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Biography

Wei-Shinn Ku received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2007. He also obtained both the M.S. degree in computer science and the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from USC in 2003 and 2006, respectively. He is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University. His research interests include spatial and temporal data management, mobile data management, geographic information systems, and security and privacy. He has published more than 50 research papers in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. He is a member of the ACM and the IEEE.

 

Education
University of Southern California
Ph.D. Computer Science, May 2007
Advisor: Dr. Roger Zimmermann

University of Southern California
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Dec 2006
M.S. in Computer Science, Dec 2003

National Taiwan Normal University
B.Info. in Information & Computer Education , June 1999
B.Ed. in Special Education, June 1999


Academic Work Experience


Assistant Professor
Aug. 2007 - Present

Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Auburn University

 

Research Assistant

Aug. 2002 - May 2007  

National Science Foundation Sponsored ITR Project

University of Southern California          

 

Professional Services

Co-Organizer:

International Workshop on Privacy-Aware Location-based Mobile Services (PALMS), 2008

PC Co-Chair:

International Workshop on Security in Cloud Computing (SCC), 2009

International Workshop on Privacy-Aware Location-based Mobile Services (PALMS), 2008, 2009

Posters Co-Chair:

ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS), 2012

Registration Chair:

International Symposium on Spatial and Temporal Databases (SSTD), 2011

Publication Co-Chair:

International Workshop on Security in Cloud Computing (CloudSec) 2010, 2011

PC Member

ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS) 2009, 2010, 2011

IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), 2010, 2011

IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2011

IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2011, 2012

IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), 2011, 2012

IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM) Demonstration Program, 2008

IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS), 2012

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), 2010-Spring

IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2008, 2009, 2010

IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Information Security (WCNIS), 2010

International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM), 2010, 2011

PAKDD Doctoral Symposium on Data Mining (DSDM), 2011

APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), 2010

International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE), 2010, 2011, 2012

ICST International Conference on Mobile Wireless Middleware, Operating Systems, and Applications (Mobilware), 2010, 2011

International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems (IEA/AIE), 2010, 2011 (special session)

International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM), 2012

International Conference on Multimedia Information Networking and Security (MINES) 2009, 2010

OTM International Symposium on Information Security (IS), 2009, 2010

International Workshop on Mobile Social Networks (MSN), 2011

International Workshop on Pervasive Communities and Service Clouds (PerCoSC), 2011

International Workshop on Location Based Social Networks (LBSN), 2010, 2011

International Workshop on Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing (MP2P), 2010, 2011, 2012

International Workshop on Secure Multimedia Communication and Services (SECMCS), 2009

International Workshop on Mobile Peer-to-Peer Information Services (MP2PIS), 2009

International Workshop on Vehicular Communication Technologies (VehiCom), 2009

International Workshop on Multimedia Security in Communication (MUSIC), 2008

International Workshop on Emerging Trends of Web Technologies and Applications (WebETrends), 2007

Journal Reviewer:

ACM Computers in Entertainment, 2011

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 2011

IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2010

IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2008, 2009

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

IEEE Communications Magazine, 2011

IEEE Intelligent Systems, 2009

Information Systems, Elsevier, 2008

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Taylor & Francis, 2010

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Elsevier, 2010

Journal of Computer Science and Technology, Springer, 2009, 2010, 2011

Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS), Springer, 2006

Security and Communication Networks, Wiley, 2007

The VLDB Journal, 2010

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Wiley, 2008

Wireless Networks, Springer, 2011

Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, 2007

Proposal Panelist/Reviewer:

National Science Foundation, 2010

Qatar National Research Fund, 2011

Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 2009, 2010, 2011


Awards & Honors

2010 – Outstanding Reviewer Award, IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering

2007 – Academic Achievement Award, Office of International Services, University of Southern California

2006 – Certificate for Outstanding Service to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

2005 – Certificate for Outstanding Service to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

2004 – Leadership Award, Office of International Services, University of Southern California

2004 – Academic Achievement Award, Office of International Services, University of Southern California

2003 – Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Computer Science Department, University of Southern California

1996 – Recipient of the Ministry of Education Scholarship, Taiwan

 

Grants

PI, National Science Foundation, CNS-0855251, Computer Research Infrastructure Program, An Infrastructure for Scalable Data Dissemination and Query Evaluation in Mobile Environments, 10/2009 – 9/2012

 

PI, National Science Foundation, CNS-0831502, Cyber Trust Program, SPEAR: Space Encryption based Query Processing for Privacy-Aware Location-based Services, 9/2008 – 8/2011

 

PI, Auburn University Competitive Research Grant, Data Management Techniques for an Elderly Assistive Device, 5/2008 – 4/2009

 

Co-PI, National Science Foundation, CNS-0917137, CSR Program, FastStor: Data-Mining-Based Multilayer Prefetching for Hybrid Storage Systems, 9/2009 – 8/2012

 

Co-PI, National Science Foundation, DUE-0837341, CCLI Program, QoSec: A Novel Middleware-Based Approach to Teaching Computer Security Courses, 6/2009 – 5/2012

 

Co-PI, National Science Foundation, CNS-0851906, REU Program, REU Site for Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 5/2009 – 4/2012

 

Co-PI, National Science Foundation, DUE-0830831, SFS Program, Building Information Assurance Education Capacity, 9/2008 – 8/2010

 

Co-PI, National Science Foundation, OCI-0753305, CI-TEAM Program, A Digital Forensics Cyberinfrastructure Workforce Training Initiative for America's Veterans, 8/2008 – 7/2011

 

Past Research & Projects

Sep. 2002 - Aug. 2007  

National Science Foundation Sponsored ITR Project          

Project Name: Solutions for Exchange and Utilization of Geotechnical Information


May. 2002 - Aug. 2002

National Science Foundation Sponsored Project at IMSC

Yima - Streaming Media Architecture

Nov. 1998 - Jul. 1999
Taiwan National Science Council undergraduate student research project
Project Name: Behavior ABC Analysis Model Interactive Instruction Software

Professional Affiliations

ACM Member, IEEE Member

Version: 10/1/2011