Dr. Xueli Huang | security | Best Researcher Award

Instructor, University of Illinois Springfield, United States

Dr. Xueli (Shirley) Huang is an accomplished academic and researcher in the field of Computer Science, specializing in network security, cloud computing, and the optimization of multimedia systems. She currently serves as an instructor at the University of Illinois Springfield, where she teaches courses related to cybersecurity and network security. Dr. Huang has extensive experience working with SDN, IoT security, and data privacy across various cloud platforms. Her research has significantly contributed to the development of secure cloud-based systems and hybrid wireless networks. 🌐🔒

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Education 🎓

Dr. Huang earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Temple University (2016), and before that, she completed both her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science from Zhengzhou University (2008, 2004). 📘🎓

Experience 💼

Currently, Dr. Huang is an instructor at the University of Illinois Springfield, teaching various courses on cybersecurity and network security. She has also served as a teaching assistant and research assistant at Temple University, where she worked on network security in cloud computing and proposed innovative solutions to protect data privacy. Additionally, she has industry experience working at Chengdu Launching Digital Tech and Xuji Group Corporation, optimizing video codecs and resolving technical issues. 💻👨‍🏫

Research Interests 🔍

Dr. Huang’s research interests include network security, cloud computing security, SDN, IoT security, data privacy, and the optimization of multimedia systems like H.264/AVC. She has developed effective security schemes for SDN, proposed privacy-preserving algorithms for cloud data, and designed routing algorithms for mobile hybrid wireless networks. Her work also extends to the implementation of anomaly detection systems leveraging smart devices. 🔐📡

Publications 📚

Yusheng Lee, Junu Shrestha, Matthew Evan Sprong, Xueli Huang, Sushil Tuladhar, and Michael Y. Chuang, “Machine Learning Analysis of Factors Influencing Pediatric Telehealth Visits During COVID-19: A State-Level Comparison Using 2021-22 National Survey of Children’s Health Data” Healthcare. (2024)

Yingyuan Yang, Xueli Huang, Sunshin Lee, and Jiangnan Li, “LightSentinel: A lightweight Anomaly Detection System Leveraging Smart Devices” in Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM 2024 – Accepted

Yingyuan Yang, Xueli Huang, Jiangnan Li, and Jinyuan Sun, “Bubblemap: Privilege mapping for behavior-based implicit authentication systems.” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2022) (Cited 8)

Xueli Huang, Xiaojiang Du, “An Effective DDoS Defense Scheme for SDN” in Proc. of IEEE ICC, 2017 (Cited 46)

Xueli Huang, Liang Xiao, Yanda Li, and Xiaojiang Du, “Cloud-based Malware Detection Game for Mobile Devices with Offloading” in Journal of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2017 (Cited 216)

Xueli Huang, Xiaojiang Du, “Achieving Data Privacy on Hybrid Cloud” in Journal of Security and Communication Networks, 2015 (Cited 10)