Dr. Wei Shi is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology, cross-appointed to the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering & Design at Carleton University. She specializes in algorithm design and analysis in distributed environments such as Data Centers, Clouds, Mobile Agents and Actuator systems and Wireless Sensor Networks. She has also been conducting research in data privacy and Big Data analytics. She holds a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in China and received her Master's and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Shi has published over 70 articles in reputable conferences and journals. She is also a Professional Engineer licensed in Ontario, Canada.