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Yidan Hu

Assistant Professor

Department of Cybersecurity
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

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Yidan Hu

Assistant Professor

Department of Cybersecurity
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Education

B.E., M.E, Hangzhou Dianzi University; Ph.D., University of Delaware

Bio

Yidan Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cybersecurity at Rochester Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Delaware in 2021, supervised by Dr. Rui Zhang. She received the B.E. degree and M.E. degree both in Computer Science from Hangzhou Dianzi University in 2013 and 2016, respectively.

Her primary research interests are data privacy and cybersecurity, with the current focus on security and privacy in network and distributed systems, including wireless networks, cognitive radio networks, mobile crowdsourcing, mobile edge computing, and cloud computing systems.


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Currently Teaching

CSEC-472
3 Credits
Access control and authentication systems are some of the most critical components of cybersecurity ecosystems. This course covers the theory, design, and implementation of systems used in identification, authentication, authorization, and accountability processes with a focus on trust at each layer. Students will examine formal models of access control systems and approaches to system accreditation, the application of cryptography to authentication systems, and the implementation of IAAA principles in modern operating systems. A special focus will be placed on preparing students to research and write about future topics in this area.
CSEC-759
3 Credits
This course explores current topics in Computing Security. It is intended as a place holder course for faculty to experiment new course offerings in Computing Security undergraduate program. Course specific details change with respect to each specific focal area proposed by faculty.

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