Prof. WenZhan Song

Biographical Sketch

Dr. WenZhan Song is the Georgia Power Mickey A. Brown Professor of Engineering in the University of Georgia. Dr. Song’s research focuses on cyber-physical systems and security and their applications in energy, environment, food and health sectors. He is a pioneer of Fog Computing and the inventor of Real-time In-situ Subsurface Imaging technology. Dr. Song has an outstanding record of leading large multidisciplinary research projects on those issues with multi-million grant support from NSF, NASA, USGS, and industry, and his research was featured in MIT Technology Review, Network World, Scientific America, New Scientist, National Geographic, etc. Dr. Song is a recipient of NSF CAREER Award (2010), Outstanding Research Contribution Award (2012) at GSU, Chancellor Research Excellence Award (2010) at WSU. Dr. Song serves many premium conferences and journals as editor, chair or TPC member. He is also an inaugural member of OpenFog consortium involving industry and academic leaders.

• Optimism: If you think something is hard, likely the way you think makes it appear hard!
• Passion: Take daily activity as lifetime interest, because that is the life!
• Warm: If you can’t say something constructive, don’t say anything at all!
• Collaboration: Accountability, Commitment, Submission and Acknowledgement are keywords of collaboration. [Collaboration Statement]

• Cyber-physical Systems, Fog Computing and Security
• Smart Grid, Subsurface Imaging, Sensor Networks, Swarm Robotics
• Energy, Health and Environment Informatics, Distributed Computing and Systems, Big Data Analytics

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

• Principles of Cyber-Physical Systems (CSEE 8300), Fall 2017
• Wireless Sensor Networks (CSEE 4240), Spring 2017
• 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

• (PI) “Smart Cyber-Physical Systems for Controlled-Environment Agriculture” ($140K for 4/2017-10/2018), UGA President’s Interdisciplinary Seed Grant (PI: WenZhan Song, Co-Is: Marc W van Iersel, Javad Mohammadpour, Yi Hong, Thomas Lawrence, Richard Watson, Maric Boudreau, Mark Haidekker)
• (PI) “Complete an End-to-End Power Systems Evaluation Tool” ($100K for 1/2017-12/2018), Southern Company GRAPE Award (PIs: WenZhan Song, Mark Haidekker, Co-Is: Javad Mohammadpour, Thomas Lawrence, Richard Watson, Maric Boudreau)
• (PI) ” I-Corps: Real-time In-situ Subsurface Imaging ” ($50K for 3/2016-9/2016), NSF I-Corps Program (WenZhan Song (GSU) )
• (PI) ” CyberSEES: Type 2: Collaborative Research: Real-time Ambient Noise Seismic Imaging for Subsurface Sustainability ” ($1.2M for 1/2015-12/2019), NSF CyberSEES Program (WenZhan Song (GSU), Yao Xie (GT), Fan-Chi Lin (UU) )
• (Co-I) ” Capacity Building: Collaborative Research: Integrated Learning Environment for Cyber Security of Smart Grid” ($500K for 9/2013-8/2016), NSF SFS Program (Weichao Wang (UNCC), Yi Pan (GSU), WenZhan Song (GSU), Le Xie (Texas A&M), Chuang Wang (UNCC) )
• (PI) ” VolcanoSRI: 4D Volcano Tomography in a Large-Scale Sensor Network” ($1,833,608 for 9/2011-8/2016), NSF CDI Program (WenZhan Song (GSU), Jonathan Lees (UNC), Guoliang Xing (MSU))
• (PI) ” Information and Computation Hierarchy for Smart Grids ” ($1,871,453 for 10/2011-9/2016), NSF CPS Program (Lang Tong (PI, Cornell), WenZhan Song (GSU), Kenneth Birman (Cornell), Tim Mount (Cornell), Robert Thomas (Cornell), Pravin Varaiya (PI, UC Berkeley) )
• (PI) ” Collaborative Communication and Storage for Sensor Networks in Challenging Environments” ($422,955 for 6/2010-5/2016), NSF CAREER AWARD
• (PI) “Activity-aware Sensor Network for Smart Environments” ($300,000 for 10/2009-9/2012), NSF NetSE Program (Diane Cook (WSU), WenZhan Song (GSU)
• (Co-PI) “Development of USN Sensor Node to Control Food Quality” ($144,144, 2/2011 – 12/2014), Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) (Deuk Heo(WSU), WenZhan Song(GSU)).
• (PI) “Water-meter Sensor Network Prototype” ($3600, February- August 2011), AVYZO Systems Inc.
• (Co-PI) “A Versatile Wireless Sensor Network Platform for Structural Health Monitoring” ($991,300 HKD for 1/2010-6/2011), Hong Kong ITF Program (withJiannong Cao)
• (PI) “CDS Algorithm Evaluation” ($20,000 for 7/2008-12/2008), Boeing Research Grant (WenZhan Song (WSU))
• (PI) “Optimized Autonomous Space – In-situ Sensorweb” ($1,628,979 (NASA) + $500K (USGS) for 1/2007~12/2009),  NASA ROSES Advanced Information Systems Technology Program and USGS Volcano Hazard Program (WenZhan Song (WSU), Behrooz Shirazi (WSU), Steve Chien (JPL), Rick LaHusen (USGS), Sharon Kedar (JPL) and Frank Webb (JPL))
• (PI) “Smart Sensor Network for Volcano Monitoring” ($5,000 for 6/2006~5/2007), WSU Vancouver Research Mini-Grant
• Georgia State University Faculty Development Grant for Conference Travel ($800 March 2011)

• Editorial Board, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2016 – current
• Editorial Board, Cyber-Physical Systems, 2014 – current
• Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications , 2010 – current
• Editorial Board, Advances in Internet of Things , 2010 – 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
• Associate Editor, IEEE Transaction on Parallel and Distributed Systems , 2012 – 2016
• Associate Editor, Computing , 2013 – 2017
• 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
• 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
• 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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