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Dr. Sicong Shao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) at the University of North Dakota (UND), where he joined as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in August 2023. He previously held a Research Assistant Professor position at the University of Arizona, where he earned his PhD. His research focuses on cybersecurity, machine learning, AI, and software engineering, particularly in intrusion detection, system security, and AI-assisted cybersecurity techniques.
- Lead of the Intelligent Software and System Security Lab (iSSSL)
- Active in conference organization (Co-Chair, IEEE CARS 2024; Committee Member, IEEE HAST 2024, IEEE CEC 2025, etc.)
- Editorial roles: Editorial Board Member (Cluster Computing), Guest Editor (Electronics special issues)
Dr. Shao’s recent publications highlight trends in cyber-physical systems security, transformer-based anomaly detection, edge computing resilience, and AI applications for intrusion detection. His work spans academic and industrial domains, including biomedical signal processing and IoT security.
- Early Career Scholars Program award (UND, 2024)
- SARJ award through NSF RII Track 2 FEC (2024)
He mentors PhD students in cybersecurity and software engineering and teaches courses like Secure Software Engineering (CSCI 387/567) and Cyber Physical Systems Security (CSCI 552). His lab welcomes motivated graduate students seeking interdisciplinary research opportunities.
