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Hong Liu

faculty

Hong Liu, PhD

Commonwealth Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Contact

508-999-8514

508-999-8489

hliu@umassd.edu

Science & Engineering 213D

Education

1990New York University (NYU) Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NYPhD in Computer Science
1984Hefei Polytechnic University, ChinaMS in Computer Science
1982Hefei Polytechnic University, ChinaBS in Computer Science & Mathematics

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Introduction to current networking methodologies. Backbone design, layered architecture, protocols, local and wide area networks, internetworking, broadband, electrical interface, and data transmission. Projects are included.

Fundamentals and practices in information assurance (IA) and cyber defense (CD). This course covers threats in the cyber realm, design principles to create trustworthy systems, and security lifecycle. Topics include threat models, attack surface, social engineering, vulnerability identification, risk assessment, and fail secure system design. Hands-on exercises will demonstrate the interaction between security and system usability as well as the effects of security mechanisms in specific scenarios.

Fundamentals and practices in information assurance (IA) and cyber defense (CD). This course covers threats in the cyber realm, design principles to create trustworthy systems, and security lifecycle. Topics include threat models, attack surface, social engineering, vulnerability identification, risk assessment, and fail secure system design. Hands-on exercises will demonstrate the interaction between security and system usability as well as the effects of security mechanisms in specific scenarios.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.

Research

Research interests

  • Network security
  • Heterogeneous networks
  • Real-time network applications and quality-of-service management
  • Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) / Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Programming languages and compilers
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