Jian Li
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Associate Researcher
IEEE Senior Member, ACM Member, CCF Member

I'm an Associate Researcher with the School of Cyber Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China. My research interests include quantum networking, network security, and wireless networks.

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Experience
  • University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China
    School of Cyber Science and Technology
    Associate Researcher
    Nov. 2022 - Present
  • University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China
    School of Cyber Science and Technology
    Advisor: Prof. Jun Lu (Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering)
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Dec. 2020 - Oct. 2022
  • University of Florida
    University of Florida
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Supervisor: Prof. Yuguang Fang (IEEE/AAAS/ACM Fellow)
    Visiting Scholar
    Nov. 2019 - Nov. 2020
Education
  • University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China
    Department of Electronic Engineering and Information Science
    Information and Communication System
    Supervisor: Prof. Kaiping Xue & Prof. Yongdong Zhang (IEEE Fellow)
    Ph.D.
    Sep. 2015 - Dec. 2020
  • Anhui University
    Anhui University
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Communication Engineering
    Bachelor
    Sep. 2011 - Jun. 2015
News (view all )
2025
Jul. 2025, I'm invited to serve as Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications (area Optical & Quantum Communications)!
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Jun. 2025, I receive Internet Technical Committee (ITC) Early Career Award 2025 from IEEE Communications Society!
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2024
Dec. 2024, I serve as TPC Co-Chair in IEEE IWCMC 2025 QNC! Welcome to submit your valuable work!
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Aug. 2024, our team receive Second Class Prize in the Seventennth National College Student Information Security Contest (2024-第十七届全国大学生信息安全竞赛 -—作品赛)!
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2023
Aug. 2023, I receive the elevation to the grade of IEEE Senior Member!
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Selected Publications (view all )
An Asynchronous Key Relay Protocol Design for Large-Scale Quantum Key Distribution Networks
An Asynchronous Key Relay Protocol Design for Large-Scale Quantum Key Distribution Networks

Yuxin Chen, Jian Li*, Zhonghui Li, Kaiping Xue*, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, DOI: 10.1109/TON.2025.3579932, 2025

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An Asynchronous Key Relay Protocol Design for Large-Scale Quantum Key Distribution Networks

Yuxin Chen, Jian Li*, Zhonghui Li, Kaiping Xue*, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, DOI: 10.1109/TON.2025.3579932, 2025

[DOI] [PDF]

Decentralized Key Management and Service in Quantum Key Distribution Networks: An Experimental Implementation
Decentralized Key Management and Service in Quantum Key Distribution Networks: An Experimental Implementation

Jian Li, Peng Zheng, Zhonghui Li*, Yuqi Yang, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Online, 2025

[DOI] [Code] [Dataset]

Decentralized Key Management and Service in Quantum Key Distribution Networks: An Experimental Implementation

Jian Li, Peng Zheng, Zhonghui Li*, Yuqi Yang, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Online, 2025

[DOI] [Code] [Dataset]

Fair-EAS: Entanglement Allocation and Selection for Process-Oriented Fairness in Quantum Communication Networks
Fair-EAS: Entanglement Allocation and Selection for Process-Oriented Fairness in Quantum Communication Networks

Zhaoying Wang, Jian Li*, Kaiping Xue*, Zhonghui Li, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qinbin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(7): 4841-4854, 2024

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Fair-EAS: Entanglement Allocation and Selection for Process-Oriented Fairness in Quantum Communication Networks

Zhaoying Wang, Jian Li*, Kaiping Xue*, Zhonghui Li, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qinbin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(7): 4841-4854, 2024

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DRM-ETP: A Dynamic Rate Matching-Based Entanglement Transport Protocol in Quantum Networks
DRM-ETP: A Dynamic Rate Matching-Based Entanglement Transport Protocol in Quantum Networks

Jian Li, Zhaoying Wang, Kaiping Xue*, Zhonghui Li, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 33(2): 835-848, 2024

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DRM-ETP: A Dynamic Rate Matching-Based Entanglement Transport Protocol in Quantum Networks

Jian Li, Zhaoying Wang, Kaiping Xue*, Zhonghui Li, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 33(2): 835-848, 2024

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NarrowGap: Reducing Bottlenecks for End-to-end Entanglement Distribution in Quantum Networks
NarrowGap: Reducing Bottlenecks for End-to-end Entanglement Distribution in Quantum Networks

Zhonghui Li, Jian Li*, Kaiping Xue*, Lutong Chen, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 33(1): 162-177, 2024

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NarrowGap: Reducing Bottlenecks for End-to-end Entanglement Distribution in Quantum Networks

Zhonghui Li, Jian Li*, Kaiping Xue*, Lutong Chen, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 33(1): 162-177, 2024

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Opportunistic Content-aware Routing in Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks
Opportunistic Content-aware Routing in Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks

Jin Tang, Jian Li*, Lan Zhang, Xianhao Chen, Kaiping Xue, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 23(11): 10460-10474, 2024

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Opportunistic Content-aware Routing in Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks

Jin Tang, Jian Li*, Lan Zhang, Xianhao Chen, Kaiping Xue, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 23(11): 10460-10474, 2024

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SimQN: a Network-layer Simulator for the Quantum Network Investigation
SimQN: a Network-layer Simulator for the Quantum Network Investigation

Lutong Chen, Kaiping Xue*, Jian Li*, Nenghai Yu, Ruidong Li, Qinbin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Network, 37(5): 182-189, 2023

[DOI] [PDF] [Code]

SimQN: a Network-layer Simulator for the Quantum Network Investigation

Lutong Chen, Kaiping Xue*, Jian Li*, Nenghai Yu, Ruidong Li, Qinbin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Network, 37(5): 182-189, 2023

[DOI] [PDF] [Code]

A Heuristic Remote Entanglement Distribution Algorithm on Memory-Limited Quantum Paths
A Heuristic Remote Entanglement Distribution Algorithm on Memory-Limited Quantum Paths

Lutong Chen, Kaiping Xue*, Jian Li*, Nenghai Yu, Ruidong Li, Jianqing Liu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(11): 7491-7504, 2022

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A Heuristic Remote Entanglement Distribution Algorithm on Memory-Limited Quantum Paths

Lutong Chen, Kaiping Xue*, Jian Li*, Nenghai Yu, Ruidong Li, Jianqing Liu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(11): 7491-7504, 2022

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Entanglement-Assisted Quantum Networks: Mechanics, Enabling Technologies, Challenges, and Research Directions
Entanglement-Assisted Quantum Networks: Mechanics, Enabling Technologies, Challenges, and Research Directions

Zhonghui Li, Kaiping Xue*, Jian Li, David S. L. Wei, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 25(4): 2133-2189, 2023

[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]

Entanglement-Assisted Quantum Networks: Mechanics, Enabling Technologies, Challenges, and Research Directions

Zhonghui Li, Kaiping Xue*, Jian Li, David S. L. Wei, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qibin Sun, Jun Lu (* corresponding author)

IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 25(4): 2133-2189, 2023

[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]

Fidelity-Guaranteed Entanglement Routing in Quantum Networks
Fidelity-Guaranteed Entanglement Routing in Quantum Networks

Jian Li, Mingjun Wang, Kaiping Xue*, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qinbin Sun (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(10): 6748-6763, 2022

[DOI] [PDF] [Code]

Fidelity-Guaranteed Entanglement Routing in Quantum Networks

Jian Li, Mingjun Wang, Kaiping Xue*, Ruidong Li, Nenghai Yu, Qinbin Sun (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(10): 6748-6763, 2022

[DOI] [PDF] [Code]

Secure Transmission by Leveraging Multiple Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in MISO Systems
Secure Transmission by Leveraging Multiple Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in MISO Systems

Jian Li, Lan Zhang, Kaiping Xue, Yuguang Fang*, Qinbin Sun (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 22(4): 2387-2401, 2021

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Secure Transmission by Leveraging Multiple Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in MISO Systems

Jian Li, Lan Zhang, Kaiping Xue, Yuguang Fang*, Qinbin Sun (* corresponding author)

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 22(4): 2387-2401, 2021

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