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Current Projects

  • Collaborative Research: CyberTraining: Implementation: Small: Preparing a Strong Workforce to Secure FutureG Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation (2611189), 8/1/2026–7/31/2029, PI, 100%.
  • Conference: Joint Workshop on Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (NSF-CSA Singapore), National Science Foundation (2629538), 10/1/2026–9/30/2027, PI, 100%.
  • Collaborative Research: CISE Core Small: CSR: Multimodal Sensing-Based Security Mechanisms for IoT Systems, National Science Foundation (2523518), 10/1/2025–9/30/2027, PI, 100%.
  • Conference: US-Singapore Joint Workshop on Cybersecurity Innovations, National Science Foundation (2529778), 7/1/2024–6/30/2026, PI, 100%.
  • DoD Center of Excellence (COE) in Future Generation Wireless Technology (FutureG), Department of Defense through Army Research Laboratory (W911NF-23-2-0225), 9/22/2023–9/21/2028, PI and Director.
  • Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Small: Secure and Privacy-Preserving Dynamic Spectrum Access, National Science Foundation (2325563), 10/1/2023–9/30/2026, PI, 100%.

Completed Projects

  • AI-FutureG: An AI-Powered FutureG Wireless System for Information Assurance Research and Education, Department of Defense through Army Research Laboratory (W911NF-24-1-0335), 9/1/2024–8/31/2026, PI, 100%.
  • SaTC: CORE: Small: Mining Strong Security from Weak RFID Tags, National Science Foundation (CNS-2055751), 3/1/2021–2/28/2025, PI, 100%.
  • NSF Workshop on Spectrum/Waveform-aware Wireless Security, National Science Foundation (CNS-2317653), 7/1/2023–12/31/2024, PI, 100%.
  • SaTC: CORE: Small: Collaborative: Trustworthy Hierarchical Edge Computing, National Science Foundation (CNS-1933069), 11/1/2019–10/31/2022, PI, 100%.
  • Workshop on Proactive and Automous Defenses in Wireless Networks, Army Research Office (W911NF-19-1-0376), 6/24/2019–6/23/2020, PI, 100%.
  • SpecEES: Collaborative Research: A Spectrum-Efficient and Secure Communication Architecture for Smart Cities, National Science Foundation (CNS-1824355), 10/1/2018–9/30/2021, PI, 100%.
  • TWC: Small: Secure Mobile Devices through Multiple Lines of Defense, National Science Foundation (CNS-1619251), 9/1/2016–8/31/2020, PI, 100%.
  • NeTS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Secure and Usable Indoor Navigation for Individuals with Visual Impairment, National Science Foundation (CNS-1514381), 9/1/2015–8/31/2020, PI, 90% (co-PI: Terri Hedgpeth).
  • A Drone-Powered Internet of Things System, Department of Defense DURIP via Army Research Office (W911NF-18-1-0245), 6/15/2018–9/15/2019, PI, 100%.
  • Sybil-Resilient Influence Measurement in Microblogging Systems, Army Research Office (W911NF-15-1-0328), 7/1/2015–6/30/2018, PI, 60% (co-PI: Huan Liu).
  • TWC: Small: Collaborative: Secure and Usable Mobile Authentication for People with Visual Impairment, National Science Foundation (CNS-1421999), 8/1/2014–7/31/2018, PI, 80% (co-PI: Terri Hedgpeth).
  • NeTS: Small: Secure Crowdsourcing-Based Cooperative Spectrum Sensing, National Science Foundation (CNS-1320906), 9/1/2013–8/31/2018, PI, 100%.
  • Workshop on Trustworthy Human-Centric Social Networking: Challenges and Research Directions, Army Research Office (W911NF-16-1-0117), 4/1/2016–3/31/2017, PI, 100%.
  • NSF Workshop on Wireless Security, National Science Foundation (CNS-1513141), 1/1/2015–12/31/2015, PI, 100%.
  • NeTS: Small: Inducing and Exploiting Spectrum Predictability via Traffic Shaping and Mobility for Cognitive Communication in White Space, National Science Foundation (CNS-1117462), 8/1/2011–7/31/2015, co-PI, 34% (PI: Junshan Zhang).
  • CAREER: Dependable Data Management in Heterogeneous Sensor Networks, National Science Foundation (CNS-0844972), 9/1/2009 to 8/31/2014, PI, 100%.
  • Collaborative Research: CT-ISG: Overlay-Based User Unlocatability and Communication Anonymity in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, National Science Foundation (CNS-0716302), 8/1/2007–7/31/2011, PI, 100%.