Lin Cai

Lin Cai is a Staff Engineer at Ofinno, where she works on next-generation Wi-Fi MAC design and IEEE 802.11 standardization. Her research spans a broad range of topics in wireless communications and networking, including sustainable communication and networking, large scale wireless Internet of Things (IoT), edge-enabled 5G/6G communication networks, near-field wireless communications, and machine learning for wireless networks. She was elevated to IEEE Fellow in 2026 for her contributions to sustainable wireless communication and networking. Before joining Ofinno, Lin was a tenured Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where she received the NSF CAREER Award. She serves as an editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. Lin received her M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2005 and 2010, respectively.