEEE 102nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Fall), 2025
• Publicity Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (MetaCom), 2023
• Publication Co-Chair, 7th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI), 2022

Conference Symposium and Workshop Chairing

• Publicity Co-Chair, Workshop on “The Interplay of Digital Twins and Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation IoT”, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2025
• Publicity Co-Chair, Workshop on “Digital Twin and Pervasive Intelligence for Sensing, Communication, and Computing in Next-Generation Wireless Systems”, IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS), 2025
• Chair, “SAC – Backhaul / Fronthaul Communications”, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2024
• Co-Chair, “Electric Vehicles, Vehicular Electronics, and Intelligent Transportation” Track, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Spring), 2024
• Co-Chair, Workshop on “Intelligence-native and Cooperation-native RAN for 6G”, IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), 2024
• TPC Co-Chair, Workshop on “Pervasive Network Intelligence for 6G Networks”, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2023
• Co-Chair, “Emerging Technologies, 5G and Beyond”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Fall), 2023
• Co-Chair, “AI for Network and Network for AI” Symposium, IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), 2023
• Co-Chair, Workshop on “Emerging Radio Access Network (RAN) Technologies”, IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), 2022
• Lead Co-Chair, Workshop on “Autonomous Vehicular Networking”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall), 2021