Weisong Shi is an Alumni Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), where he leads the Connected and Autonomous Research (CAR) Laboratory. He currently serves as the honorary director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) eCAT Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) (2023–2028), which focuses on advancing electric, connected, and autonomous mobility technologies. A globally recognized expert in edge computing, autonomous driving, and connected health,