Xiao Su

Dr. Xiao Su is Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research at the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, San José State University, and a faculty member in the Computer Engineering Department. She joined SJSU in Fall 2002 after working at Inktomi Corporation. Dr. Su holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2001) and teaches courses in networking and security.

Her research spans computer networking, multimedia communications, network security, and cloud computing. She has secured over $2.5M in research funding from NSF, NASA, Intel, and HP. Major grants include a $400K NSF CAREER Award (2006-2012) for multimedia streaming research and a $1.5M NASA grant for airport traffic optimization.

Publications show strong focus on cloud-based media distribution, peer-to-peer networks, and security systems. Recent work emphasizes cloud storage optimization, mobile computing applications, and secure video transmission. Her 50+ publications demonstrate consistent innovation in distributed systems design and multimedia networking.

• Applied Materials Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012)
• College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2010)
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2006)

As principal investigator, she has led 8+ major grants establishing research infrastructure and curriculum enhancements. She serves on NetApp's Academic Alliance advisory board and maintains active industry collaborations in Silicon Valley. A senior member of IEEE and ACM, Dr. Su has chaired technical committees for IEEE ICME and other international conferences.