Dr. Qing Yang graduated in 2011 with the Ph.D in Computer
Science and Software Engineering at Auburn
University. He will work as an assistant professor in the
Dept. of Computer Science at Montana State University.
Before coming to Auburn, he got the Master's degree in Computer
Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology
in 2005, and the Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from
Nankai University in 2003. His research
interests include Vehicular Networks (VANETs),
wireless sensor networks (WSNs), Mobile Ad-hoc networks (MANETs), Real-time target tracking algorithm, Location
privacy and security in VANETs. His advisor
is Prof. Alvin Lim.
Education
- 09/2005-present PhD student in Computer Science and Software Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Auburn University
- Dissertation: Adaptive Connectivity Aware Routing for Wireless Vehicular Networks
- 08/2003-07/2005, Master Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
- 09/1999-07/2003, Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Nankai University, China
Selected Awards and Honors
- GlobeCom Early-Bird Aware 2010
- Third Place in Auburn University Graduate Research Forum, 2010
- Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) Scholarship, 2008-2009
- ICCCN08 Student Travel Award, 2008
- SECON08 Student Travel Award, 2008
- Vodafone-US Foundation Fellowship, 2005-2008
- Auburn University Outstanding Graduate Student, 2006
- Best Poster Award at Vodafone-U.S. Foundation Fellows Symposium, 2006
- Excellent Graduate Student Thesis, 2005
- Guang Hua Scholarship, 2004
Teaching Experience
- Personal Computer Applications (COMP 1000), Auburn University (Spring 2011)
- Personal Computer Applications (COMP 1000), Auburn University (Fall 2010)
- Introduction to C Programming (COMP 1200), Auburn University (Spring 2010)
- Object-Oriented Programming (COMP 3000), Auburn University (Fall 2009)
- Introduction to Operating Systems (COMP 3500), Auburn University (Summer 2008)
- Wireless and Mobile Networks (COMP 5360), Auburn University (Fall 2008)
- Introduction to Computer Networks (COMP 4320), Auburn University (Fall 2008)
Publications
Book
- Qing Yang "Do Not Touch My Computer: Network Security and
Hacker Attack" China Electric Power Press, ISBN:9787508315119, 2003.
Journal Papers
- Qing Yang, A. Lim, S. Li, J. Fang, P. Agrawal. "ACAR: Adaptive Connectivity Aware Routing for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks in City Scenario" ACM/SpringerMobile Networks and Applications (MONET) Special Issue on Advances and Applications in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks. vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 36-60, Feb. 2010.
- Qing Yang, A. Lim, P. Agrawal. "GPSFR: GPS-Free Routing Protocol for Vehicular Networks with Directional Antennas" International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks. vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 67-81, Nov. 2009.
- Qing Yang, A. Lim, K. Casey, R. Neelisetti. "An Enhanced CPA Algorithm for Real-Time Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks" International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 619-643, Sep. 2009.
- Qing Yang, A. Lim, K. Casey, R. Neelisetti. "An Empirical Study on Real-Time Target Tracking with Enhanced CPA Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks" Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks An International Journal. vol. 7, no. 3-4, pp. 251-271, May 2009.
- J. Lu, E. Peatman, W. Wang, Qing Yang, J. Abernathy, S. Wang, Z. Liu. "Alternative Splicing in Teleost Fish Genomes: Same-Species and Cross-Species Analysis and Comparisons" Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2010.
- K. Zhang, A. Lim, S. Wu,Qing Yang. “A High TCP Performance Rate Adaptation Algorithm for IEEE 802.11 Networks” International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications. vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 21-45, Nov. 2010.
- J. Lu, E. Peatman, Qing Yang, S. Wang, Z. Hu, J. Reecy, H. Kucuktas, Z. Liu. “The Catfish Genome Database cBARBEL: An Informatic Platform for Genome Biology of Ictalurid Catfish” Nucleic Acids Research Journal. 2010.
Conference Papers
- Qing Yang, A. Lim, X. Ruan, X. Qin. “Location Privacy Protection in Contention Based Forwarding for VANETs” IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2010, Miami, FL.
- Qing Yang, A. Lim, S. Li, J. Fang, P. Agrawal. "ACAR: Adaptive Connectivity Aware Routing Protocol for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks" International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2008, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

- Qing Yang, A. Lim, K. Casey, R. Neelisetti. "Real-Time Target Tracking with CPA Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks" IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh, and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), 2008, San Francisco, CA.

- Qing Yang, A. Lim, P. Agrawal. "Connectivity Aware Routing for Vehicular Networks" IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference (WCNC), 2008, Las Vegas, NV.

- Qing Yang, R. Neelisetti, A. Lim, P. Agrawal. "Efficient Routing for Vehicular Networks based on Relative Position and Velocity" Innovations and Real-time Applications of Distributed Sensor Networks (IRA-DSN) Symposium, 2007, Shreveport, LA.

- Qing Yang, A. Lim, P. Agrawal. "GPSFR: GPS-Free Geographic Routing Protocol for Intelligent Vehicles" First International Conference on Communication and Networking in China (CHINACOM), 2006, Beijing, China.

- Qing Yang, L. Su, Q. Li, X. Xu. "Cooperative Target Localization Method for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks" International Conference on Computer Networks and Mobile Computing (ICCNMC), 2005, Zhang Jiajie, China.

- R. Neelisetti, A. Lim, P. Agrawal, Qing Yang. "Robust Clustering Algorithm for Target Tracking in Wireless Acoustic Sensor Networks" Innovations and Real-time Applications of Distributed Sensor Networks (IRA-DSN) Symposium, 2007, Shreveport, LA.

- L. Su, Qing Yang, Q. Li, X. Xu. "Coverage Algorithm and Protocol in Heterogeneous Sensor Networks" International Conference on Computer Networks and Mobile Computing (ICCNMC), 2005, Zhang Jiajie, China.

- Z. Ren, W. Li, Qing Yang "Location Verification for VANETs Routing" IEEE International Conference onWireless andMobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), 2009, Marrakech, Morocco.
- Z. Ren, W. Li, Qing Yang, S. Wu, L. Chen"Location Security in Geographic Ad Hoc Routing for VANETs" International Conference on Ultra Modern Telecommunications (ICUMT), 2009, St.-Petersburg, Russia.
- X. Ruan, Qing Yang S. Yin, Z. Ding, J. Xie, Y. Tian, J. Majors, J. Lewis, X. Qin "ES-MPICH2: A Message Passing Interface with Enhanced Security" Proc. 20th IEEE Int'l Performance Comp. and Comm. Conf., Albuquerque, NM, Dec. 2010.
- C. Hung, Z. Ren, W. Li, Qing Yang “Improving Image Segmentation Algorithms with Differential Evolution” International Conference on Reliable and Autonomous Computational Science, 2010, Atlanta, GA.
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Last updated on Dec 30, 2010 by Qing Yang