Research Interests
Featured grants
- Shi, Hongchi (Co-Principal). Conference: NAIRR Pilot Expansion: FA2: Capacity and Community for Research-Emerging Institutions with Large Computing Programs, National Science Foundation, Federal, $300000. (Funded: April 2025 - September 2026). Grant.
- Shi, Hongchi (Principal). A High-Fidelity Infrastructure Towards the Research and Education for Trustworthy and Resilient Artificial Intelligence of Things, Department of Defense, Federal, $222569. (Funded: March 2025 - February 2026). Grant.
- Shi, Hongchi (Principal), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Co-Principal), Seaman, Jill M (Co-Principal). Data Alliance on Persistence and Perception in Computing, Northeastern University Center for Inclusive Computing, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10000. (Funded: May 2024 - August 2026). Grant.
- Metsis, Vangelis (Principal), Ngu, Hee Hiong (Co-Principal), Gao, Ju (Co-Principal), Shi, Hongchi (Co-Principal), Guirguis, Mina S (Co-Principal), Gu, Qijun (Co-Principal). Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), U.S. Department of Education, Federal, $728150. (Submitted: February 2021, Funded: October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2026). Grant.
- Shi, Hongchi (Principal), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Co-Principal), Seaman, Jill M (Co-Principal). Data Collection for Inclusive Computing, Center for Inclusive Computing, Northeastern University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $60000. (Funded: February 1, 2021 - December 2023). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Camp, T., Jones, D. J., Maher, M. L., Shi, H., Tadimalla, Y., Truta, T. M., … Zhou, J. (2026). NAIRR Pilot Expansion: FA2: Capacity and Community for Research Emerging Institutions with Large Computing Programs. In Proceedings of the 2026 NAIRR Annual Meeting. Crystal City, VA.
- Shi, H., & Okdem, S. (2025). Improved Image Transmission in IEEE 802.15.4 Based Wireless Sensor Networks: Optimizing DCT Compression Ratios. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICECCE 2025). Istanbul, Turkey.
- Okdem, S., & Shi, H. (2024). Improving IoT and WSN Communication Throughput Using Evolutionary Optimization. In Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Computer Communication and the Internet (ICCCI 2024). Tokyo, Japan.
- Okdem, S., & Shi, H. (2023). A Real-Time Link Quality Estimation Method for IEEE 802.15.4 Based Wireless Sensor Network and IoT Devices. In Proceedings of International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2023). Marrakesh, Morocco.
- Lee, K., & Shi, H. (2019). A Modular Approach to Construction of Spiking Neural Networks. In Proceedings of 2019 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN’19). Budapest, Hungary.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Senior Member of IEEE, IEEE. 1999 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Plague of Appreciation (GlobeCom 2012 Student Travel Grant Chair), IEEE Communications Society. 2012
- Award / Honor Recipient: Certificate of Appreciation (ICC 2010 Symposium Co-Chair), IEEE Communications Society. 2010
- Award / Honor Recipient: Certificate of Appreciation (ICC 2009 Symposium Co-Chair), IEEE Communications Society. 2009

Featured service activities
- Member
TXST STEM Workforce Advisory Council
- Member
TXST Formosa Plastics Professorship Committee
- Member
TXST Family Campaign Faculty Committee
- Member
TXST Council of Chairs
TXST CS Department Chair
- Member
TXST College of Science & Engineering Council
