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Overview

Kuan Zhang is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States and has an extensive research profile primarily within computer science and engineering fields. Their work encompasses both foundational theories and applied research, with a significant focus on topics related to data security, network communications, and intelligent systems.

The main fields of study for Kuan Zhang include:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

The subfields of study they have contributed to are:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Control and Systems Engineering

Their research spans several key topics, such as:

  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
  • Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
  • Caching and Content Delivery

Kuan Zhang has published in a variety of prominent venues, including:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Network
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology: a review on the fundamentals and engineering applications" (2023, Environmental Earth Sciences)
  • "Tough Hydrogel Bioadhesives for Sutureless Wound Sealing, Hemostasis and Biointerfaces" (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Internet of Things: Model, Applications and Challenges" (2020, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials)

Kuan Zhang frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Kai Fan
  • Hui Li
  • Yintang Yang
  • Chong Yu
  • Kan Zheng

Best Publications

  • Security and Privacy in Smart City Applications: Challenges and Solutions

    Kuan Zhang;Jianbing Ni;Kan Yang;Xiaohui Liang

  • Securing Fog Computing for Internet of Things Applications: Challenges and Solutions

    Jianbing Ni;Kuan Zhang;Xiaodong Lin;Xuemin Sherman Shen

  • Sybil Attacks and Their Defenses in the Internet of Things

    Kuan Zhang;Xiaohui Liang;Rongxing Lu;Xuemin Shen

  • Big data-driven optimization for mobile networks toward 5G

    Kan Zheng;Zhe Yang;Kuan Zhang;Periklis Chatzimisios

  • Cloud assisted HetNets toward 5G wireless networks

    Ning Zhang;Nan Cheng;Amila Tharaperiya Gamage;Kuan Zhang

  • Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Internet of Things: Model, Applications and Challenges

    Lei Lei;Yue Tan;Kan Zheng;Shiwen Liu

  • Lifetime and Energy Hole Evolution Analysis in Data-Gathering Wireless Sensor Networks

    Ju Ren;Yaoxue Zhang;Kuan Zhang;Anfeng Liu

  • Security and privacy in mobile crowdsourcing networks: challenges and opportunities

    Kan Yang;Kuan Zhang;Ju Ren;Xuemin Shen

  • Enabling Strong Privacy Preservation and Accurate Task Allocation for Mobile Crowdsensing

    Jianbing Ni;Kuan Zhang;Qi Xia;Xiaodong Lin

  • Exploiting mobile crowdsourcing for pervasive cloud services: challenges and solutions

    Ju Ren;Yaoxue Zhang;Kuan Zhang;Xuemin Shen

  • Security and privacy for mobile healthcare networks: from a quality of protection perspective

    Kuan Zhang;Kan Yang;Xiaohui Liang;Zhou Su

  • Epidemic Information Dissemination in Mobile Social Networks With Opportunistic Links

    Qichao Xu;Zhou Su;Kuan Zhang;Pinyi Ren

  • Providing Task Allocation and Secure Deduplication for Mobile Crowdsensing via Fog Computing

    Jianbing Ni;Kuan Zhang;Yong Yu;Xiaodong Lin

  • Blockchain-Based Data Security for Artificial Intelligence Applications in 6G Networks

    Weiwei Li;Zhou Su;Ruidong Li;Kuan Zhang

  • SIRC: A Secure Incentive Scheme for Reliable Cooperative Downloading in Highway VANETs

    Chengzhe Lai;Kuan Zhang;Nan Cheng;Hui Li

  • Adaptive and Channel-Aware Detection of Selective Forwarding Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Ju Ren;Yaoxue Zhang;Kuan Zhang;Xuemin Shen

  • PHDA: A priority based health data aggregation with privacy preservation for cloud assisted WBANs

    Kuan Zhang;Xiaohui Liang;Mrinmoy Baura;Rongxing Lu

  • A Secure and Verifiable Data Sharing Scheme Based on Blockchain in Vehicular Social Networks

    Kai Fan;Qiang Pan;Kuan Zhang;Yuhan Bai

  • Federated Learning With Fair Incentives and Robust Aggregation for UAV-Aided Crowdsensing

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  • An AUV-Assisted Data Gathering Scheme Based on Clustering and Matrix Completion for Smart Ocean

    Mingfeng Huang;Kuan Zhang;Zhiwen Zeng;Tian Wang

  • QTSAC: An Energy-Efficient MAC Protocol for Delay Minimization in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Yuxin Liu;Kaoru Ota;Kuan Zhang;Ming Ma

  • Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Internet of Things: Model, Applications and Challenges

    Lei Lei;Yue Tan;Kan Zheng;Shiwen Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuemin Shen
Xuemin Shen University of Waterloo
Zhou Su
Zhou Su Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jianbing Ni
Jianbing Ni Queen's University
Xiaohui Liang
Xiaohui Liang University of Massachusetts Boston
Kan Zheng
Kan Zheng Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Rongxing Lu
Rongxing Lu Queen's University
Xiaodong Lin
Xiaodong Lin University of Guelph
Ju Ren
Ju Ren Tsinghua University
Ning Zhang
Ning Zhang University of Windsor
Yi Qian
Yi Qian University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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