جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

Anthony Roweمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Networked Embedded Systems
• Sensor Networks
• Extended Reality (XR) Systems
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Anthony Rowe is the Siewiorek and Walker Family Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and a Chief Scientist at Bosch Research. His primary affiliation is with the CyLab and the Wireless, Sensing and Embedded Systems (WiSE Lab) at CMU. He specializes in networked embedded systems, sensor networks, and extended reality (XR) technologies. His research emphasizes energy-efficient sensing, real-time localization, and XR integration with physical systems. Research Focus: His work spans XR systems (e.g., AR/VR edge networking in ARENA), mmWave radar for sensing (e.g., tire wear monitoring via Osprey), distributed edge computing (Silverline), and low-power wide-area networking (OpenChirp). Recent efforts include AI-integrated XR platforms (XaiR) and radar tomography (DART). Grants & Projects: Leads the CONIX Research Center ($27.5M NSF/DARPA grant), Bosch-funded edge computing projects, and DOE initiatives on microgrids. Notable projects include ARENA (XR edge architecture), GridBallast (smart grid control), and rural microgrid deployments in Haiti. Awards: Best Student Paper (ISMAR 2024), Best Paper (IPSN 2020), and the Steven J. Fenves Research Award (2015). Recognized for innovations in localization (MobiCom 2021), radar (ICRA 2023), and energy systems (BuildSys 2010). Teaching: Teaches courses on embedded systems (18-349/18-449), real-time systems, and mixed reality (18-453). Courses emphasize hands-on design and real-world applications. Labs & Teams: Directs the WiSE Lab, collaborating with Bosch Research and industry partners. The lab develops open-source frameworks like ARENA and OpenChirp, and contributes to standards for edge computing and sensing.

Mo Addaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Network Security
• Distributed Systems
• Wireless Networks
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Mo Adda is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth's School of Computing, part of the Faculty of Technology. He holds a PhD in Distributed Systems and Parallel Processing from the University of Surrey. His research focuses on network security, distributed systems, wireless networks, and cybercrime prevention. He leads projects in the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, exploring fault management in networks, blockchain applications, and IoT forensics. With 16 supervised theses, he advises on topics like energy-efficient cloud systems and machine learning for environmental modeling. His work bridges academia and industry, addressing challenges in software-defined networks, traffic control, and secure data sharing in social networks. Education: PhD in Distributed Systems (University of Surrey) Affiliations: Centre of Excellence in Defence, Risk & Resilience; Portsmouth Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Research Interests Dr. Adda's research spans: Network security and fault detection mechanisms Blockchain applications in IoT and forensics Energy-efficient cloud data center optimization Machine learning for climate modeling Self-organizing network protocols Grants & Collaborations His projects include collaborations with industry partners on secure data leakage detection in cloud systems and resilient wireless protocols for harsh environments. He has pioneered fault classification systems using clustering algorithms and fuzzy logic. Labs & Teams He contributes to the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, focusing on digital forensics and network intrusion analysis. His team develops frameworks for privacy management in social networks and proactive routing in software-defined networks.

Daniel Balasubramanianمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار مدعو

• Cyber-physical Systems
• Cybersecurity
• Software Verification
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Daniel Balasubramanian is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science and Research Scientist at Vanderbilt University's School of Engineering. His research focuses on cybersecurity, software verification, and cyber-physical systems, with expertise in symbolic execution, code analysis, and formal methods. He contributes to advancing secure systems through frameworks like RAMPART for adversarial defense and Syntheto for formal verification. His work intersects edge computing, hardware security, and autonomous systems resilience. Research Interests: Cybersecurity (including ethical hacking, network defense), formal methods (verification, theorem proving), edge computing (tinyML, cloud integration), and cyber-physical systems (emulation, testbeds). His recent work emphasizes assurance provenance in software documentation and adversarially robust autonomous systems. Publications since 2019 highlight contributions to cybersecurity testbeds, reinforcement learning for penetration resistance, and hardware security against rowhammer attacks. He has explored domain-specific languages (Syntheto), incremental modeling techniques (differential-formula), and cloud-edge service resilience against adversarial perturbations. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Institute for Software-Integrated Systems (ISIS), focusing on integrating software with physical systems through model-driven approaches and cybersecurity innovations.

• Cryptography
• Information Security
• Cryptographic Automation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christina L. Garman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, where she joined in Spring 2018. Her research focuses on practical cryptography and cryptographic automation to make secure system development accessible to non-experts through error-resistant design methodologies. Her educational background includes: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from Bucknell University (2011) Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Bucknell University (2011) Master of Science in Engineering in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University (2013) Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University (2017) Professor Garman's work centers on real-world cryptographic system security, spanning protocol analysis (e.g., RC4 in TLS, Apple iMessage flaws), decentralized anonymous systems (Zerocash/ZCash), and cryptographic automation. She pioneered techniques for removing human error in cryptographic deployments through automated tools and frameworks. Her research bridges theoretical cryptography with practical implementation challenges in privacy-preserving technologies and secure infrastructure. Analysis of her 2021-2025 publications reveals expanding research horizons: hardware security vulnerabilities (Rowhammer, SGX), privacy network enhancements (Tor onion services), software supply chain security (SBOM tools), and advanced cryptographic protocols (zkSNARKs, MPC). This evolution demonstrates consistent focus on real-world security impact while diversifying into hardware-software cross-layer threats and formal verification methods for cryptographic implementations. Her major scientific recognitions include: NSF CAREER Award (2021) for cryptographic automation research ACM CCS Best Paper Award (2016) for iMessage security analysis IEEE Test of Time Award (2024) for foundational Zerocash work Professor Garman co-founded ZCash, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency based on her Zerocash protocol, and her NSF CAREER grant supports cryptographic automation development. Her research has received significant media coverage in The Washington Post, Wired, and The New York Times, highlighting real-world relevance. While specific student advising details aren't public, her active publication record indicates ongoing mentorship of graduate researchers in security and cryptography. Her work maintains strong industry connections through ZCash development and Tor network contributions, with recent projects like keyless CDNs demonstrating practical applications of cryptographic automation. She remains a leading voice in cryptographic research communities through conference participation and collaborative projects addressing evolving security challenges.

• Data Privacy
• Differential Privacy
• Cryptography
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Amrita Roy Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research focuses on developing systems that enable safe, decentralized data analytics while ensuring provable privacy guarantees through the synergy of differential privacy and cryptography. Key research areas: Data Privacy, Cryptography, Secure Data Analytics, and Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning. Recent work explores prompt sanitization for LLMs (NDSS 2026), robust graph analysis (ASIACCS 2025), and metric differential privacy (CCS 2024). She has received awards including Best Paper at Private ML@ICLR'24 and Best Poster at ITA'23. Current Ph.D. advisees include Mushtari Sadia, Yiyi Sun, and Samanway Sadhu. Her work spans conferences like IEEE S&P, CCS, USENIX Security, and ICML.

Phillip B. Gibbonsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Parallel Computing
• Distributed Systems
• Databases
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Phillip B. Gibbons is a Professor in both the Computer Science Department and Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 and has held research positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Lucent Bell Laboratories, and Intel Research Pittsburgh before joining CMU's faculty. His research spans parallel computing, distributed systems, databases, computer architecture, and machine learning. Gibbons' work bridges theory and systems, with publications in top-tier conferences including SOSP, OSDI, SIGMOD, VLDB, NeurIPS, and many others across computer science and engineering disciplines. His research has been supported by significant funding from NSF, Intel, and other organizations. Gibbons has made substantial contributions to streaming algorithms, parallel computing frameworks, distributed systems security, and large-scale machine learning systems. His work on data stream algorithms with Alon, Matias, and Szegedy has been particularly influential in the field. He has served in numerous leadership roles including Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Parallel Computing (2012-2018) and on the editorial boards of Journal of the ACM and IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. He has also been active on program committees for major conferences in systems, databases, and theory. IEEE Fellow (2014) - For contributions to parallel computing and databases ACM Fellow (2006) - For contributions to parallel computing, databases, and sensor networks Selected for Oral Presentation at NeurIPS '13 (only 20 selected out of 1420 submissions) Co-winner of the best paper award for NSDI '06 Gibbons has advised numerous students and mentored researchers who have gone on to make significant contributions in academia and industry. His research has been supported by major grants including the $15M Intel Science and Technology Center for Cloud Computing (2011-2015) where he served as Co-PI/Co-Director. He currently leads research projects on write-efficient algorithms, big learning systems, and visual cloud systems. His laboratory work focuses on bridging theoretical computer science with practical systems implementation, particularly in the areas of parallel and distributed computing. Current research directions include adapting algorithms for emerging memory technologies and optimizing machine learning systems for large-scale deployment.

Michael Ferdmanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computer Architecture
• Operating Systems
• Machine Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Michael Ferdman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University, where he leads research in computer architecture and systems. His office is located in Room 343 at Stony Brook, NY 11794-2424, and he can be contacted via phone (631-632-8449) or email. Ferdman directs the Computer Architecture and Systems Laboratory (compas.cs.stonybrook.edu), focusing on next-generation server infrastructure. Ferdman's research spans the entire computing stack with emphasis on: FPGA integration for server environments (Intel HARP, Microsoft Catapult) Machine learning accelerators for convolutional neural networks Server systems optimization in the post-Moore era Network processing and software-defined networking Programming models for emerging memory technologies (HBM, 3D XPoint) Reconfigurable hardware and high-level synthesis His work addresses both performance and security challenges in modern computing infrastructure. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2022-2025) reveals consistent focus on: Hardware acceleration techniques (FPGAs, specialized processors) Memory hierarchy optimization and cache management Security vulnerabilities in web applications and systems Post-Moore computing architectures Parallel processing and distributed systems His research shows strong emphasis on practical implementations bridging hardware and software layers. Awards recognizing his contributions include: Graduate Teaching Award (2014) Best Paper Award at ASPLOS XVII Best Paper Finalist at HPCA XVII Three IEEE Micro Top Picks selections (2009, 2012) He teaches advanced courses including CSE 502, CSE 602, and CSE 506 at Stony Brook University.

Francis Y. Yanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Networked systems
• Cloud infrastructure & resource management
• Machine learning for systems and networks
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Francis Y. Yan is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), holding an affiliate appointment in Electrical & Computer Engineering within the Grainger College of Engineering. He leads the Illinois Networked Systems and AI (NSAI) research group, focusing on building intelligent networked systems that are safe, robust, and performance-optimized through practical machine learning integration. Prior to joining UIUC in January 2025, he served as a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research Redmond under Victor Bahl. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University (2020), advised by Keith Winstein and Philip Levis B.S. in Computer Science (Yao Class) and B.A. in Economics from Tsinghua University (2015) Additional undergraduate studies at MIT Yan's research adopts a holistic approach to practical machine learning for networked systems, emphasizing judicious application rather than indiscriminate use. He builds real-world systems and research platforms to lay ML foundations, devises deployable algorithms using domain insights, and validates performance through extensive empirical evidence. His work consistently addresses operator concerns regarding ML deployment—focusing on safety, robustness, generalization, and efficiency—while strategically combining ML with classical networking and systems techniques. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals dominant themes in resource allocation for microservices (DeDe, Autothrottle), real-time video optimization (Mowgli, GRACE), and LLM-driven network algorithm design. His work bridges theoretical advances with industrial deployment, evidenced by platforms like Puffer (400,000+ users) and OpenNetLab that have become community standards for validating congestion control algorithms. His research has been recognized with top honors: USENIX NSDI Outstanding Paper Award (2024) for Autothrottle APNet Best Paper Award (2022) IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize (2021) USENIX NSDI Community Award (2020) USENIX ATC Best Paper Award (2018) for Pantheon Yan actively recruits master's and undergraduate researchers for his NSAI group, prioritizing self-motivated students for projects in networked systems and AI. His research is supported by industry collaborations (notably Microsoft) and manifests in deployable platforms like Puffer—which has enabled award-winning research at NSDI and SIGCOMM—and OpenNetLab for real-time communications. His work directly impacts production systems including Microsoft Teams and Bing. He founded and directs the Illinois Networked Systems and AI (NSAI) research group, which operates critical infrastructure including Puffer (a live TV service and research platform) and OpenNetLab. These platforms facilitate community-wide validation of novel algorithms, with Puffer alone supporting multiple best-paper awards at top conferences. Current workstreams span cloud resource management (Teal, Autothrottle, DeDe), low-latency video (Puffer, Tambur, Mowgli), and LLM-augmented systems (Nada, Designing Network Algorithms via LLMs).

• Photonic Interconnects
• Distributed Machine Learning
• Cloud Computing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Rachee Singh is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University, leading the sysphotonics research group. She concurrently serves as an Amazon Scholar within the SageMaker Hyperpod teams, specializing in large-scale machine learning infrastructure development for cloud environments. Her research focuses on photonic interconnect systems for server-scale, rack-scale, and long-haul communication networks, targeting performance optimization for distributed machine learning and planet-scale cloud workloads. Key specialties include optical network design, fault-tolerant WAN architectures, and energy-efficient datacenter interconnects, with strong emphasis on practical deployment in real-world systems. Her group bridges theoretical networking principles with applied AI infrastructure challenges. Recent publications demonstrate concentrated innovation in photonic network optimization for ML workloads, particularly in wavelength management, collective communication algorithms, and chip-to-chip photonic fabrics. This work spans optical physics, distributed systems, and machine learning, revealing a trajectory toward sustainable, high-performance AI infrastructure. Scientific recognition includes: Amazon Research Award (2023) Cisco Research Award Dr. Singh actively mentors graduate researchers including Jonathan Aimuyo, Byungsoo Oh, and Arjun Devraj, whose co-authored publications form the core of her group's output. Research funding is secured through competitive grants from the NSF (including a $1M award for chip-to-chip photonic fabrics), SRC/DARPA JUMP 2.0 program, Cisco, and Cornell's Atkinson Center for Sustainability. The sysphotonics group operates as Cornell's hub for photonic network systems research, developing programmable integrated photonics solutions and collaborating with Amazon on SageMaker Hyperpod for next-generation ML infrastructure.

Jelena Mirkovicمشاهده پروفایل

دانشگاهی

• Network Security
• Denial-of-Service Attacks
• Vulnerability Scanning
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Jelena Mirkovic serves as Principal Scientist at USC Information Sciences Institute (USC/ISI) and Research Associate Professor at the University of Southern California's Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science. She has held faculty positions at USC since 2010, progressing from Research Assistant Professor to her current role as Research Associate Professor since 2017, while also serving as Project Leader at USC/ISI. Her educational background includes: PhD in Computer Science from UCLA (2003) MS in Computer Science from UCLA (2000) B.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Belgrade, Serbia (1998) Mirkovic's research spans network security, human-centered attacks, and cybersecurity experimentation infrastructure. Her work focuses on critical security challenges including botnets, denial-of-service attacks, IP spoofing, vulnerability scanning, and user-centric privacy. She has pioneered methodologies for security experiments and led major infrastructure projects including the DETER testbed and SPHERE (Security and Privacy Heterogeneous Environment for Reproducible Experimentation). Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent innovation across multiple security domains. Her work demonstrates strong technical depth in DDoS defense systems (particularly DNS protection), binary vulnerability analysis, privacy-preserving systems, and security experimentation infrastructure. A notable trend is her focus on bridging theoretical security concepts with practical implementation through large-scale testbeds and real-world data analysis. Her significant scientific achievements include: IEEE Senior Member distinction Best paper award at IEEE COMSNETS 2023 for DNS DDoS defense research Mirkovic has secured substantial research funding as Principal Investigator or Co-PI on numerous grants from NSF, DHS, and other agencies. Current major projects include SPHERE (Security and Privacy Heterogeneous Environment for Reproducible Experimentation), DISCERN (Datasets to Illuminate Suspicious Computations), and modernizing DeterLab education infrastructure. She has successfully led multiple REU sites focused on cybersecurity education and workforce development. She directs the STEEL (Security Research Lab) at USC/ISI, which develops innovative security solutions through interdisciplinary research in network security, human factors in security, and cybersecurity experimentation infrastructure. The lab emphasizes practical implementations that address real-world security challenges while advancing theoretical understanding of security systems.

Manos Kapritsosمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Distributed Systems
• Formal Verification
• Fault Tolerance
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Manos Kapritsos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. He leads the GLaDOS research group focusing on reliability of distributed systems through formal verification and fault-tolerant replication techniques. His research spans: Formal verification of concurrent and distributed systems Fault-tolerant replication protocols beyond client-server models Automation of verification processes for complex systems Performance verification including latency properties Reliable cryptographic code implementation Analysis of his publications reveals strong emphasis on: developing automated verification tools (Armada, Vale, IronFleet), creating novel replication protocols (Aegean), verifying performance characteristics (Performal), and improving specification reliability (IronSpec). His work consistently bridges theoretical formal methods with practical systems implementation. Awards and honors include: Jay Lepreau Best Paper Award at OSDI 2025 Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching (2022) NSF CAREER Award (2021) Distinguished Paper Award at PLDI 2020 Google Faculty Award (2017) Distinguished Paper Award at USENIX Security 2017 Grant support includes NSF FMitF grants (2020, 2023), NSF Large grant (2021), DARPA grant (2020), and Google Faculty Award (2017). He advises PhD students through the GLaDOS group, focusing on distributed systems verification. He directs the GLaDOS lab at University of Michigan, developing verification frameworks and reliable distributed systems. Current projects include automated proof generation (Basilisk) and efficient communication protocols (Scrooge).

Yonghwi Kwonمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار مهمان

• Software Systems Security
• Cyber Forensics
• Software Engineering
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Yonghwi Kwon is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on software systems security, cyber forensics, and software engineering. He received the CAREER Award for developing dynamic defenses against cyber threats. His work emphasizes securing software from cyber attacks, recovering forensic evidence, and improving software testing and reverse engineering techniques. Key research areas include memory safety mechanisms, automated vulnerability detection in web applications and mobile systems, and forensic analysis of phishing campaigns. He has pioneered frameworks like CMASan for memory allocator-aware sanitization and Racedb for detecting race conditions in database-backed systems. His contributions span cloud security automation, kernel exploitation analysis, and embedded system fuzzing. Notable achievements include the 2025 CAREER Award supporting his dynamic defense research, and impactful publications in areas like Android information leakage detection (DryJIN), Bluetooth protocol fuzzing (BTFuzzer), and autonomous driving bug discovery (Drivefuzz). His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical cybersecurity solutions.

Paul Van Oorschotمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computer Security
• Authentication
• Internet Security
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Paul Van Oorschot is a Professor at the School of Computer Science, Carleton University. He has held the Canada Research Chair in Authentication and Computer Security from 2002 to 2023. His expertise spans authentication, applied cryptography, and network security. He co-authored the seminal Handbook of Applied Cryptography and led the NSERC Internetworked Systems Security Network (2008–2013). His research focuses on enhancing security in systems, software, and web authentication, including methods to augment passwords with geolocation and device recognition. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo and was awarded the J.W. Graham Medal (2000) and Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada (2011). Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo (1988) His research interests include authentication systems, public-key infrastructure, smartphone security, and usability challenges in security design. He has contributed to frameworks like OWL for password-based key exchange and SLV for server location verification. His work addresses both technical and human factors in securing modern computing environments. Key contributions include analysis of TLS interception, memory safety in programming languages, and evaluating IoT security best practices. He has published extensively on topics ranging from side-channel attacks to cryptographic protocol vulnerabilities. Awards: J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation (2000), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2011) His academic leadership includes roles in shaping cybersecurity education and policy, emphasizing the need for rigorous scientific approaches in security research. His research group, the Carleton Computer Security Lab (CCSL), drives interdisciplinary projects in software security and system administration tools.

Blerim Rexhaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cybersecurity
• Blockchain Technology
• Machine Learning
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Blerim Rexha is a full professor at the University of Prishtina's Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kosovo. With a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Vienna University of Technology (2004), he has led research in cybersecurity, blockchain, machine learning, and electronic voting systems. His teaching portfolio includes data, computer, and internet security courses. Education : Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (Vienna), Electrical Engineer MSc (Prishtina), specialized certifications in software engineering, biometrics, and .NET programming. His research spans cybersecurity (DDoS mitigation, face authentication attacks), blockchain applications (electronic voting bridges, transaction privacy), and machine learning integration (boosted trees for intrusion detection, LSTM for vulnerability scanning). He has contributed to cloud security through novel encryption methods and AI-driven attack detection. Recent publications focus on energy efficiency in cloud vs on-premises systems, XGBoost/CatBoost/LightGBM comparisons for network security, and blockchain bridges for e-voting. His work has addressed privacy preservation in video data, SMS encryption, and eID card pseudo-profiles. Awards include the 2024 Marin Barleti Prize for academic contributions and Best Paper Awards in election security (2015) and Kosovo website vulnerabilities (2013). Honors : Marin Barleti Prize (2024) Cyber Security Ambassador (2018) ICT Academician of the Year (2016) Best Paper Awards (2015, 2013) As academic advisor to the KosovaCyberTeam , he mentors students like Korab Keqekolla and Abian Morina. His leadership extends to Kosovo's Cyber Security State Training Center curriculum development and jury roles in Albanian ICT Awards .

Haibo Yangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Distributed Learning
• Federated Learning
• Optimization Algorithms
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Haibo Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University under the supervision of Prof. Jia (Kevin) Liu. Rochester Institute of Technology , Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Ohio State University , Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering His research focuses on distributed and federated learning systems, examining how statistical and system variability affect algorithm performance under constraints like privacy and communication limitations. Key areas include optimization algorithms, communication-efficient frameworks, Byzantine robustness, and multi-modal adversarial attacks. He is actively involved in developing theoretically grounded solutions for scalable and intelligent distributed learning. Recent publications highlight advancements in multi-objective reinforcement learning, zeroth-order federated optimization, and robustness against heterogeneous client participation. His work has appeared in top venues like UAI, IJCAI, ICLR, AAAI, NDSS, ACM CCS-LAMPS, and ACM MobiHoc, with notable acceptance rates (e.g., 19.3% for IJCAI 2025). Current projects investigate exact convergence mechanisms and adaptive weighting strategies. Dr. Yang received the RIT AI Seed Funding and GWBC Award in February 2024. He supervises funded Ph.D. students and teaches advanced machine learning topics, including CSCI-635: Introduction to Machine Learning.