Jing Deng

Jing Deng is the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Bank of America Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He previously served as Head of the Computer Science Department (2019–2024). Educated at Cornell University (Ph.D., 2002) and Tsinghua University (M.E. and B.E., 1997/1994), his expertise spans wireless networks, network security, and online social networks. His research focuses on federated learning, UAV-assisted networks, and secure communication protocols.

Notable awards include the ACM SIGSAC Test-of-Time Award (2013) and IARIA WEB Conference Best Paper Award (2015). He has authored over 100 publications, including recent work on accelerating large language models on resource-constrained UAVs and federated learning in edge computing. His work appears in top venues like IEEE INFOCOM, ICC, and Transactions on Mobile Computing. He has advised numerous graduate students and served on editorial boards for IEEE Transactions.

Labs/Teams: Active in the UNCG Computer Science research group, focusing on network security and distributed systems. Collaborates with industry and academia on 5G, IoT, and edge computing initiatives.