معرفی
Luwen (Vivian) Huangfu serves as an Assistant Professor in the Management Information Systems Department at San Diego State University's Fowler College of Business. Holding a PhD from the University of Arizona (2019), she has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in premier AI venues including IEEE Transactions and ACM conferences, accumulating 300+ citations. Her research bridges artificial intelligence with business analytics, public health, and transportation systems.
Her educational foundation includes:
- PhD in Management Information Systems, University of Arizona (2019)
Dr. Huangfu's research pioneers few-shot learning and generalized zero-shot recognition with applications spanning pavement distress detection, mental health intervention, and code search optimization. She develops novel architectures for multi-label image classification and document clustering using large language models, with significant contributions to weakly supervised learning and metric network design. Her work consistently addresses real-world challenges in transportation infrastructure, cybersecurity, and healthcare analytics.
Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal a strategic focus on efficient deep learning for resource-constrained environments, particularly in transportation and medical imaging. She integrates spatial contextual awareness in multiple instance learning while advancing prompt-based refinement for long-tailed distributions. Her growing emphasis on LLM-driven security intelligence and social media mental health analysis demonstrates cross-domain impact.
Her scientific accolades include:
- Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) Award (2024)
- NIH-supported Summer Institute 2024/2025 Cohort
- NSF-supported University of Maryland Travel Award (2024)
- Department of Energy (DOE) Award (2022, 2023)
- NSF-DOE-Jointly-Supported Travel Award (2023)
- Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ) Scholarly Development Academy (2022)
- 24 total awards including multiple NIH/NSF grants and teaching fellowships
As a principal investigator, she has secured funding from DOE, NIH, and NSA while serving as advisor for undergraduate and graduate research scholarships. Her service includes NSF ACCESS Program advisory, NIH/NSF grant review panels, and editorial roles for IEEE Transactions and Journal of Medical Internet Research. She actively mentors students through SDSU scholarship committees and DEI initiatives while maintaining rigorous peer-review commitments across 15+ journals and conferences.
