Autor: Kui Ren

Kui Ren is a Professor and Associate Dean of College of Computer Science and Technology at Zhejiang University (ZJU), where he also directs the Institute of Cyber Science and Technology. Kui is a Fellow of ACM and IEEE. Before ZJU, he was SUNY Empire Innovation Professor at State University of New York at Buffalo. Kui’s current research interests include Data Security, Io T Security, AI Security, and Privacy. He received Guohua Distinguished Scholar Award of ZJU, IEEE CISTC Technical Recognition Award in 2017, SUNY Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award in 2017, Sigma Xi/IIT Research Excellence Award in 2012, and NSF CAREER Award in 2011. Kui has published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He has received several Best Paper Awards and Test of Time Paper Award, including IEEE ICDCS’20, ACM Mobi Sys’20, IEEE INFOCOM’20, IEEE Globecom’19, China Crypt’18, ACM ASIACCS’18, ICPADS’18, IEEE ICDCS’17, IWQo S’17, and ICNP’11. His H-index is 85, and his total citation has exceeded 40, 000, according to Google Scholar (as of August 2022). He currently serves as an area/associate editor for ACM Trans. On Cyber Physical Systems, IEEE Trans. on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Trans. on Service Computing, IEEE Trans. on Networking, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, IEEE Wireless Communications, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, and Computer Networks. Among others, he currently serves as Chair of SIGSAC of ACM China Council, a member of ACM ASIACCS steering committee, and a member of S&T Committee of Ministry of Education of China. Cong Wang is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include data and network security, blockchain and decentralized applications, and privacy-enhancing technologies. He has been one of the Founding Members of the Young Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong since 2017, and has been conferred the RGC Research Fellow in 2021. He received the Outstanding Researcher Award (junior faculty) in 2019, the Outstanding Supervisor Award in 2017 and the President»s Awards in 2019 and 2016, all from City University of Hong Kong. He is a co-recipient of the IEEE INFOCOM Test of Time Paper Award 2020, Best Paper Award of IEEE ICDCS 2020, Best Student Paper Award of IEEE ICDCS 2017, and Best Paper Award of IEEE ICPADS 2018 and MSN 2015. His research has been supported by multiple government research fund agencies, including National Natural Science Foundation of China, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, and Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission. He serves/has served as associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Internet of Things Journal and IEEE Networking Letters, and The Journal of Blockchain Research, and TPC co-chairs for a number of IEEE conferences and workshops. He is a fellow of the IEEE, and a member of the ACM.