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    • Yao Liang, Ph.D.

    Yao Liang, Ph.D.

    Professor, Computer Science, Data Science

    Phone:
    317-274-3473
    Email:
    yaoliang@iu.edu
    Website:
    https://www.cuahsi.org/projects/cyberwater
    IT 327

    Cyberwater Project

    Education

    • Ph.D. Computer Science, Clemson University, South Carolina (1997)
    • M.S. Computer Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (1988)
    • B.S. Computer Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (1982)

    Biography

    Yao Liang is a professor of computer science. He has received six National Science Foundation grants (Lead PI or PI), two NASA grants (Lead PI or PI), and one DOT grant (PI) at IU Indianapolis and Virginia Tech. He has brought over $2.6 million in external funding to IU Indy since 2007.

    He is the principal investigator for a $701,994 NSF grant, Collaborative Research: Building a collaboration infrastructure: CyberWater2—A sustainable data/model integration framework, 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2026.

    He received IU Indy’s Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., M.D., Research Scholar Award in 2019, and the University Trustees Teaching Award in 2011.

    Research Interests

    • Cyber infrastructure
    • Data science and engineering
    • Distributed algorithms and systems
    • Internet of things
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    • Neural networks and applications
    • Open data and model integration
    • Quantum computing
    • Wireless sensor networks
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