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Dr. Li received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the City University of Hong Kong in 2019. She received both Research Tuition Scholarships and Outstanding Academic Performance Award during the doctorate studies. During 2017-2018, she had an exchange study at Technical University of Denmark.

After Ph.D. graduation, she worked as Postdoctoral Fellow in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2019-2021). Then, during 2021-2023, she worked as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, PolyU HK.

Her research interests include network management and security, intrusion detection, trust management, web technology, blockchain and IoT/AI security. She is a senior member of IEEE.

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Network management and security, intrusion detection, trust management, web technology, blockchain and IoT/AI security.

For more information about my research: Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s0rD398AAAAJ&hl=zh-TW

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wenjuan-Li-20

Journal Publications

• Wenjuan Li, Thomas Gleerup, Jiao Tan, and Yu Wang. A Security Enhanced Android Unlock Scheme based on Pinch-to-Zoom for Smart Devices. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, In Press, Springer.
• Hao Sui, Xiaobing Sun, Jiale Zhang, Bing Chen, and Wenjuan Li. Multi-level Membership Inference Attacks in Federated Learning based on Active GAN. Neural Computing and Applications, In Press, Springer.
• Wenjuan Li, Jiao Tan, and Nan Zhu. Design of Double-Cross-based Smartphone Unlock Mechanism. Computers & Security, vol. 129, 103204, Elsevier, 2023.
• Wenjuan Li, Yu Wang, and Jin Li. A Blockchain-enabled Collaborative Intrusion Detection Framework for SDN-assisted Cyber-Physical Systems. International Journal of Information Security, In Press, Springer.
• Yuan Chang, Jiliang Li, and Wenjuan Li. 2D2PS: A Demand-driven Privacy-preserving Scheme for Anonymous Data Sharing in Smart Grids. Journal of Information Security and Applications, In Press, Elsevier.
• Zuchao Ma, Liang Liu, Weizhi Meng, Xiapu Luo, Lisong Wang, and Wenjuan Li. ADCL: Towards An Adaptive Network Intrusion Detection System Using Collaborative Learning in IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, In Press, IEEE.
• Wenjuan Li and Weizhi Meng. BCTrustFrame: Enhancing Trust Management via Blockchain and IPFS in 6G Era. IEEE Network 36(4), pp. 120-125, IEEE, 2022.
• Wenjuan Li, Yu Wang, and Jin Li. Enhancing Blockchain-based Filtration Mechanism via IPFS for Collaborative Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks. Journal of Systems Architecture, vol. 127, 102510, Elsevier, 2022.
• Wenjuan Li, Weizhi Meng, and Lam For Kwok. Surveying Trust-based Collaborative Intrusion Detection: State-of-the-Art, Challenges and Future Directions. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 24, no. 1, pp.280-305, IEEE, 2022.
• Wenjuan Li, Yu Wang, Weizhi Meng, Jin Li, and Chunhua Su. BlockCSDN: Towards Blockchain-based Collaborative Intrusion Detection in Software Defi ned Networking. IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, vol. E105.D, no. 2, pp. 272-279, IEICE, 2022.
• Junjie Huang, Liang Tan, Wenjuan Li, and Keping Yu. RON-Enhanced Blockchain Propagation Mechanism for Edge-Enabled Smart Cites. Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol. 61, pp. 1-10, Elsevier, 2021.
• Wenjuan Li, Lishan Ke, Weizhi Meng, and Jinguang Han. An Empirical Study of Supervised Email Classification in Internet of Things: Practical Performance and Key Influencing Factors. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 287-304, Wiley, 2022.
• Junjie Huang, Liang Tan, Wenjuan Li, and Keping Yu. RON-Enhanced Blockchain Propagation Mechanism for Edge-Enabled Smart Cites. Journal of Information Security and Applications, In Press, Elsevier, 2021.
• Wenjuan Li, Yu Wang, Jiao Tan, and Nan Zhu. DCUS: Evaluating Double-Click-based Unlocking Scheme on Smartphones. Mobile Networks and Applications, In press, Springer.
• Chunhui Wu and Wenjuan Li. Enhancing Intrusion Detection with Feature Selection and Neural Network. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 3087-3105, Wiley, 2021.
• Weizhi Meng, Wenjuan Li, and Jianying Zhou. Enhancing the Security of Blockchain-based Software Defined Networking through Trust-based Traffic Fusion and Filtration. Information Fusion, vol. 70, pp. 60-71, Elsevier, 2021.
• Na Shi, Liang Tan, Wenjuan Li, Xin Qi, Keping Yu. A Blockchain-Empowered AAA Scheme in the Large-Scale HetNet. Digital Communications and Networks, vol. 7, pp. 308-316, Elsevier, 2021.
• Wenjuan Li, Man Ho Au, and Yu Wang. A Fog-based Collaborative Intrusion Detection Framework for Smart Grid. International Journal of Network Management, vol. 31. no. 2, e2107, Wiley, 2021.
• Wenjuan Li, YuWang, Zhiping Jin, Keping Yu, Jin Li, Yang Xiang. Challenge-based Collaborative Intrusion Detection in Software Defined Networking: An Evaluation. Digital Communications and Networks, vol. 7, pp, 257-263, Elsevier, 2021.
• Wenjuan Li, Yu Wang, Jin Li, and Man Ho Au. Towards A Blockchain-based Framework for Challenge-based Collaborative Intrusion Detection. International Journal of Information Security, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 127-139, Springer, 2021.

Conference Papers

• Xinyuan Qin and Wenjuan Li. A Graphical Password Scheme based on Rounded Image Selection. The 5th International Conference on Science of Cyber Security (SciSec), In Press, Springer, 2023. (Best Student Paper Award)
• Wei-Yang Chiu,Weizhi Meng, and Wenjuan Li. TPMWallet: Towards Blockchain Hardware Wallet using Trusted Platform Module in IoT. The 10th International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), pp.336-342, IEEE, 2023.
• Wei-Yang Chiu, Weizhi Meng, Wenjuan Li and Limin Fang. FolketID: A Decentralized Blockchain-based NemID Alternative against DDoS Attacks. The 16th International Conference on Provable and Practical Security (ProvSec), Springer, 2022. (Best Paper Award)
• Yuanyuan Xie, Bing Chen, Jiale Zhang, and Wenjuan Li. ALGANs: Enhancing membership inference attacks in federated learning with GANs and active learning. IEEE International Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering-Asia (ISPCE-AS), IEEE, 2022.
• Ye Li, Jiale Zhang, Junwu Zhu, and Wenjuan Li. HBMD-FL: Heterogeneous Federated Learning Algorithm Based On Blockchain and Model Distillation. The 3rd International Conference on Emerging Information Security and Applications (EISA), Springer, 2022.
• Wenjuan Li, Philip Rosenberg, Mads Glisby, and Michael Han. EnergyCIDN: Enhanced Energy-aware Challenge-based Collaborative Intrusion Detection in Internet of Things. The 22nd International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP), Springer, 2022. (Best Paper Award)
• Thomas Gleerup, Wenjuan Li, Jiao Tan and Yu Wang. ZoomPass: A Zoom-based Android Unlock Scheme on Smart Devices. The 4th International Conference on Science of Cyber Security (SciSec), Springer, 2022.
• Yiming Sun, Weizhi Meng, and Wenjuan Li. Designing In-Air Hand Gesture-based User Authentication System via Convex Hull. The 19th Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust (PST), IEEE, 2022.
• Wenjuan Li, Jiao Tan and Nan Zhu. Double-X: Towards Double-Cross-based Unlock Mechanism on Smartphones. The 37th International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection (IFIP SEC), Springer, 2022.
• Wei-Yang Chiu, Weizhi Meng, and Wenjuan Li. LibBlock - Towards Decentralized Library System based on Blockchain and IPFS. The 18th International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST), IEEE, 2021.
• Li Wang, Weizhi Meng, and Wenjuan Li. Towards DTW-based Unlock Scheme using Handwritten Graphics on Smartphones. The 17th International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking (IEEE MSN), IEEE, 2021.
• Wenjuan Li, Weizhi Meng, and Laurence Yang. Enhancing Trust-based Medical Smartphone Networks via Blockchain-based Traffic Sampling. The 20th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom), IEEE, 2021.
• Wenjuan Li, Weizhi Meng, Javier Parra Arnau, and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo. Enhancing Challenge-based Collaborative Intrusion Detection Against Insider Attacks using Spatial Correlation. The 4th IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (IEEE DSC), IEEE, 2021. (Best Paper Award)

• Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (AIHC), Springer
• Journal of Information Security and Applications (JISA), Elsevier
• International Journal of Blockchain Applications and Secure Computing (IJBASC), IGI Global
• Blockchain Journal, ELS Publishing

• Connection Science, Taylor & Francis
• Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Hindawi
• Security and Communication Networks, Hindawi
• Frontiers in Communications and Networks (Security, Privacy and Authentication), Frontiers

• Heliyon (Computer Science), Cell Press [2021-]

• International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP), IGI Global

• Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, Springer
• Connection Science - Taylor & Francis
• Journal of Information Security and Applications (JISA), Elsevier

• EAI International Conference on Cloud Computing (CloudComp), 2022

• International Workshop on Attacks and Defenses for Internet-of-Things (ADIoT) with ESORICS, 2022
• EAI International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Emerging Applications (BlockTEA), 2022

• ACM CCS 2023
• European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS), 2022
• The Workshop on Security and Privacy in CPS&IoT (CPSIoTSec) with ACM CCS, 2022
• IFIP International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection (IFIPSEC), 2022
• International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security (CSS), 2021

• International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP), 2022
• EAI International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Emerging Applications (BlockTEA), 2021
• IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (IEEE DSC), 2021
• ACM International Symposium on Advanced Security on Software and Systems (ASSS), 2021
• International Conference on Information and Communications Security (ICICS), 2020
• International Symposium on Emerging Information Security and Applications (EISA), 2020, 2021, 2022

• IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom), 2022
• IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2020, 2021, 2022
• IFIP International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection (IFIPSEC), 2022
• IEEE International Conference on Mobility, Sensing, and Networking (MSN), 2022

PI. "Research on the security of blockchain-based distributed detection." National Natural Science Foundation of China (2021-2023), Amount -300,000 RMB

• Best Student Paper Award - SpaCCS 2020 (November 2020), SciSec 2023 (July 2023)
• Best Paper Award - ProvSec 2022 (November 2022), ICA3PP 2022 (October 2022), IEEE DSC 2021 (January 2021), EISA 2020
• Top 2% the most-cited scientists (single-year) in the world on Stanford University List in 2021 (https://doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw.4) and 2020 (https://doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw.3)
• Research Tuition Scholarships, CityU HK (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Outstanding Academic Performance Award, CityU HK (2016, 2017, 2018)