Wenhai Sun
Scholar

Wenhai Sun

Google Scholar ID: sd7J_QEAAAAJ
Purdue University
Privacydecentralized trustAI securityapplied cryptography
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
1,387
 
H-index
18
 
i10-index
23
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
21
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Recipient of the NSF CAREER Award 2023; selected as a Purdue University Faculty Scholar in 2025; published papers in top conferences and journals like ACM CCS 2025, IEEE IoT Journal, NDSS 2025; served on the technical program committees for several important conferences such as ACM CODASPY 2026, ACM CCS 2026, etc.
Research Experience
  • Chair of Cybersecurity Program at Purdue University, member of CERIAS, AARC, ICON, InCy, and associate editor for IEEE TDSC and IEEE TIFS.
Education
  • Holds two Ph.D. degrees in computer science and cryptography.
Background
  • Research interests include security and privacy issues in computer science and cryptography, particularly in AI, cloud, blockchain, and cyber-physical systems. Particularly interested in the abuse of privacy-enhancing technologies such as differential privacy and how to mitigate these threats using AI/ML and provable algorithm design.
Miscellany
  • Looking for self-motivated PhD students as TA/RA starting Fall 2026.