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Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Professor and Chair

Expertise: Systems and Network Security, Computational Complexity Theory, Applied Algorithms


Phone: 978-934-3620
Fax: 978-934-3551
Office: Olsen Hall 313

Educational Background

B.S., Zhongshan University; M.Eng., Zhongshan University; Ph.D., Boston University

Scholarly Interests

Professor Wang's research interests include network security, optimization algorithms, and computational complexity theory. In particular, he is interested in average-case computational complexity and the theory of average-case NP-completeness. He is also interested in algorithmic problems arising from practical applications, including wireless sensor networks, biomedicine, computational medicine, networking, and network-processor-based application performance modeling.

Bio Sketch

Jie Wang is Professor and Chair of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Director of its Center for Network and Information Security. He received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Boston University in 1991, a Master of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University in 1985, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computational Mathematics from Zhongshan University in 1982. Professor Wang has over 16 years of teaching experience, as well as security consulting experience in the financial industry. His research has been funded continuously by NSF since 1991. His research has also been funded by IBM, Intel, Natural Science Foundation of China, and other resources. He has published about 100 journal and conference papers, three books, and three edited books. He is active in professional service, including chairing and serving conference program committees and organizing workshops.

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