Publications: Multiple papers accepted by PETs, IEEE CNS, etc.; Awards: NSF CRII Award (2023), Meta Research Award (2022), CNS Best Paper Award (2023), Best Paper Runner-up Award (2019); Serving as a TPC member for IEEE INFOCOM 2026 and PETs 2026.
Research Experience
Looking for highly self-motivated Ph.D. students to conduct research on data privacy, privacy-preserving machine learning, and data protection in networked and distributed systems. Current PhD Students: Shafizur Rahman Seeam (Spring 2023~), Ye Zheng (Fall 2023~), Xinyi Liu (Spring 2025~).
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Delaware (2021), supervised by Dr. Rui Zhang; B.E. and M.E. degrees in Computer Science from Hangzhou Dianzi University (China)
Background
Research Interests: Data privacy, with a current focus on privacy-enhancing technologies in network and distributed systems, including wireless networks, cognitive radio networks, mobile crowdsourcing, mobile edge computing, and cloud computing systems. Bio: Currently an Assistant Professor in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology.