Biography

Curriculum Vitae

My CV is here in pdf format. My short bio is provided below.

Education

  • Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS,
    Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014
  • Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
    M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010
  • Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
    B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 2007

Awards

  • Distinguished Reviewer, NDSS, 2024
  • 40 under 40 by Arlington City, 2023
  • N2Women Rising Star in Networking and Communications, 2023
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2020
  • Distinguished TPC Member, IEEE INFOCOM 2020
  • Rising STARs, UT System, 2018
  • Best Paper Award, IEEE DASC 2017
  • Best Paper Award, IEEE GLOBECOM 2015
  • Bagley Graduate Publication Award, 2013-2014
  • Bagley Graduate Fellowship Award, 2010-2013

Experience

  • Associate Professor, CSE Department (9/2021 - now), The University of Texas at Arlington
  • Assistant Professor, CSE Department (9/2018 - 8/2021), The University of Texas at Arlington
  • Assistant Professor, CSE Department (9/2014 - 8/2018), University of Nevada, Reno
  • Research Assistant, ECE Department (8/2010 - 5/2014), Mississippi State University

Recent Professional Activities

Program Committee Member

  • INFOCOM (2015-2025), CNS (2020-2024), PETS (2022-2024), CCS (2023-2024), NDSS (2024-2025)

Organizing Committee Member

  • PETRA (TPC co-Chair, 2022, 2023), CNS (Local Chair, 2022), ICNP (Local co-Chair, 2021), CNS (Publication Chair, 2018), Mobiquitous (Publicity Chair, 2018)

Editorial Board Member

  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2020–present
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2024–present