Yidan Hu

Yidan Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cybersecurity at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), part of the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. She holds a B.E. and M.E. in Computer Science from Hangzhou Dianzi University (China) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Delaware (2021). Her research focuses on data privacy and cybersecurity, particularly in network and distributed systems, including wireless networks, mobile edge computing, and privacy-preserving machine learning.

• Education:
  • B.E. and M.E., Computer Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University (2013-2016)
  • Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Delaware (2021)
• Key Awards:
  • NSF CRII Award (2023)
  • Meta Research Award (2022)
  • Best Paper Award at IEEE CNS 2023
• Research Themes:
  • Data privacy in distributed systems (e.g., IoT, edge computing)
  • Privacy-preserving machine learning
  • Secure authentication and query processing

Her work bridges theoretical foundations and practical applications, with publications in top venues like IEEE INFOCOM, PETs, and TON. She currently teaches courses on authentication models and cybersecurity research.

• Grants & Funding:
  • NSF CRII Award (2023)
  • Meta Research Award (2022)
• Professional Service:
  • TPC Member for IEEE INFOCOM 2025
  • Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Networking and other journals