Yiliang Liu

I am currently an Associate Professor at the School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi’an, China, a position I have held since August 2025. I earned my doctoral degree from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in July 2020. I was a visiting student at the University of Waterloo, Canada, from September 2018 to September 2019, and at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, from February 2014 to October 2014. I have published 80 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Systems Journal, and IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. My work has been recognized with several academic awards, including the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the China Education Society of Electronics in 2020. I have also received Best Paper Awards from the IEEE Systems Journal 2021, IEEE VTC 2023, IEEE AIoT 2024, IEEE ICITE 2024, and EAI WISATS 2025. My research interests focus on physical layer security, wireless communication, information security, and the Internet of Things.

I hold a master’s degree (2015) and a bachelor’s degree (2012) from Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.

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Research Interests

Physical layer security, wireless communication, information security, and Internet of Things

Work Experience

08/2021 - 03/2025, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi’an, China, Assistant Professor

03/2025 - now, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi’an, China, Associate Professor