Research Interests

• Security and privacy issues in IoT, mobile devices, cloud, and cyberinfrastructure
• Communication networks and network security and privacy in general

Funding Record (Total: $2,333,803)

1. “Practical Secure Smartphones: Techniques, Tools, and Applications”, DSU Doctoral Summer Seed Grant, $10,000, June 2012 – August 2013. Yong Wang (PI).
2. “Acquisition of Equipment to Establish MobiSec Lab for Research and Education at DSU”, South Dakota Performance Improvement Fund, $79,950.00, August 2012 – May 2013; Yong Wang (PI).
3. “MRI: Acquisition of an Online Banking System for Information Assurance Research”, NSF CNS1123220, $400,000, September 2013 – August 2014. Yong Wang (PI), Dianxiang Xu (Former PI), Joshua Pauli, Manghui Tu.
4. "RET Site in Cyber Security", NSF CNS 1200648, $500,000.00, May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2015. Yong Wang (PI), Dianxiang Xu (Former PI), and Patrick Engebretson.
5. “MRI: Acquisition of Equipment to Establish Mobile Testing Infrastructure for Bring Your Own Device Research and Education”, NSF CNS 1337529, $168,076.00, September 1, 2013 – August 31, 2016. Yong Wang (PI).
6. “Privacy Impact Assessment in Social Networks”, DSU FRI Grant, $2000.00, September 2013 – May 2014; Yong Wang (PI).
7. “Establish Data Center Technology Lab at DSU for Cloud and Big Data Security”, South Dakota Performance Improvement Fund, $90,000.00, Aug 2014 – May 2015; Yong Wang (PI).
8. “Understanding the Relationship between MySanfordChart and the Utilization of Emergency Department and urgent Care Centers”, Sanford Data Collaboration, $1,000, September 2016 - August 2017; Yong Wang (PI).
9. “CyberTraining: CIP: North Central Region Cyber Training Center for Cybersecurity at Dakota State University”, NSF OAC 1730105, $479,658, September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2020. Wayne Pauli (PI), Yong Wang (Co-PI).
10. "REU Site in IoT Security", NSF, $377,487, March 1, 2019-Februrary 28, 2022. Yong Wang (PI), Ashley Podhradsky (Co-PI).
11. "Machine Learning Assisted Cloud-Based Continuous Learning Approach for IoT Device Identification", NCAE-C-002-2021 Cybersecurity Research Innovation, $245,632, 09/01/2021-08/31/2022, Yong Wang (PI), Bhaskar Rimal (Co-PI).

Students
I have been lucky to work with the following students:

• Sonell Raman, MSIS, December 2012.
• Sandeep Lakkaraju, D.Sc. in IS, Union County Health Foundation, December 2015.
• Raj Nepali, D.Sc. in IS, Capital Services, December 2016.
• Jason Nikolai, D.Sc. in IS, IBM, December 2016.
• Jeremias Eppler, MSIA, May 2017.
• Tareq Nasralah, Ph.D. Information Systems, Spring 2019
• Keith Jones, Ph.D. Cyber Operations, Spring 2019.
• Jumani Blango, Ph.D. Cyber Operations, Spring 2020.
• Tarig Mudawi, Ph.D. Cyber Operations, Spring 2020.
• Melva Ratchford, Ph.D. Information Systems, Summer 2020
• Mohammd Nur, Ph.D. Cyber Operations, Spring 2021.
• Gerald Chikukwa, Ph.D. Cyber Operations, Spring 2021.
• Srinivasulu Vuggumudi, Ph.D. Information Systems, Spring 2022.
• Anthony Jairam, Ph.D. Cyber Operations, Spring 2023.