Prof. WenZhan Song

Dr. WenZhan Song is Georgia Power Mickey A. Brown Professor of Engineering and Founding Director of the Center for Cyber-Physical Systems at the University of Georgia. Dr. Song’s research focus on smart sensing, networking, computing and security technologies and has made significant impact in health, energy and environment systems. He is a world leading expert on IoT/CPS data analytics & security and has a strong tracking record on leading large multidisciplinary research projects with numerous grant support from broad government agencies (NSF, NASA, DOE, DOD, NIH, USDA) and industry. His research was featured in MIT Technology Review, Network World, Scientific America, New Scientist, National Geographic, etc. Dr. Song received numerous awards from his university and professional society, such as NSF CAREER Award, Outstanding Research Contribution Award, Chancellor Research Excellence Award, Mark Weiser Best Paper Award. Dr. Song serves as editor, chair or TPC member in premium IEEE conferences (such as IEEE PERCOM, IEEE INFOCOM) and journals (such as IEEE Internet of Things, ACM Transaction on Sensor Networks). Dr. Song holds the faculty courtesy appointment in UGA computer science and statistics department.

• Optimism: If I think something is hard, likely the way I think makes it hard!
• Passion: Take daily activity as lifetime interest, because that is the life!
• Collaboration: If I can achieve a dream alone, likely this dream is too small!

• Networked Sensing, Computing and Security
• Cyber-physical Systems and Security, Distributed Systems, Web 3.0

We have openings for self-motivated PhD students and postdoc researchers.

• Network System Engineering (CSEE 4140), Fall 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
• Principles of Cyber-Physical Systems (CSEE 8300), Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2021
• Security in Cyber-Physical Systems (CSEE 8310), Fall 2020
• Wireless Sensor Networks (CSEE 4240) Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020
• Network Security (CSC8222), Fall 2013 (4.0), Fall 2015 (4.3)
• Sensor Web Architectures and Protocols (CSC8251), Fall 2012 (4.6), Fall 2014 (4.3)
• Computer Networks (CSC4220), Spring 2011(4.8), Spring 2012(4.2), Spring 2014(4.5), Spring 2016
• Research Topics in Internet of Things (CSC8910), Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012 (5.0)
• Seminar: Sensorweb and Its Technologies (CSC8980), Fall 2010 (5.0)
• Advanced Data Structures (CS223), Fall 2008 (3.76), Fall 2009 (4.07)
• Introduction to Computer Networks (CS455), Fall 2005 (4.42), Fall 2006 (4.09), Fall 2007 (4.52), Fall 2008 (4.64), Fall 2009 (4.86)
• Advanced topics in Wireless Networks (CS558), Spring 2006 (4.74), Spring 2007 (4.52), Spring 2008 (4.82), Spring 2009 (4.68), Spring 2010 (5.0)
• Research Topics Seminar(CS499), Spring 2007

• Editorial Board, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2016 – current
• Editorial Board, ACM Transaction on Sensor Networks, 2021 – current
• Editorial Board, Sensors Journal, 2017 – current
• Editorial Board, Cyber-Physical Systems, 2014 – current
• Editorial Board, Advances in Internet of Things , 2010 – current
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (IJDSN), 2019 – current
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems , 2010 – current
• Editorial Board, ISRN Communications and Networking , 2009-2013
• Editorial Board, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments , 2009 – current
• Editorial Board, IEEE Transaction on Parallel and Distributed Systems , 2012 – 2016
• Editorial Board, Computing , 2013 – 2017
• Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications , 2010 – current
• Editorial Advisory Board, Sci Journal, 2018 – current
• Guest Editor, ELSEVIER Ad Hoc Networks Journal, Special Issue on Recent Advances in Large Scale and Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks , 2010
• Guest Editor, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, Special Issue on Wearable Sensors , 2009
• Cyber-physical Security and Privacy Session Chair, NSF SaTC PI meeting, 2022
• General Co-Chair, The 21st International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2023)
• General Co-Chair, The 5th IEEE International Conference on Systems and Informatics (IEEE ICSAI’18)
• General Co-Chair, The 4th IEEE International Conference on Systems and Informatics (IEEE ICSAI’16)
• General  Co-Chair, The 2nd International Symposium on Dependability in Sensor, Cloud, and Big Data Systems and Applications (DependSys2016)
• Program Co-Chair, The 6th IEEE Sustainable Computing and Communications (SustainCom 2016)
• Industry Liaison, The 40th IEEE Computer Society International Conference on Computers, Software & Applications (COMPSAC 2016)
• Session Organizer, SPG/SEG 2016 International Geophysical Conference
• General Co-Chair, The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Systems and Informatics (IEEE ICSAI’14)
• Program Co-Chair, The 8th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (IEEE MSN’12)
• WIP Chair, IEEE Percom (International Conference on Prevasive Computing and Communications) 2011
• Publicity Co-Chair, IEEE INSS (International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems) 2011
• Program Co-Chair, 3rd International Workshop on Localized Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE DCOSS 2009
• Program Chair, the Workshop on Smart Sensing and Situation Awareness in Sensor Networks of the 4th IET International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE 08)
• Session Organizer, IEEE AeroSpace 2009, Track 6 session, Applications and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks
• Publicity Co-Chair and Local Arrangement Chair of The Third International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management (AAIM 2007)
• Nominated Member of the WSU Office of Research Mission to DC Program
• Organizer of International Workshop on Theoretical Aspects of Wireless Ad hoc, Sensor and Peer-to-Peer Networks (TWAN 2004), spronsored by NSF
• Program Committee Member: IEEE SmartGridComm 2013-current IEEE INFOCOM 2010-current, IEEE ICC 2007-current, IEEE GlobeCom 2006-current, IEEE MASS 2007-current, IE 2011, IEEE PerCom 2009, IEEE WCNC 2006-2010, IEEE CCNC 2009-2010, MobiQuitous 2011, IEEE AINA 2012, IEEE PIMRC 2008-2011, IEEE HPCC 2008, IEEE ICWMC 2006, IEEE PWN06, MSN05, etc

• Outstanding Research Contribution Award, by the Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, 2012
• NSF CAREER Award, by National Science Foundation, 2010
• Chancellor Research Excellence Award, by Washington State University Vancouver, 2010
• Career Center recognition – for greatly contributing to the career development of UGA graduates, 2020
• Silver Award for Summer Intern Supervising, by CASE Circle of Excellence Awards Program, 2011
• OpenFog Consortium Founding Member, 2016
• J. Tinsley Oden Faculty Fellowship, by the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) of UT Austin, 2015
• National Outstanding Oversea Student Scholarship, awarded by Ministry of Education of China (only 40 selected in USA, and only 200 selected worldwide), 2004
• Spotlight Paper in the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (IEEE TPDS), February 2012
• Top 25 papers published in Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 2012
• Distinguished Member of the 2015 IEEE INFOCOM Technical Program Committee
• Best Paper award in 2014 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference- Asia
• Best Paper candidate in IEEE GLOBECOM 2014
• Best Paper candidate in The 10th Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (IEEE SECON), 2013
• Best Paper award in The 7th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN), 2011
• Best Paper candidate in The 7th Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (IEEE PerCom), 2009
• Best Paper candidate in The 11th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (ACM MOBICOM ), 2005
• IEEE Senior Member (2011 – now)
• ACM Senior Member (2012 – now)

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