Dr. Jun Dai Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Office: Fuller 235, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609 Email: jdai wpi.edu   Phone: +1(508)-831-6069 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jun-dai/84/749/110/

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My name is Jun Dai. I'm currently an Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). My research interests mainly lie in network and distributed system security, AI and security, with focus on intrusion detection, vulnerability analysis, secure programming, and cybersecurity education. I earned my PhD degree in Information Sciences and Technology with a specialization in cybersecurity from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2014, under the mentorship of Prof. Peng Liu. Prior to that, I got my BS degree in Information Security in 2007 and my MS degree in Network Control in 2010, both from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

Recruitment: I'm looking for self-motivated students at all levels (undergraduates, master, and PhD). I have PhD positions with full RA/TA support. Please refer to WPI Current Rates for stipend information (e.g., $3,334.5/month suggested for PhD candidates). If you are interested, please email me. Post-doctoral and visiting researchers or students are also welcome.

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• [Grant] Fall 2024: DRIFT (DRiving Auto Industry workForce Transformation) got funded by NCAE-C.
• [Paper] Oct 2024: Our paper on SWEEPS project got accepted into ACM SIGCSE 2025.
• [Grant] Fall 2023: SWEEPS project got funded by NCAE-C.
• [Job] Fall 2023: I joined Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as an Associate Professor in Computer Science.
• [Grant] July 2023: Our proposal to the NSF SFS program got awarded.
• [Designation] June 2023: Our CIAS center got re-designated as CAE-CDE by NSA and DHS for 2023-2028.
• [Paper] Nov 2022: Our paper on homomorphic encryption speedup got accepted by ACM SIGMOD 2023.
• [Award] Oct 2022: I received the Sac State 2021-2022 University Award (university highest honor) for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity for Early-Career Faculty.
• [Grant] Sep 2022: Our proposal on High School CS Supplementary Authorization got funded by NSF.
• [Grant] July 2022: Our proposal on NCTA Expansion got funded by NCAE-C.
• [Grant] May 2022: Our proposal to the NSA/NSF GenCyber 2022 program got awarded.
• [Award] Nov. 2021: I received the Sac State 2021-2022 Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching.
• [Grant] July 2021: Our proposal to the NSA/NSF GenCyber 2021A program got awarded.
• [Grant] June 2021: NCTA (National Cybersecurity Teaching Academy) project got funded by NCAE-C.
• [Grant] June 2021: Our INFER (about Digital Forensics) project got funded by NSF.
• [Grant] Mar. 2021: Our proposal to the NSA/NSF GenCyber 2021 program got awarded.
• [Award] Nov. 2019: I received the Sac State 2018-2019 Outstanding Faculty Award for Scholarly Activities.
• [Competition] Nov. 2019: Sac State team won the "Local Laboratory Winner" at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the CyberForce competition.
• [Grant] July 2019: Our SecTutor (Secure Programming Intelligent Tutoring) project got funded by NSF.
• [Competition] Mar. 2019: Sac State team got No. 2 in "Best in Defense" during WRCCDC Regional Final.
• [Competition] Oct. 2018: Sac State team got No. 1 in the October's invitational competition of WRCCDC.
• [Competition] Sep 2018: Sac State team got No. 2 in the the Cyber Fire Challenge.
• [Paper] Mar 2018: Our paper on Patrol and ZePro projects got accepted by IEEE TIFS.
• [Grant] Dec 2017: I received a sub-award from the well-recognized NSA-funded INSURE project.
• [Grant] Sep 2017: Our SPCI (Secure Programming Concept Inventory) project got funded by NCAE-C.
• [Appointment] June 2017: I was appointed as the Director of the Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) at Sac State.
• [Designation] Mar 2017: Our CIAS center got re-designated as CAE-CDE by NSA and DHS for 2017-2022.
• [Award] Oct 2016: Our paper on ZePro project got the IEEE CNS 2016 Best Paper Runner-up Award.
• [Grant] Jan 2016: I received a sub-award from the NSF-funded Secure Programming Clinic (SPC) project.
• [Job] Aug 2014: I joined CSU-Sacramento (Sac State) as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science.