Kewei Sha

Dr. Kewei Sha is an Associate Professor at the University of North Texas (UNT) in the College of Information. Previously, he held positions as Associate Professor and Department Chair at Oklahoma City University (OCU) and the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). He earned a Ph.D. and M.S. from Wayne State University and a B.S. from East China University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on Data Analytics, Edge Computing, Security and Privacy, Blockchain, and IoT, with over $5M secured in research grants from NSF, NASA, and other institutions. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE IoT Journal, Smart Health, and Computing. Dr. Sha has received awards including the UHCL President’s Outstanding Research Award and IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award, and holds senior membership in ACM and IEEE. He chairs conferences like IEEE MOST 2024 and ACM/IEEE SEC 2023.

His recent work includes securing NSF funding for edge-based multi-robot systems and NSF Noyce Scholarships for STEM teacher training. Key projects involve EdgeBrain for edge video analytics and ElasticEdge for live video processing. He has pioneered frameworks for data governance, secure cloud storage, and disaster rescue UAV systems. Dr. Sha also develops educational tools like AR therapy systems for autistic children and network forensics labs for teaching institutions.