Assistant Professor
School of Computing Science
Simon Fraser University
Office: | TASC1 9015 |
E-mail: | "my full name in one word, seven characters"@sfu.ca |
I received my BSc from HKUST in 2010 and my MMath and PhD from the University of Waterloo in 2012 and 2016 respectively. I was an Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology between 2016 and 2020. I've served on the Program Committee of the Privacy Enhancing Symposium from 2017.
I enjoy reading, especially classics and history. You may find me running around the campus in the evening. I also enjoy video games.
I speak Mandarin, Cantonese, and English, and I can read Japanese. I sometimes translate old texts as an amateur.
I am looking to take on more students who are eager to conduct research in privacy-enhancing technologies. I earnestly invite all interested applicants to e-mail me with a CV highlighting academic potential. Applicants demonstrating research ability and a passion for privacy research will be invited to an interview. Please note that I am not a machine learning/AI researcher; students interested in these areas will be encouraged to find a better fit.
I am committed to building a more diverse and inclusive research group. Diversity and equity are fundamental values to me; I am proud to support these values as a Canadian researcher. Further, these values lead to greater research excellence, creativity and productivity. I recognize and continue to learn about the systemic challenges that under-represented groups in academia face, including women in computer science and LGBT+. To ensure that all of my students are included, welcomed and safe, I ask that all students in my group follow a code of conduct.
Recently, we published at IEEE TIFS 2023, ACM CCS 2022, IEEE S&P 2022, IEEE S&P 2021, IEEE S&P 2020, NDSS 2020, and USENIX 2020.
Please visit my Google Scholar page for a list.
PhD Thesis: "Website Fingerprinting: Attacks and Defenses"
Papers/data/code for my earlier research can be found here. My recent research with my students is usually hosted in their web pages; feel free to contact me for a link.
Here are the courses I've taught at SFU:
I created and taught a Principles of Cybersecurity undergraduate-level course at HKUST for several years.
I teach with the principle that there is no difference between dedication and talent over a sufficient time scale. Students who are interested in a subject and dedicated to succeed will excel at it. My main goal is to interest you in the topic: students who find the topic interesting will retain more, engage more, and continue to learn far more than I can teach within the 40-ish hours of lecture.
If you need some more help in one of my courses, please feel free to contact me, either before/after class or by e-mail.
My general advice for struggling students is: