Networked Systems

The net is vast and infinite.

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The Networked Systems Group (NSG) conducts research at the intersection of networking, distributed systems, and artificial intelligence. We build intelligent infrastructure across cloud, edge, and space.

Research Focus

	Networked AI Systems Exploring the convergence of AI and networking, including AI for networks and networks for AI.
	Programmable and AI-Native Infrastructure Advancing programmable, heterogeneous, and AI-native hardware and system architectures.
	Cloud and Distributed Infrastructure Designing efficient, resilient, and scalable infrastructures for cloud-scale services and applications.
	Space Computing and Networking Building integrated networking and computing architectures for future space-cloud systems.

Selected Highlights

[2026.06] Launch of the Networked Systems Group (NSG).
[2025.12] CStar Gateway and Bifrost were accepted to USENIX NSDI '26.
[2025.05] MUTA received the IEEE HPSR 2025 Best Paper Award.
[2024.11] In-Network Machine Learning recognized by the Prototypes for Humanity Awards 2024.
[2024.07] Planter was selected as Best of CCR and presented at SIGCOMM '24.
[2024.01] IIsy was accepted to IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.
[2023.12] Our survey on in-network machine learning was accepted to IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.
[2023.10] DINC was accepted to ACM CoNEXT '23.
[2022.08] ETeMoX received the 2022 SoSyM-First Paper Award.

Our Symbol

The infinity symbol represents our belief that “The net is vast and infinite.” Its green color conveys vitality and growth, recalling Goethe’s words: “Grau, teurer Freund, ist alle Theorie, und grün des Lebens goldner Baum.” It also pays tribute to Jesus College, Oxford, where this academic journey began.

The colors of NSG trace the experiences that shaped our research philosophy: blue for Oxford and Yale, where our view of systems research was formed; orange for Alibaba Cloud, where practical knowledge of networking, especially cloud networking, was cultivated; and purple for Nanjing University, whose support made it possible to establish the Networked Systems Group.