CURRICULUM VITAE
Biography
Dr. Huadi Zhu is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University. Dr. Zhu is the director of the HESTIA lab and a member of the INSPIRE center. His research revolves around human-centered computing and wireless sensing, and emphasizes on harnessing these techniques to understand and enhance cyber-physical systems, mobile computing, cybersecurity, immersive technology, and AI. His research has been published in prestigious security and networking venues, including NDSS, CCS, MobiCom, UbiComp, and SenSys. He has served as a guest editor for MDPI Electronics Journal and a TPC member of multiple conferences and journals.
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Work & Education Experience
Appointments and Positions​
Georgia State University
08/2025 – Present
Assistant Professor, Department Computer Science
Boise State University
08/2024 – 05/2025
Assistant Professor, Department Computer Science
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Professional Preparation
The University of Texas at Arlington
08/2019 – 05/2024
Ph.D., Computer Science​​
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
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University of Florida
08/2017 – 05/2019
Master of Science​, Computer Engineering
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
09/2013 – 06/2017
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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Selected Publications
Bere: A Novel Video Recommender System for Virtual Reality Using Human Behavioral Signals
Huadi Zhu, Chaowei Wang, Venkateshwar Reddy Darmanola, Hongbo Guo, Wenqiang Jin, Ming Li
ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom’24)
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3636534.3690660​
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Avara: A Uniform Evaluation System for Perceptibility Analysis Against Adversarial Object Evasion Attacks
Xinyao Ma*, Chaoqi Zhang*, Huadi Zhu*, Jean Camp, Ming Li, Xiaojing Liao (* Equal Contribution)
ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS’24)
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3658644.3670291
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SoundLock: A Novel User Authentication Scheme for VR Devices Using Auditory-Pupillary Response
Huadi Zhu, Mingyan Xiao, Demoria Sherman, Ming Li
The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS’23)
https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/soundlock-a-novel-user-authentication-scheme-for-vr-devices-using-auditory-pupillary-response/
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EyeQoE: A Novel QoE Assessment Model for 360-degree Videos Using Ocular Behaviors
Huadi Zhu, Tianhao Li, Chaowei Wang, Wenqiang Jin, Srinivasan Murali, Mingyan Xiao, Dongqing Ye, Ming Li
ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (IMWUT/Ubicomp’22)
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3517240
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BlinKey: A Two-Factor User Authentication Method for Virtual Reality Devices
Huadi Zhu, Wenqiang Jin, Mingyan Xiao, Srinivasan Murali, Ming Li
ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (IMWUT/Ubicomp’21)
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3432217​
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Academic Service
Guest Editor​​​
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Electronics Journal
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Program Committee​​
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IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom) 2025
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IARIA SECURWARE 2025 & SENSORDEVICES 2025
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ACM Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) 2024
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Peer Reviewer​
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IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom) 2025
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IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (T-IFS) 2024
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IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (InfoCom) 2023 - 2025
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IEEE Access 2023 - 2025
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ACM Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) 2020 - 2025
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IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC) 2024
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ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (IMWUT/Ubicomp) 2023
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IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS) 2020-2022
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ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2022
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IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS) 2022
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IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT) 2021
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Artifact Reviewer​
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ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security 2024
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The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium 2024
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USENIX Security Symposium 2023
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Conference Volunteer​​
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ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM) 2024, Boise, ID
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IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS) 2022, Austin, TX
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Teaching Experience
Georgia State University
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CSC 8831 - Extended Reality: Systems and Applications
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CSC 8220 - Advanced Computer Networks
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CSC 4220/6220 - Computer Networks
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CSC 8990/9990 - Computer Science Seminar
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Boise State University
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CS 425/525 - Computer Networks
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ECE 434/534 - Computer Networks
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CS 421 - Algorithms
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The University of Texas at Arlington
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CS 5311 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms
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CS 4344/5344 - Computer Networks
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CSE 1320 - Intermediate Programming
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CSE 1310 - Introduction to Computers & Programming
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CSE 1105 - Introduction to CSE
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Honors & Awards
SenSys’24 Best Paper Honorable Mention
SenSys, 2024
NDSS Student Travel Grant
NDSS, 2023
John S. Schuchman Outstanding Doctoral Student
UT Arlington, 2022
Graduate Studies Travel Grant Award
UT Arlington, 2022
OurCS@DFW Team Project Runner Up
UT Arlington, 2023
OurCS@DFW Team Project Honorable Mention
UT Arlington, 2022
OurCS@DFW Best Team Project Award
UT Arlington, 2020
Achievement Award Scholarship for New Engineers
University of Florida, 2017-2018
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