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Research Interests
My original research background is empirical software engineering. Since my Ph.D. work was part a cloud computing project, my research trajectory and interests closely follow the evolution path of cloud-native software engineering (that extends traditional software engineering to covering the DevOps, cloud, container, and microservice technologies), towards the emerging computing paradigms from mobile cloud computing to edge computing and Internet of Things (IoT). Recently I am involved in two scientific AI projects that both deploy their software infrastructure to the cloud, so I am also interested in the emerging topic software engineering for artificial intelligence (SE4AI).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Projects
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R1904ECS: National Edge AI Hub for Real Data: Edge Intelligence for Cyber-disturbances and Data Quality
Li, Z. (PI), Shakeel, H. (CoI) & Wang, H. (CoI)
02/12/2024 → …
Project: Research
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A comparative study towards designing a hybrid architecture of microservices and LLM-based multi-agent systems
Yazdanian, P., Liu, Y. & Li, Z., 24 Feb 2026, Proceedings of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2025). IEEE, p. 761-772 12 p. (Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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An empirical study on precompilation as an Ops-oriented micro-optimisation strategy for microservice-based applications
Dougan, J. & Li, Z., 31 Mar 2026, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP 2025). Springer, Vol. 16386. p. 709-721 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16386).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Explainable software engineering: from state of the practice to state of the art
Li, Z., Ferrario, M. A., Crossey, B. & Rainer, A., 24 Feb 2026, 2025 32nd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC): Proceedings. IEEE, p. 842-846 5 p. (Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Code-review-as-an-educational-service: a tool for Java code review in programming education
Beattie, M., Watson, M., Greer, D., Toh, B.-Y. & Li, Z., Feb 2025, In: SoftwareX. 29, 7 p., 102048.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploiting jump point search for dealing with Sokoban problems
McKie, C. & Li, Z., 08 Dec 2025, (Accepted) Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Games and Software Engineering (GAS 2026). Association for Computing MachineryResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Prizes
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Agility Fund+ 2024 - Exclusive collaboration in North America and Europe
Li, Z. (Recipient), 22 Jul 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Agility Fund - Support for external research partnership development
Li, Z. (Recipient), 10 Jul 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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APSEC Most Influential Paper Award
Li, Z. (Recipient), Dec 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Li, Z. (Recipient), 24 Jul 2024
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Activities
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Finished a Master's Dissertation examination for the University of Malaya
Li, Z. (Examiner)
06 Mar 2026Activity: Examination types › Other examination
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EEECS Offer Holder Day 1 - Feb 2026
Cosgrove, T. (Organiser), Cregan, M. (Organiser), Anderson, N. (Speaker), Doris, A. (Speaker), Cutting, D. (Contributor), Lowry, N. (Contributor), Shakeel, H. (Contributor), Li, Z. (Contributor), Lindsay, T. (Contributor), Khalid, A. (Contributor), Ussher, C. (Contributor), Kelly, S. (Contributor), Gu, C. (Contributor), Scott-Hayward, S. (Contributor) & Sharma, R. (Contributor)
18 Feb 2026Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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The 2026 IEEE International Conference on Omni-Layer Intelligent Systems (COINS 2026) (Event)
Li, Z. (Member)
Feb 2026 → Sept 2026Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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The 2026 IEEE International Conference on Software Services Engineering (IEEE SSE 2026) (Event)
Li, Z. (Member)
Feb 2026 → Jul 2026Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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IET The Journal of Engineering (Journal)
Li, Z. (Associate editor)
26 Jan 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity