Liqiang Wang is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he directs the Big Data Lab. Previously, he served as faculty at the University of Wyoming (2006-2015). He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stony Brook University (2006) and spent a visiting research period at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (2012-2013). His research focuses on big data analytics, high-performance computing, parallel systems optimization, and applying deep learning to detect programming errors and enhance model robustness. Education: Ph.D., Computer Science, Stony Brook University (2006); Visiting Researcher, IBM Watson (2012-2013). Research Interests: Improving accuracy and security of big data models, optimizing parallel computing systems (HPC, Cloud, GPUs), program analysis for concurrency errors, and deep learning applications in anomaly detection and adversarial robustness. Notable projects include scalable LSQR algorithms for seismic tomography and the OpenMP Analysis Toolkit (OAT) for concurrency error detection. Key Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2011), Castagne Faculty Fellowship (2013-2015), UCF Mid-Career Refresh Award (2020), and grants including a $50K NSF CIVIC-PG grant (2022) and Google/Meta donations. Advising and Grants: Supervises over 20 Ph.D./M.S. students and has secured grants totaling over $100K. Notable collaborations include seismic tomography with NCAR and cloud computing optimization. Labs/Teams: Director of UCF’s Big Data Lab, collaborating on projects like Parallel LSQR and Anti-Neuron Watermarking.








