The Organizing Committee of the International Workshop on Data Center Performance for Future Network Architectures (DCperf 2024) is pleased to announce that Yinan Qian has been selected to receive the DCperf 2024 Best Paper Award for outstanding research in adaptive, intelligent load balancing for multi-tier CDN edge networks.

Award Details

About the Paper

The paper addresses a fundamental challenge in global-scale content delivery: optimally distributing traffic across multi-tier CDN edge networks under dynamically changing load conditions while meeting strict latency requirements for modern web and mobile applications.

Qian proposes a reinforcement learning framework that continuously learns and adapts load balancing policies based on real-time edge network conditions, traffic characteristics, and application-level performance requirements. The approach is validated using production-scale CDN traffic traces and demonstrates significant improvements in request distribution efficiency, reduced tail latency, and improved cache hit rates across multi-tier edge deployments.

Selection

Selected by the DCperf 2024 Technical Program Committee based on originality, technical quality, and potential impact. The award was presented during DCperf 2024, held in conjunction with the 44th IEEE ICDCS in Jersey City, NJ, USA.