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Liudong Xing

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Liudong Xing, PhD

Commonwealth Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Contact

508-999-8883

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Science & Engineering 213C

Education

2002University of VirginiaPhD in Electrical Engineering
2000University of VirginiaMS in Electrical Engineering
1996Zhengzhou University, ChinaBE in Computer Science

Teaching

  • Fault-Tolerant Computing & Reliability Engineering
  • Dependable & Secure Computing
  • Computer Systems Performance Evaluation
  • Computer Architecture

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Development of a broad working knowledge of probability, queuing theory, petri-nets, simulation and empirical modeling as applied to computer systems hardware and software performance modeling and assessment. The course is oriented toward a practical application of theory and concepts with an emphasis placed on the use of computer tools to model performance and to perform trade-off analysis.

Allows study into areas not included in the formal course listings.

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.

For PhD students who plan to take the PhD Comprehensive exam within the next 3 months. Up to 6 credits may be applied to either doctoral dissertation or MS thesis (should student not pass Comprehensive exam). Graded P/F.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature representing an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of the field. PhD dissertations are often published in refereed journals or presented at major conferences. A written dissertation must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Admission to the course is based on successful completion of the PhD comprehensive examination and submission of a formal proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on successful completion of the PhD comprehensive examination and submission of a formal proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.

Research

Research awards

  • $ 420,766 awarded by National Science Foundation for CSR: Small: Cascading Failures Modeling and Mitigation in the Internet of Things
  • $ 1,218,640 awarded by National Science Foundation for CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Accelerating Cybersecurity Education, Scholarship and Service

Research

Research interests

  • System Reliability Engineering
  • Probabilistic Risk Assessment
  • Fault-Tolerant Computing
  • Decision Diagrams
  • Reliability of Internet of Things Systems

Select publications

Liudong Xing received the BE degree in computer science (with top #1 GPA) from Zhengzhou University, China in 1996, and the MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia in 2000 and 2002, respectively. She is currently a Commonwealth Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth, U.S. Her research focuses on reliability modeling, analysis and optimization of complex systems and networks.

Prof. Xing was the recipient of the Leo M. Sullivan Teacher of the Year Award in 2014, the Scholar of the Year Award in 2010, and the Outstanding Women Award in 2011 of UMass Dartmouth. She was the recipient of the 2018 IEEE Region 1 Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College) Award, the 2015 ChangJiang Scholar award by the Ministry of Education of China, and the 2007 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Award. She was also co-recipient of 2018 Premium Award for Best Paper in the journal of IET Wireless Sensor Systems, and the Best (Student) Paper Award at several international conferences (ICRSE2017, QR2MSE2015, RAMS2015, RAMS2012, NAS2009). She is or was an Associate Editor or Editorial Board member of multiple journals including Reliability Engineering & System Safety, International Journal of Systems Science, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, etc. She has served as program committee chair, co-chair, vice-chair for multiple different international conferences, and technical program committee member for numerous international workshops and conferences.She is a senior member of IEEE and a member of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu.

She has been a Fellow of The International Society of Engineering Asset Management since 2019. According to Research.com, Prof. Xing was named among the Best Scientists in Computer Science in the world and USA. According to Elsevier/Stanford University List, she was named among the World Top 2% Scientists.

According to ScholarGPS, she was named a Highly Ranked Scholar and placed in the Top 0.05% of all scholars worldwide. She is IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer for the class of 2024-2025.

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