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Ning Wang

Dr. Ning Wang

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Ning Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the ±«Óãtv (±«Óãtv). She received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2023. Prior to that, she received her BS in Telecommunications and MS in Electronics and Telecommunications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, in 2015 and 2018, respectively. 

Dr. Wang's primary research interest lies in Trustworthy AI, with a specific focus on interdisciplinary studies involving AI and Security. Her work encompasses two main areas: employing machine learning as a tool to develop innovative security solutions (AI for security), and enhancing the security and privacy of machine learning systems against vulnerabilities (security of AI). She has contributed to esteemed conferences and journals in networking and security, including NDSS, ACSAC, ASIACCS, INFOCOM, MILCOM, MOBIHOC and TDSC.

Research Interests

Machine learning-based intrusion detection systems, adversarial machine learning, federated learning, privacy-preserving machine learning, differential privacy, IoT security, and large language models (LLM) for cybersecurity.

Teaching Interests

Security and Privacy in ML, Human Aspects in Cybersecurity

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech (2023)
MS in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2018)
BS in Telecommunication Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2015)

Honors and Awards

  • ACSAC Conferenceship (2022)
  • Travel grants for IEEE INFOCOM 2022, IEEE ICNP 2022 and IEEE CNS 2022

Key Activities

  • TPC for ACM ASIACCS 2025, NDSS 2025, IEEE INFOCOM 2025, AACD 2024, MTD 2023, WiseML 2024.
  • Web Chair for IEEE INFOCOM 2025.
  • Journal reviewer for IEEE TDSC, IEEE TIFS, IEEE/ACM ToN, IEEE TCC, IEEE TAI, IEEE TETCI, IEEE JSAC, IEEE COMST, IEEE IoT, IEEE Network Magazine, and ACM Transactions on Internet of Things.