About Me
I am Wenjia Li, a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). I received my Ph.D degree in Computer Science from UMBC in 2011, under the supervision of Professor Anupam Joshi. Before that, I got my B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from Hunan University in China. My research interests are broadly in the area of cyber security and trust, networking, mobile computing, and machine learning.
I'm always looking for self-motivated students at all levels (both undergraduates and graduates including PhD and Master's students) who are interested in pursuing research in security and trust for wireless networks, connected vehicles, IoT systems, and mobile (Android) devices. Please stop by my office or send me an email with a brief introduction and CV of yourself. Thank you!Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, UMBC 2005 - 2011
- M.Eng. in Computer Science, Hunan University 2002 - 2005
- B.Eng. in Telecommunication Engineering, Hunan University 1998 - 2002
Honors and Awards
- 2020 NYIT Presidential Excellence Award for Student Engagement in Research, Scholarship, or Creative Activities
- 2019 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Award
- Best Poster Award, 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2014), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2014
- Honorable Mention for Best PhD Research Award, UMBC CSEE Department, 2011
Grants
- “LC/MS-Based Direct RNA Sequencing with Concomitant Capability to Sequence Multiple Base Modifications at Single-base Resolution”, $350,000, National Institutes of Health (NIH) R56, Co-Investigator, 09/2020-08/2022
- “Development of LC/MS-Based Direct RNA Sequencing with Concomitant Basecalling and Modification Analysis Capability”, $568,800, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21), PI, 04/2017-09/2020
- “Security Analysis of Mobile Applications based on Text Mining and Analytics”, $15,000, Northrop Grumman Corporation, PI, 09/2017-08/2018
- “Securing Inter-Vehicular Networks with Time and Driver Identity Considerations”, $75,000, US Department of Transportation (US DOT) Region II University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), PI, 09/2016-03/2018
- “Secure and Private Sensing for Driver Authentication and Transportation Safety”, $77,430, US Department of Transportation (US DOT) Region II University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), co-PI, 09/2015-06/2017
Some Recent Publications (* denotes NYIT student under my supervision)
By Linjun Wu, Yupeng Hu, Kehuan Zhang, Wenjia Li , Xiaolin Xu, Wanli Chang. in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems , vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 4433-4444, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCAD.2022.3197696.
By Chenyue Zhang*, Wenjia Li , Yuansheng Luo, Yupeng Hu. in IEEE Internet of Things Journal , vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 3157-3169, March, 2021, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.3044296.
By Neha Bala*, Aemun Ahmar*, Wenjia Li , Fernanda Tovar*, Arpit Battu*, and Prachi Bambarkar*. In Digital communications and networks, 2021.
By Wenjia Li , Houbing Song, Feng Zeng. in IEEE Internet of Things Journal , vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 716-723, April 2018, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2017.2720635.
By Wenjia Li , Houbing Song. in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems , vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 960-969, April 2016, doi: 10.1109/TITS.2015.2494017.
Recent Courses Taught at NYIT
CSCI 665 - Software Engineering
CSCI 651 - Algorithm Concepts
CSCI 318 - Programming Language Concepts
CSCI 125/185 - Computer Programming I/II