Dr. Shi's research strives to develop AI-powered autonomous networked systems with strong theoretical performance guarantees under uncertainty, dynamics, and practical domain-specific constraints, with a focus on:

• Reinforcement Learning, Bandit Learning, and Generative AI
• Online (Non-)Convex Optimization and Online Control
• Networking, Wireless Communication, and Edge AI
• Power Systems, Robotics, and Data Security
• Theoretical Analysis