Professor Yu Wang has been appointed as the chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, effective July 1, 2024. Wang joined the department in July 2019 and served as the director of graduate programs from July 2020 to June 2024.

Wang earned his PhD from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and both his MEng and BEng from Tsinghua University, all in computer science. His research interests include wireless networks, smart sensing, and distributed computing. His current research projects include designing new entanglement distribution protocols for future quantum networks, developing efficient resource management schemes to support edge intelligence, and creating mobile smart sensing systems with multi-modalities to perform fine-grained sensing tasks for security, health, and societal applications.

He has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, and his research has been continuously supported by the National Science Foundation, Department of Transportation and Microsoft.

An IEEE Fellow and ACM Distinguished Member, Wang is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Sigma Xi Award from the Illinois Institute of Technology, the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the Outstanding Faculty Research Award from the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the IEEE Benjamin Franklin Key Award. He has also served as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, and other scholarly forums.

“My vision for the department is to be a leader in education, research and community engagement in computer and information sciences. We will strive to be at the forefront of technological advancements, preparing our students to be innovators and leaders in their respective fields,” said Wang. “I am committed to fostering an environment of innovation and cutting-edge research within the department, and enhancing student engagement and success with hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to work on real-world problems alongside our distinguished faculty.”

Wang succeeds Jamie Payton, who left Temple University to become the dean of the Ying Wu College of Computing at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.