Feng Wang
Professor,
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Other ASU affiliations
Center for Cybersecurity and Trusted Foundations Affiliates
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Phone: 602-543-8150
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CLCC286 4701 W Thunderbird Rd Glendale, AZ 85306
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Mail code: 2352Campus: West
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Long Bio
Feng Wang is a professor with the applied computing program in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Her research interests focus on network science, social media analysis, network optimization, network security, and wireless sensor networks. Her work has appeared in leading journals and conferences in computer networking including IEEE Transaction on Networking, IEEE Transaction on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transaction on Wireless Communications, Scientific Report, INFOCOM, ICDCS, and Globecom. Wang teaches undergraduate courses in computer networks, wireless networks, network security, system programming, data structures and algorithms, distributed systems, and supervises numerous undergraduate research projects. She joined ASU’s New College as a tenure-track faculty in 2007.
Education
- Ph.D. Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 2005
- M.S. Department of Computer Science, Peking University, China 1999
- B.S. Department of Computer Science, Wuhan University, China 1996
Research Website URL
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
I am interested in networking research in general, with emphasis on algorithm approximation towards combinatorial optimization problems in wireless sensor networks and online social networks, mathematical modeling in online social networks, and graph abstractions towards modeling interactions for network security and management.
Publications
- Feng Wang, Ken Orton, Paul Wagenseller, Kuai Xu, Towards Understanding Community Interests with Topic Modeling, , IEEE Access, accepted, 2018
- Hongping Hu, Haiyan Wang, Feng Wang, Daniel Langley, Adrian Avram, and Maoxing Liu, Prediction of Influenza-like Lllness based on the Improved Artificial Tree Algorithm and Artificial Neural Network, Scientific Report, accepted, 2018
- Hazel Kwon, Monica Chadha, Feng Wang, “Proximity and networked responsibility framing of anti-Muslim crime news: Structural topic modeling of Twitter conversations on the Quebec Shooting in 2017”, International Communication Association, May 2018.
- Feng Wang, Ken Orton, "Community Verification with Topic Modeling", In Proceedings of International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA), August 2017.
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Xiaohua Jia, “Secure the Internet, One Home at a Time”, Security and Communication Networks, Vol. 9, No. 16, pp.3821-3832, November 2016
- Feng Wang, Haiyan Wang, Kuai Xu, Ross Raymond, Jamie Chou, Shaun Fuller, Anton Debruyn, “Regional. Level Influenza Study with Geo-Tagged Twitter Data”, Journal of Medical Systems, Vol. 40, No. 180 (2016)
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Xiaohua Jia, “Secure the Internet, One Home at a Time”, IEEE Global Communications Conference: Communications and Information System Security ('GC' 15 - Security'), December 2015
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Xiaohua Jia, Haiyan Wang, 'The Impact of Sampling on Big Data Analysis of Social Media: A Case Study on Flu and Ebola”, IEEE Global Communications Conference: Social Networks, December 2015
- Jaime Chon, Ross Raymond, Haiyan Wang, and Feng Wang, Modeling Flu Trends with Real-Time Geo-Tagged Twitter Data Streams, In Proceedings of International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA) (2015)
- Guowei Dai, Ruyun Ma, Haiyan Wang, Feng Wang, and Kuai Xu. Partial Differential Equations with Robin Boundary Condition in online social networks” Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B, vol. 20, no. 6, (2015).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, and Lin Gu. Behavior Analysis of Internet Traffic Via Bipartite Graphs and One-Mode Projections. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (2014).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Lin Gu, Jianhua Gao, and Yaohui Jin. Characterizing Home Network Traffic: An Inside View. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (2014).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Richard Egli, Aaron Fives, Russell Howell, and Odayne Mcintyre, "Object-Oriented Big Data Security Analytics: A Case Study on Home Network Traffic". In Proceedings of International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA), Harbin, China, June 2014. (Best Paper Award)
- Kuai Xu, Lin Gu, Feng Wang, “Towards a Built-In Traffic Monitoring System on Programmable Routers for Home Networks”, in Proceedings of GlobeCom, Dec. 2013.
- Chuan Peng, Kuai Xu, Feng Wang and Haiyan Wang, “Predicting Information Diffusion Initiated from Multiple Sources in Online Social Networks”, in Proceedings of International Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Design, Oct. 2013
- Feng Wang, Haiyang Wang, Kuai Xu, Jianhong Wu, and Xiaohua Jia, “Characterizing Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks with Linear Diffusive Model ”, in Proceedings of International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), July 2013.
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, and Haiyan Wang. Lightweight and Informative Traffic Metrics for Data Center Monitoring. Journal of Network and Systems Management (2012).
- Wei Zhang, Weili Wu, Feng Wang, and Kuai Xu,. "Positive Influence Dominating Sets in Power-Law Graphs. Social Network Analysis and Mining (2012).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Lin Gu, Jianhua Gao, and Yaohui Jin, “Characterizing Home Network Traffic: An Inside View”, in Proceedings of International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA), Aug. 2012.
- Feng Wang, Haiyan Wang, and Kuai Xu, “Diffusive Logistic Model Towards Predicting Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks”, in Proceedings of International Workshop on Hot Topics in Peer-to-Peer Computing and Online Social Networking (HotPOST), Jun. 2012 (Best Paper Runner-Up)
- Feng Wang, Kuai Xu, and Haiyan Wang, “Discovering Shared Interests in Online Social Networks”, in Proceedings of International Workshop on Hot Topics in Peer-to-Peer Computing and Online Social Networking (HotPOST), Jun. 2012
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, and Lin Gu, “Profiling-as-a-Service in Multi-Tenant Cloud Computing Environments”, in Proceedings of International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing (SPCC), Jun. 2012
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, and Michael Lee, “HomeTPS: Uncovering What is Happening in Home Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (Demo), Jan. 2012
- Feng Wang, Hongwei Du, Erika Camacho, Kuai Xu, Wonjun Lee, Yan Shi, and Shan Shan. On positive influence dominating sets in social networks. Theoretical Computer Science (2011).
- Kuai Xu and Feng Wang, “Behavioral Graph Analysis of Internet Applications”, in Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2011
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, and Lin Gu. Network-Aware Behavior Clustering of Internet End Hosts. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2011 (2011).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Supratik Bhattacharyya, Zhi-Li Zhang. Real-time behaviour profiling for network monitoring. International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology (2010).
- Feng Wang and Jianhua Gao, “Behavior Monitoring Framework in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks”, in Proceedings of International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), Dec. 2010
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang and Bin Wang, “Behavior Profiling and Analysis in Wireless Home Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), 2010
- Chen Wang, My T.Thai, Yingshu Li, Feng Wang, Weili Wu. Optimization Scheme for Sensor Coverage Scheduling with Bandwidth Constraints. Optimization Letters (2009).
- Feng Wang, Erika Camacho, Kuai Xu. Positive Influence Dominating Set in Online Social Networks. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2009).
- Feng Wang, My T. Thai, Ding-Zhu Du. On the Construction of 2-Connected Virtual Backbone in Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication (2009).
- Feng Wang, My T. Thai, Yingshu Li, Xiuzhen Cheng and Ding-Zhu Du. Fault Tolerant Topology Control for One-to-All and All-to-One Communications in Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2008).
- My T. Thai, Feng Wang, Hongwei Du, and Xiaohua Jia. Coverage Problems in Wireless Sensor Networks: Designs and Analysis. International Journal of Sensor Networks, special issue on Coverage Problems in Sensor Networks (2008).
- Ping Deng, F. K. Hwang, Weili Wu, David MacCallum, Feng Wang and Ty Znati. Improved Construction for Pooling Design. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization (2008).
- Feng Wang, Hongwei Du, Xiaohua Jia, Ping Deng, Weili Wu, David MacCallum. Non-Unique Probe Selection and Group Testing. Theoretical Computer Science (2007).
- Feng Wang, Kuai Xu, My Thai, Ding-Zhu Du. Fault tolerant topology control for one-to-all communications in symmetric wireless networks. International Journal of Sensor Networks (2007).
- My Thai, Feng Wang, Dan Liu, Shiwei Zhu, Ding-Zhu Du. Connected Dominating Sets in Wireless Networks with Different Transmission Ranges. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2007).
- My T. Thai, Yingshu Li, Feng Wang, and Ding-Zhu Du. O(log n)-Localized Algorithms on the Coverage Problem in Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC) (2007).
- Chen Wang, My Thai, Yingshu Li, Feng Wang, Weili Wu. Minimum Coverage Breach and Maximum Network Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GlobeCom), 2007 (2007).
- Yiwei Wu, Feng Wang, My T. Thai, Yingshu Li. Constructing k-Connected m-Dominating Sets in Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Military Communications Conference (MilCom), 2007 (2007).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Supratik Bhattacharyya, Zhili Zhang. A Real-Time Network Traffic Profiling System. IEEE Computer Society Washington (2007).
- My T. Thai, Yingshu Li, Feng Wang, and Ding-Zhu Du, “O(log n)-Localized Algorithms on the Coverage Problem in Wireless Sensor Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), 2007
- Yingshu Li, My T. Thai, Feng Wang, and Ding-Zhu Du, “On the Construction of a Strongly Connected Broadcast Arborescence with Bounded Transmission Delay”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol.5, no.10, pp.1460-1470, Oct. 2006
- Yingshu Li, My T. Thai, Feng Wang, Chih-Wei Yi, Pengjun Wan, and Ding-Zhu Du, “On Greedy Construction of Connected Dominating Sets in Wireless Networks”, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Special Issue on Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 5, no. 88, pp. 927-932, Dec. 2005
- Feng Wang, Manki Min, Yingshu Li, and Ding-Zhu Du, “On the Construction of Stable Virtual Backbones in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), Apr. 2005
- Guolong Jiang, Weili Wu, Feng Wang, and My T. Thai, “An Approximation for Minimum Multicast Route in Optical Networks with Non-splitting Nodes”, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 414-419, 2005
- Hongwei Du, Xiaohua Jia, Feng Wang, My T. Thai, and Yingshu Li, “A Note on Optical Networks with Nonsplitting Nodes”, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 199-202, 2005
- Manki Min, Feng Wang, Ding-Zhu Du, and Panos M. Pardalos, “A Reliable Virtual Backbone Scheme in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, in Proceedings of IEEE International conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), Oct. 2004
Research Activity
- “ATD: An Integrated Framework of Network Theory, Data Mining and Partial Differential Equation for Early Detection of Epidemic Outbreaks”, Haiyan Wang, Feng Wang (Co-PI), Kuai Xu, National Science Foundation, $171,570, 08/15/2017-07/31/2020
- "NeTS: Small: RUI: Dynamic Mathematical Modeling Towards Understanding Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks:, Feng Wang (PI), Haiyan Wang, Kuai Xu, NSF-CISE $250,000 09/01/2012 - 08/31/2016.
- "Minimal Cost and Time-sensitive Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks", Xiaohua Jia, Feng Wang (Co-PI), Haiyan Wang, Hong Kong Research Grant Council, General Research Fund, HK $645,500, 01/01/2014- 12/31/2016
- “Dynamic Mathematical Modeling of Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks”, Feng Wang (PI), ASU New College Scholarship, Research, Creative Activities (SRCA) Grant, $5,000 07/2012-06/2013.
- “Spreading Influence in Online Social Networks With Positive Influence Dominating Set”, Feng Wang (PI), ASU New College Scholarship, Research, Creative Activities (SRCA) Grant, $5,000 07/2011-06/2012
- “Network Security Monitoring and Analysis for Cloud Computing”, Kuai Xu, Feng Wang (Co-PI), ASU New College Scholarship, Research, Creative Activities (SRCA) Grant, $10,000, 07/2009 - 06/2010.
- “Fast Recovery of Fault Tolerant Virtual Backbone”, Feng Wang (PI), ASU New College Scholarship, Research, Creative Activities (SRCA) Grant, $5,000, 07/2008-06/2009
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 330 | Computer Networks |
| ACO 430 | Wireless Networks and Security |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 431 | Network Security |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 494 | Special Topics |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 330 | Computer Networks |
| ACO 430 | Wireless Networks and Security |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 431 | Network Security |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 431 | Network Security |
| ACO 494 | Special Topics |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 484 | Internship |
| ACO 430 | Wireless Networks and Security |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 431 | Network Security |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 430 | Wireless Networks |
| ACO 484 | Internship |
| ACO 484 | Internship |
| ACO 484 | Internship |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 431 | Network Security |
| ACO 484 | Internship |
| ACO 484 | Internship |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 484 | Internship |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ACO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ACO 399 | Supervised Research |
Presentations
- Feng Wang. Dynamic Mathematical Modeling of Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks. Colloquium of School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, ASU (Nov 2014).
- Feng Wang, Haiyang Wang, Kuai Xu, Jianhong Wu, and Xiaohua Jia. Characterizing Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks with Linear Diffusive Model. International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS) (Jul 2013).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang, Lin Gu, Jianhua Gao, and Yaohui Jin. Characterizing Home Network Traffic: An Inside View. International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (Aug 2012).
- Feng Wang. Dynamic Mathematical Modeling of Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks. Peking University Computer Science Research Colloquium (Aug 2012).
- Feng Wang, Kuai Xu, and Haiyan Wang. Discovering Shared Interests in Online Social Networks. International Workshop on Hot Topics in Peer-to-Peer Computing and Online Social Networking (Jun 2012).
- Feng Wang, Haiyan Wang, Kuai Xu. Diffusive Logistic Model Towards Predicting Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks. International Workshop on Hot Topics in Peer-to-Peer Computing and Online Social Networking (Jun 2012).
- Feng Wang. Dynamic Mathematical Modeling of Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks. Colloquium of Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong City University, (Jun 2012).
- Kuai Xu, Feng Wang. Behavioral Graph Analysis of Internet Applications. Globecom 2011 (Dec 2011).
- Feng Wang, Jianhua Gao. Behavior Monitoring Framework in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks. International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC) 2010 (Dec 2010).
- Feng Wang. Dominating Set and its Applications in Wireless Networks and Social Networks. uTDallas CS Colloqium (Oct 2010).
Service
- IEEE/ACM Transaction on Networking, Reviewer (2014 - Present)
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Reviewer (2014 - Present)
- Computational Social Networks, Editor (2013 - Present)
- Computational Social Networks, Editor (2013 - Present)
- IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Reviewer (2012 - Present)
- ACETS (Arizona Course Equivalency Tracking System), Representative for ACO (2012 - Present)
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Reviewer (2011 - Present)
- International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNET)., Reviewer (2011 - Present)
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Reviewer (2010 - Present)
- Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications, Editor (2010 - Present)
- Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications, Editor (2010 - Present)
- ACO Student Club Digital Diablos, Faculty Advisor (2010 - Present)
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Committee Member (2010 - Present)
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Committee Member (2010 - Present)
- NSF, Panelist (2008 - Present)
- ACO Student Club (TACO), Faculty Advisor (2008 - Present)
- International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems and Applications, Program Committee (2008 - Present)
- OLEG, Member (2008 - Present)
- Journal of Ubiquitous Convergence Technology (JUCT), Editor (2008 - Present)
- Journal of Ubiquitous Convergence Technology (JUCT), Editor (2008 - Present)
- IEEE Global Communication Conference (GlobeCom), Program Committee (2010 - 2020)
- IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (InfoCom), Program Committee (2013 - 2014)
- IEEE Global Communication Conference (GlobeCom), Program Committee (2013 - 2013)
- IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (InfoCom), Program Committee (2012 - 2013)
- IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (InfoCom), Program Committee (2011 - 2012)
- IEEE Global Communication Conference (GlobeCom), Program Committee (2011 - 2011)
- International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA), Program Committee (2011 - 2011)
- International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Program Committee (2011 - 2011)
- IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (InfoCom), Program Committee (2010 - 2011)
- Combinatorial Optimization and Application (COCOA), Program Committee (2010 - 2010)
- IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), Program Committee and Session Chair (2010 - 2010)
- IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, Program Committee (2009 - 2009)
- Optimization Letter, Reviewer (2009 - 2009)
- IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Reviewer (2009 - 2009)
- Theoretical Computer Science, Reviewer (2009 - 2009)
- International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, Program Committee (2009 - 2009)
- Journal of Communications, Reviewer (2009 - 2009)
- Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Reviewer (2009 - 2009)
- IEEE Transaction on Wireless Communcation, Reviewer (Present)
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Reviewer (Present)
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Reviewer (Present)
- International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, Reviewer (Present)
- International Journal of Sensor Networks, Reviewer (Present)
- Journal of Wireless Networks, Reviewer (Present)
- The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking, Reviewer (Present)
- Theoretical Computer Science, Reviewer (Present)