Xiaojiang
(James) Du
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, North Dakota State University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive University.
I earned my Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park in August 2003.
NEW! Research
Assistant Positions Available for Ph.D. Students (Spring 2009 and Fall 2009)
Research Interests
- Security, Mobile and Secure Computing
- Wireless Networks, Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
- Computer Networks, Network and Systems Management, Systems, Controls
Grants (Funded Projects)
- Designing Secure and Robust Heterogeneous Sensor Networks
Army Research Office, 09-01-2008 to 08-31-2011, PI.
- Towards Robust and Self-Healing Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS), NSF, 09-01-2007 to 08-31-2010, PI.
- Collaborative for Scholarships in Computing, Information Sciences, and Engineering
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S-STEM) Program, NSF
10-01-2006 to 09-30-2010, Co-PI.
- A Heterogeneous Sensor Network Laboratory for Integrated Research and Education
Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI), NSF, 09-01-2007 to 08-31-2010, PI
- A Testbed for Research and Education in Wireless Network Security
Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), Army
Research Office
05-01-2007 to 04-31-2009, PI.
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, August 2003, ECE Dept.,
Univ. of Maryland,
College Park (Aug. 1999 – Aug. 2003)
Advisor:
Dr. Mark Shayman, Associate Dean, A.
James Clark School of Engineering; Professor, ECE Dept., Univ. of Maryland, College
Park
Ph.D. Dissertation: Fault and Security Management for IP Networks
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May
2002, ECE Dept., University of Maryland, College Park (Aug. 1999 – May 2002)
Advisor: Dr. Mark Shayman
Major: Computer Networks (Picked up M.S. after Passing the Ph.D. Research Proposal Defense)
M.E. (Master of Engineering) in Electrical Engineering, July 1998, Dept. of Automation, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China (Aug. 1996 – July 1998)
Advisor: Professor Jiuling Li
Thesis: Network Management and
Control for
B.E. (Bachelor of Engineering) in Electrical Engineering, July 1996, Dept. of Automation, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China (Aug. 1991 – July 1996)
Major: Controls; Minor: Computer Networks
Industry Experience
Researcher, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.,
Worked on Global System for Mobile communications
(GSM) in the Wireless Division of Huawei
Professional Activities
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Chair, Computer and Network Security Symposium, IEEE International Wireless
Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2008), Crete Island, Greece, August 6-8, 2008.
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Journal Editorship
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Associate Editor, Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing, Wiley.
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Associate Editor, Security and Communication Networks, Wiley.
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Associate Editor, International
Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet), InderScience.
o Associate Editor, Journal of Computer Systems, Networking, and Communications, Hindawi.
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Guest Editor - IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Security in Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks,
2006.
o Guest Editor - International Journal of Security and Networks (IJSN), Special Issue on Security Issues in Sensor Networks, 2005.
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NSF Panelist - 2005,
2006, 2007: served on panels such as
CAREER, NeTS, PCAN, REU, RET and NUE.
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Conference Chair
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Chair, Computer and Network Security Symposium, International Wireless
Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2007), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, August 12-16, 2007.
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Vice-Chair, Services and Applications
Program, IEEE WCNC 2007,
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Registration Co-Chair, IEEE MASS 2006,
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Chair, Computer
and Network Security Symposium, ACM International
Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2006), Vancouver, Canada, July
2006.
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Technical Program Committee (TPC)
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IEEE GLOBECOM 2008
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IEEE ICC 2008
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IEEE ICC 2007
- Computer and Communications Network
Security Symposium
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IEEE
GLOBECOM 2006 - Wireless Communications
Symposium, Network Security Systems Symposium
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IEEE ICC 2006
- Wireless and Ad Hoc Sensor Networks
Symposium
o IEEE
GLOBECOM 2005 - Computer
and Network Security Symposium
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Member of IEEE, Member
of ACM
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Journal Review
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ACM
§ Special Issue on Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
o IEEE Journals on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC)
§ Special Issue on Next Generation CDMA Technologies
o IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I
o IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
o Elsevier Computer Networks
o Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks
o Elsevier Journal of Computer Communications
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Special Issue on
Dependable Wireless Sensor Networks
o Elsevier Information Sciences
o Journal of Network and Systems Management
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Conference Review
IEEE INFOCOM 2006, 2005; IEEE ICC 2005; IEEE HPSR 2005; IEEE ACC 2005; IEEE QShine 2004; IEEE CDC 2004; IEEE INFOCOM 2003.
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Invited Presentation
o Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks and
Security, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China,
March, 2006. Host: Professor Bin Lin.
o Implementation and Performance Analysis of
SNMP on a TLS/TCP Base, T1M1.5
North America Telecommunications standard meeting of TMN.
o Performance Analysis of SNMP over TLS/TCP, Laboratory for Telecommunications Science, National Security Agency (NSA), White Oak, MD, June 2001.
Contact Information
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Mailing Address: |
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Office: 258 IACC |
258 IACC |
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Tel: 701-231-8182 |
Department of Computer Science |
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Fax: 701-231-8255 |
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Email: Xiaojiang.Du AT ndsu.edu |
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Last modified on Jan. 23, 2008.