Biography
I am an Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science at Wayne State University. I lead the Resilient Embodied Intelligence and Learning (REIL) Lab. Before that, I obtained my Ph.D. degree at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, supervised by Prof. Chunming Qiao and Prof. Lu Su.
Research
My research interests lie broadly in Physical AI, Trustworthy AI, Security & Privacy, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), and the Internet of Things (IoT). I am especially interested in developing secure, reliable, interpretable, and collaborative AI systems for complex real-world applications, particularly in high-stakes domains. Main research directions include:
Research Impact
Media Coverage
- Emerging Security Threats in AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicles: Implications and Future Directions, MultiPlatform.ai, 09/2024
- Researchers probe safety of AI in driverless cars, find vulnerabilities, Tech Xplore, 09/2024
- UB researchers find vulnerabilities in safety of AI in driverless cars, UBNow, 09/2024
- Researchers warn robot cars can be crashed with tinfoil and paint daubed on cardboard, The Register, 06/2024
Honors and Rewards
- 2024-2025, Best Thesis Award, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
- 2018-2022, Presidential Fellowships, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
- 2020-2021, Best Graduate Research Award, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Teaching Experiences
Instructor at WSU
- Fall 2025, Introduction to Machine Learning and Applications
- Spring 2025, Computer Systems Security
- Fall 2024, Secure Machine Learning
Teaching Assistant
- Spring 2021, Modern Network Concepts
- Fall 2020, Introduction to Data Mining
- Fall 2020, Data Mining and Bioinformatics
- Spring 2020, Computer Organization
- Fall 2019, Introduction to Programming for Engineers
- Spring 2019, Electrical Engineering Concepts for Non-Majors
- Fall 2018, Real-Time and Embedded Operating Systems