YiliJiang

Yili Jiang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer and Information Science
University of Mississippi
Email: yjiang7@olemiss.edu
Phone: 662-915-7002
Office: Weir Hall 214

Bio

Dr. Jiang joined the University of Mississippi as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science in 2022. She received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), NE, USA, 2022 and B.S. degree in Electronic and Information Engineering from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China, 2014.

Research Interests

• Cyber Security and Privacy
• Machine Learning and AI
• Cloud Computing and Edge Intelligence
• Data Analytics
• Cyber-physical Systems
• Computer Networks

Prospective Students

I am always looking for self-motivated students with strong interests in research. If you are interested, please email me your CV, transcript, GRE score, TOEFL/IELTS score (if applicable), and sample publications (if any). Full Research Assistantship will be provided for outstanding Ph.D. applicants.

Courses Taught

• CSci 433/502* - Algorithm and Data Structure Analysis
• Engr 692* /596-67* - Advanced Topics in Cyber Security and Privacy
  *indicates classes/sessions at graduate level.

Selected Publications

• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Liang Zhou, “Anonymous and Efficient Authentication Scheme for Privacy-preserving Distributed Learning,” in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 17, pp. 2227-2240, 2022.
• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Rose Qingyang Hu, “Privacy-preserving Data Deduplication in Edge-assisted Mobile Crowdsensing,” in International Journal of Multimedia Intelligence and Security, 2022, 4(1): 1-19.
• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Liang Zhou, “P2AE: Preserving Privacy, Accuracy, and Efficiency in Location-dependent Mobile Crowdsensing,” in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2021.3112394.
• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Liang Zhou, “Reinforcement Learning based Query Optimization in Differentially Private IoT Data Publishing,” in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 14, pp. 11163-11176, 15 July, 2021.
• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Rose Qingyang Hu. “Preserving Location Privacy and Accurate Task Allocation in Edge-assisted Mobile Crowdsensing”, 2022 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Austin, TX, USA, 10-13 April 2022.
• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Rose Qingyang Hu. “Cooperative Task Allocation in Edge Computing Assisted Vehicular Crowdsensing”, 2021 IEEE Global Communication Conference (Globecom’21), Madrid, Spain, 7-11 December 2021.
• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Rose Qingyang Hu. “Efficient and Privacy-preserving Distributed Learning in Cloud-Edge Computing Systems”, in Proceedings of the 3rd ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML’21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 2021, pp. 25–30.
• Yili Jiang, Kuan Zhang, Yi Qian, and Liang Zhou, “An Optimization Framework for Privacy-preserving Access Control in Cloud-Fog Computing Systems,” 2020 IEEE 92nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Fall), 2020, pp. 1-5.

Honors and Awards

• IEEE ComSoc-Sponsore Student Conference Grant, 2022
  IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
• IEEE-Sponsored Student Travel Grant, 2022
  IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
• IEEE-Sponsored Student Registration Award, 2021
  The 29th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP)
• Professional Development Fellowship, 2021
  College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Holling Fellowship, 2021
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• The Milton E. Mohr Fellowship, 2020
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• The NSF-Sponsored Student Travel Award, 2019
  The 13th Central Area Networking and Security Workshop
• The Outstanding Graduation Dissertation, 2014
  Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

Professional Activies

• Session Chair for the Track of Edge Computing in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2022.
• TPC member for IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), 2018.
• Student Volunteer for IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2018.
• Reviews for Journals and Conferences (selected)
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • IEEE Network Magazine
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
  • Information Sciences
  • Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications
  • Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • International Journal of Sensor Networks
  • IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
  • IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)
  • IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)
  • IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP)
  • IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS)
  • IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking And Communications

Professional Membership

• IEEE member
• IEEE Communications Society
• IEEE Women in Engineering
• ACM member
• ACM’s Women in Computing(ACM-W)