Dr. Yi Qian

Biography

• Yi Qian received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University. Currently he is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, located at the Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha, NE. His research interests include information assurance and network security, computer networks, mobile wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks, wireless communications, systems and networks. Dr. Yi Qian is a veteran of telecommunications industry, academia, and US government. His previous professional experience included serving as a senior member of scientific staff and a technical advisor at Nortel Networks, an assistant professor at University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, and a senior research staff member at the National Institute of Standards and Technology - a major US federal government research agent. He has a successful track record to lead research teams and to publish research results in leading scientific journals and conferences. Several of his recent journal articles on wireless network design and wireless network security are among the most accessed papers in the IEEE Digital Library. Dr. Yi Qian is a member of ACM and a senior member of IEEE.

Teaching

• Fall 2009
  • CEEN-8950-0001 Special Topics in Computer Engineering: Network Security (Lecture Time: Monday 5:30 pm-8:10 pm; Room: PKI 359)
  • Office Hours: Monday 2:00 pm-3:30 pm or by appointment


• Spring 2010
  • CEEN-4910-002 & CEEN-8950-0002 Special Topics: Wireless Security (Lecture Time: Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 pm-6:45 pm; Room: PKI 161)
  • Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00 pm-3:30 pm or by appointment

Research

• Information Assurance and Network Security, Computer Networks, Mobile Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Wireless Communications, Systems and Networks

• Graduate Assistantships available for  PhD students

Publications