Ning Lu, Queen's University

Research

Edge computing Network Resource Orchestration Constrained learning Multi-armed bandit Network utility maximization Online convex optimization Reinforcement learning Wireless computing network

Latest funding

Experimentation and Optimization of Federated Learning over Wireless Networks
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$129,980
Constrained Online Learning for Wireless Computing Networks
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Future Communication Networks
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$50,000

All 7 grants and awards

Experimentation and Optimization of Federated Learning over Wireless Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Lu, Ning

Keywords: federated learning; wireless networks; edge computing; distributed machine learning; network optimization; spectrum analysis; communication efficiency; resource management

$129,980

Constrained Online Learning for Wireless Computing Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lu, Ning

Keywords: wireless computing network; edge computing; constrained learning; multi-armed bandit; reinforcement learning; online convex optimization; edge computing; network utility maximization; wireless scheduling

$100,000

Future Communication Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Lu, Ning

Keywords: Wireless Communication Networks; Edge Computing; Distributed Machine Learning; Next-Generation Networks; Network Optimization; Scheduling and Control; Over-the-Air Computation

$50,000

Future Communication Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Lu, Ning

$120,000

Future Communication Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Lu, Ning

Keywords: Wireless Communication Networks; Internet of Things; ; Telecommunication Networks; Wireless Scheduling and ; Control; In-network Computation; Wireless Edge Computing; ; Network Resource Orchestration

$410,000

Future Communication Networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Lu, Ning

$70,000

Real-Time Scheduling for Internet of Vehicles

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lu, Ning

$144,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Edge computing Dear Professor Lu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on edge computing connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Experimentation and Optimization of Federated Learning over Wireless Networks" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]