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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).
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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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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., 20 Sept 2025, (Accepted) Proceedings of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2025). IEEE, (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., 11 Sept 2025, (Accepted) Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP 2025). Springer, 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).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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Explainable software engineering: from state of the practice to state of the art
Li, Z., Ferrario, M. A., Crossey, B. & Rainer, A., 18 Sept 2025, (Accepted) Proceedings of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2025). IEEE, (Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Fostering qualified software engineers via software engineering conversion programmes
Li, Z., 12 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the the 37th IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T 2025). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5 p. (Proceedings of the the IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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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 reviewing an EPSRC funding application
Li, Z. (Reviewer)
16 Jan 2026Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Nanjing University
Li, Z. (Visitor)
08 Dec 2025 → 12 Dec 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Explainable Software Engineering: From State of the Practice to State of the Art
Li, Z. (Presenter)
03 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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National Edge AI Hub Webinar Series: Service-Oriented Evolution of Modern AI
Li, Z. (Speaker)
03 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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32nd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2025)
Li, Z. (Participant)
02 Dec 2025 → 05 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference