Lei Zhang

Lei Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from McMaster University, with master's and bachelor's degrees from The University of Hong Kong and Zhejiang University, respectively. Prior to academia, he worked as a software engineer and project coordinator for five years. His research focuses on quantum software engineering, post-quantum cryptography, and software quality assurance. He leads the Emerging Software Technologies Lab at UMBC.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, McMaster University
  • Master's Degree, The University of Hong Kong
  • Bachelor's Degree, Zhejiang University
• Affiliations:
  • UMBC: Department of Information Systems
  • Emerging Software Technologies Lab
  • Former Postdoc, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research Interests: His work explores the intersection of software engineering with quantum computing, machine learning, and cloud-native systems. Key areas include quantum software testing, flakiness detection, post-quantum cryptography, and large-scale cloud monitoring.

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize quantum software quality assurance, flakiness detection in quantum programs, and automated bug analysis. He also investigates legacy system modernization for quantum safety and cloud-native observability frameworks.

Grants & Labs: Leads the Emerging Software Technologies Lab, focusing on advancing quantum software engineering methodologies and practical tools for industry adoption.