De Fu Li is currently the chief architect for Comcast CONNECT Edge Compute platform. He is focused on the development of vCMTS, vBNG, and the convergence of network applications and services on the edge. He is also passionate about digitization of service provider networks in defining the hybrid-cloud micro and macro services, end-to-end observability, analytics, and automation. Prior to Comcast, De Fu worked in the network equipment vendor side and took on various roles in building successful CMTS and mobile packet core network platforms.