I am an Assistant Professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. Before joining FGCU, I was a Research Assistant at the University of Missouri-Columbia and also worked with the Department of Energy at Argonne National Lab. I graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2023 with a Ph.D. in Computer Science under the supervision of Dr. Prasad Calyam. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from Northeastern University (China) in 2016.

I currently serve as the Director of the FGCU EagleCyberNest Cybersecurity Research Lab and as the Faculty Advisor for the FGCU Cybersecurity Club. I also serve as an Executive Committee Chair at DENDRITIC (Human-Centered AI and Data Science) Institute. My work primarily focuses on Cybersecurity, Edge/Cloud Computing, Reinforcement Learning, Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Human-Centered Interaction, among other fields. As an Assistant Professor, I have successfully led teams of graduate, undergraduate, and visiting scholars on various Federal, State, and University-funded projects. My research has also involved collaborations with institutions such as the University of Florida, University of Missouri, U‑Mass Amherst, RENCI, USC ISI, Purdue, the University of Chicago, University at Buffalo SUNY, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Université de Paris, Ritsumeikan University, Missouri S & T, and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

In addition to my research, I am actively involved in the academic community. I serve as a peer reviewer for several prominent international IEEE/ACM conferences and journals, contributing to the peer-review process for publications like TNSM, MobiSys, GlobeCOM, ICCCN, TMC, TSC, CIoT, ICC, JNCA, FGCS, and IM. I teach Computer Security, Computer Networks, and Edge/Cloud Computing courses at FGCU. I am a dedicated member of the academic community and am proud to be an IEEE Member and a member of the IEEE Communication Society.

I have open positions for graduate and undergraduate research assistants; Please send me an email (only if you have already been admitted to FGCU) with your resume and a convincing statement of interest.

What’s New?

• [11/2024] Our paper: ‘Q-Learning-Based Dynamic Drone Trajectory Planning in Uncertain Environments’ has been accepted by IEEE ICNC 2025 ‘main’ technical program (AR: 28%). Congratulations, Mizzou team! See you in Hawaii!
• [11/2024] Proposal accepted on ‘Community Workshop on Practical Reproducibility in HPC’, co-operated by SC 2024. Congratulations, Kevin and Dr. Guo! See you at SC 2024!
• [10/2024] Attend Florida Defense Science and Technology Symposium (FDSTS) @ UCF and present on ‘Cybersecurity for Smart IoT Home System for Elderly’.
• [10/2024] DENDRITIC Website going online! Stay tuned for our next steps on the Education Committee!
• [10/2024] Attend FCIE annual conference @ FGCU and present COIL courses and AI in COIL.
• [10/2024] Our paper: Federated Learning-enabled Network Incident Anomaly Detection Optimization for Drone Swarms, was accepted by ACM/ ICDCN 2025. Congratulations, Kevin!
• [09/2024] Media Interview on Cryptocurrency @ Fox 4.
• [09/2024] Received WCE Head-start Research Funding on ‘Establishing a Secure Smart Home Environment for Elderly and Senior Communities’.
• [08/2024] Our paper: Learning-based Multi-Drone Network Edge Orchestration for Video Analytics, was accepted by IEEE TNSM.
• [08/2024] Media Interview on SSN Hacking @ WINK News.
• [07/2024] Media Interview on Microsoft Cybersecurity App Outages @ WINK News.
• [07/2024] Media Interview on Scammers and Frauds @ The National Desk.
• [07/2024] Our funding on Cybersecurity for Leadership sponsored by CyberFlorida has been extended for one more year! Congratulations on all your hard work!
• [07/2024] Our paper: Enhancing Autonomous Intrusion Detection System with Generative Adversarial Networks, was accepted by IEEE eScience 2024. Congratulations, Kevin!
• [07/2024] Our paper: Emotion Recognition in Dance: A Novel Approach Using Laban Movement Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, was accepted by HCII 2024.
• [07/2024] Our paper: Autonomous Video Transmission and Air-to-Ground Coordination in UAV-Swarm-Aided Disaster Response Platform, was accepted by HCII 2024. Congratulations, Paulo!
• [05/2024] Our paper: Enhancing drone video analytics security management using an AERPAW testbed. Congratulations, Kevin and the MIZZOU team!
• [04/2024] Attend a series of workshops on Disaster and resilience given by Nova Southeastern U., present on ‘Learning-based Network-Edge Resource Orchestration of Heterogeneous Drones for Environmental Situational Awareness’.
• [03/2024] Attend CyberFlorida Sunshine Cyber Conference @ Tampa and present on ‘Cybersecurity for the Elderly Healthcare and Senior Communities’. Represent FGCU WCE at the Exhibition. See you all next year!
• [02/2024] Attend KEEN National Conference @ Austin, TX.
• [12/2023] Our paper: Intelligent UAS-Edge-Server Collaboration and Orchestration in Disaster Response Management, was accepted by IEEE WETICE 2023. Congratulations, Chaise!
• [10/2023] Received Funding on Cybersecurity for Leadership sponsored by CyberFlorida for one year.

CV

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Last modified: October 2024.