Cong WANG

Prof. Cong WANG, 王聰

  • YEUNG-Y6313

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20092026

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ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0547-315X
Scopus Author ID: 35106222100
Google Scholar Profile: wRa_lOEAAAAJ

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Biography

Cong Wang is a Chair Professor and the Head of Computer Science Department at City University of Hong Kong. His research spans data security and privacy, AI systems and security, and blockchain and decentralized application security. He is an IEEE Fellow, a HK RGC Research Fellow, a Founding Member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences, and a co-recipient of the 2024 BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (late 2022 - early 2025), a leading security journal in the IEEE Computer Society. He is also a senior scientist at The Laboratory for AI-Powered Financial Technologies (AIFT), and a member of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Expert Group appointed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Patents

Patents generated at CityUHK are listed here:  https://www.cityu.edu.hk/kto/technology-eid?eid=congwang

  • System and Method for Processing Data and Managing Information
    • Introduces an innovative framework combining lightweight cryptographic techniques and blockchain technology to address data processing and information management challenges.
  • Method for Operating a Distributed Key-value Store
    • Describes an encrypted key-value store (EncKV) that uses cryptographic primitives to secure data while enabling rich queries in distributed storage systems.
  • Method for Accelerating Execution of Application in a Trusted Execution Environment
    • A secure, developer-friendly software framework that leverages hardware-assisted trusted applications to identify redundant computations and reuse results for faster execution.
  • Privacy-assured Similarity Joins over Encrypted Datasets
    • Optimized for efficient similarity search using searchable encryption and a “result sharing query scheme” to protect query distribution while improving performance.
  • A Browser-based Security Framework against Malicious Extensions
    • Provides a three-part solution: a JavaScript library, middleware for deployment, and a browser extension to isolate and protect sensitive user data from malicious extensions.
  • Methods for Trustworthy and Private Keyword Search in Encrypted Decentralized Storage via Blockchain
    • Proposes an encrypted decentralized storage architecture supporting secure and private keyword search using blockchain and smart contracts.

Patents generated before joining CityUHK

Research Interests/Areas

I am broadly interested in building secure and private systems, with applied cryptography and confidential computation technologies. Exemplary topics we've been working on include:   

  • Data security and privacy
  • AI systems and security
  • Decentralized systems and application security

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

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Education/Academic qualification

BEng MEng Wuhan, PhD Illinois Inst. Tech., MACM, FIEEE

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  • LVLM-FDA: Protecting Large Vision-Language Models via Fast Detection of Malicious Attempts

    Chen, B., Wang, C., Yang, L., Zheng, Z., Wang, C., Wang, Q. & Shen, C., 2026, Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management: 18th International Conference, KSEM 2025, Macao, China, August 4–7, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. Zhu, T., Zhou, W. & Zhu, C. (eds.). Singapore: Springer , p. 17-34 18 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence); vol. 15919).

    Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

  • Scaling Metadata-Private Messaging Under Hardware Trust

    Jiang, P., Wu, Y., Cheng, J., Xu, L., Yao, S., Wang, Q., Wang, C. & Ren, K., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Networking. 34, p. 1495-1510 16 p.

    Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

  • ALERT: Machine Learning-Enhanced Risk Estimation for Databases Supporting Encrypted Queries

    Wang, L. (Co-first Author), Xu, L. (Co-first Author), Chen, Y., Zou, Y. & Wang, C., Aug 2025, Proceedings of the 34th USENIX Security Symposium. USENIX Association, p. 7623-7641 391

    Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

    Open Access

  • AutoCut: Multi-Objective Offloading Service for Heterogeneous DNN in Internet of Things

    Sun, M., Cui, H., Wang, C., Zheng, X., Guo, B. & Yu, Z., 2025, 2025 IEEE/ACM 33rd International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS). IEEE, 6 p. (IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service, IWQoS).

    Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

  • CALM: Curiosity-Driven Auditing for Large Language Models

    Zheng, X., Wang, L., Liu, Y., Ma, X., Shen, C. & Wang, C., 2025, Proceedings of the 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Walsh, T., Shah, J. & Kolter, Z. (eds.). Washington, DC: AAAI Press, p. 27757-27764 (Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence; vol. 39, no. 26).

    Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

    Open Access
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