Research Interests

• Security and privacy issues in Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, cyberinfrastructure, and machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Communication networks and network security and privacy in general

Funding Record (Total: $2.5M)

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).
12. “Designing a Secure Cyberinfrastructure for Precision Agriculture in South Dakota Based on LPWAN Technology,” Cyber-Ag-Law Research Collaborations, the State of South Dakota, $250,000, Yong Wang (PI), Bhaskar Rimal (Former PI), Co-PIs: Xufei Yang (SDSU), Dapeng Li (SDSU), 01/01/2023-12/31/2024.