Constructing Multicast Routing Tree for Inter-cloud Data Transmission: An Approximation Algorithmic Perspective

Jun Huang (M'12-SM'16) received the Ph.D. degree (with honor) from the Institute of Network Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, in 2012. He is a Full Professor of Computer Science with the Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
Dr. Huang was a Visiting Scholar in the Global Information and Telecommunication Institute, Waseda University, a Research Fellow in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, a Visiting Scholar in the Computer Science Department, the University of Texas at Dallas, and a Guest Professor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He received the outstanding service award from ACM RACS 2017, the runner-up of best paper award from ACM SAC 2014, and the best paper award from AsiaFI 2011. He has authored 100+ publications including papers in prestigious journal/conferences such as the IEEE Network, the IEEE Communications Magazine, the IEEE Wireless Communications, the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, the IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, the IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, IWQoS, SCC, ICCCN, GLOBECOM, ICC, ACM SAC, and RACS. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Access and the KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems. He guest-edited several special issues on IEEE journals such as the IEEE Communications Magazine, the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, the IEEE Access, etc. He also chaired and co-chaired multiple conferences in the communications and networking areas and organized multiple workshops at major IEEE and ACM events. His current research interests include network optimization and control, machine-to-machine communications, and the internet of things. (e-mail: xiaoniuadmin@gmail.com)

Shihao Li received the B.S. degree in computer science from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, in 2014. He is currently working toward M.S. degree at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications. His research interests include cloud computing and NPhard algorithm design. (e-mail: goliatheden@gmail.com)

Qiang Duan (M'07-SM'17) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mississippi. He holds a B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and a M.S. degree in telecommunications and electronic systems. He is an Associate Professor at the Pennsylvania State University Abington College. He has published over 70 journal articles and conference papers and authored 5 book chapters. Dr. Duan is on the editorial boards for more than 10 international research journals and has served on the technical program committees for numerous international conferences including GLOBECOM, ICC, ICCCN, AINA, WCNC. His currently active research interests include future internet architecture, network virtualization, network-as-a-service, software defined network, and cloud computing. (e-mail: qduan@psu.edu)