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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8702-8302
Scopus Author ID: 7201933846
Google Scholar Profile: L5iEhq0AAAAJ
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Biography
Xiaohua Jia received his BSc (1984) and MEng (1987) from University of Science and Technology of China, and DSc (1991) in Information Science from University of Tokyo. He is currently Chair Professor with Dept of Computer Science at City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include cloud computing and distributed systems, data security and privacy, computer networks and mobile computing. Prof. Jia is an editor of IEEE Trans. on Computers (2021 – present), IEEE Internet of Things (2013-2018), IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems (2006-2009), Journal of World Wide Web, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, etc. He is the General Chair of ACM MobiHoc 2008, TPC Co-Chair of IEEE GlobeCom 2010 – Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking Symp, Area-Chair of IEEE INFOCOM 2015-2017, Track-Chair of IEEE ICDCS 2019, and General Chair of ACM ICN 2019. He is a Fellow of ACM and IEEE (Computer Society).
Editor or Editorial Membership
- Editor on board of IEEE Trans on Parallel and Distributed Systems (2006-2009)
- Editor on board of Wireless Networks (WiNet)
- Editor on board of World Wide Web: Internet and Web Information Systems
- Editor on board of Journal of Combinatorial Optimization
- Editor on board of International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing (IJWMC)
- Editor on board of International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet)
Research Interests/Areas
- Data Privacy and Security, and Blockchain Technologies
- Cloud Computing and Web Technologies
- Distributed Systems, Networking, and Mobile Computing
Ongoing research projects
- Algorithmatic Issues of Using Compressive Sensing in Wireless Sensor Networks, NSF China, Jan 2012 - Dec 2015.
- Minimal Cost Deployment of Multi-radio and Multi-rate Wireless Mesh Networks with QoS Requirements in Indoor Environment, HK RGC, Jan 11 - Dec 13.
- Low Latency Data Dissemination, Aggregation and Collection in Multi-Radio and Multi-Channel Wireless Sensor Networks, NSF China, Jan 2010 - Dec 2012.
- Max-Lifetime Sleep Scheduling for Surveillance Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks, HK RGC, Jan 08 - Dec 10.
- Minimum Latency Communication Schedules for Information Dissemination and Aggregation in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, HK RGC, Jan 07 - Dec 09.
- Energy Efficient Query Dissemination and Real-time Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks, HK RGC, Jan 06 - Dec 07.
- Virtual Backbone Construction in Multihop Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, HK RGC, Jan 05 - Dec 06.
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Education/Academic qualification
DSc, University of Tokyo
1991
MEng, University of Science and Technology of China
1987
BSc, University of Science and Technology of China
1984
Fellow, ACM and IEEE (Computer Society)
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):
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations from the last five years
Research output
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AMSVGAE-Based Causal Inference for Interpretable Graph Neural Networks
Wu, J., Lin, L., Huang, Y., Wang, X., Fan, J. & Jia, X., 2026, Cloud and Network Computing: Second International Conference, ICCNC 2025, Fuzhou, China, June 20–22, 2025, Proceedings. Lin, L. & Lee, C.-W. (eds.). Singapore: Springer , p. 298-311 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 2539).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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GraphVNE: Graph-Level Matching for Efficient Virtual Network Embedding in Edge Computing
Wang, Z., Jin, K., Zeng, L., Zhang, C., Du, H. & Jia, X., 21 Jan 2026, (Online published) In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Inference Service Fidelity Maximization in DT-Assisted Edge Computing
Li, J., Wang, J., Liang, W., Jia, X. & Zomaya, A. Y., Jan 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 25, 1, p. 1352-1366Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Optimal Fault-Tolerant Path and Cycle Embedding of Hypercube Networks under the PEF Model
Zhuang, H., Lin, W., Chang, J.-M., Li, X.-Y. & Jia, X., 15 Jan 2026, (Online published) In: IEEE Transactions on Computers. 14 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Access-Pattern Hiding Search over Encrypted Databases by Using Distributed Point Functions
Xie, H., Guo, Y., Miao, Y. & Jia, X., Mar 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Computers. 74, 3, p. 1066-1078 13 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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SRFS: Robust Aggregation, Proof-of-data and Proof-of-training in Federated Learning
JIA, X. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/07/25 → …
Project: Research
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CRF: Trustworthy Large Language Models: A Multifaceted Strategy for Truthfulness, Fairness, and Privacy Preservation
ZHAO, X. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), JIA, X. (Co-Principal Investigator), KING, I. K. C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Li, Q. (Co-Principal Investigator), Xu, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), YANG, Y. (Co-Principal Investigator), TANG, J. (Collaborator), YIN, D. (Collaborator) & ZHENG, Y. (Collaborator)
30/06/25 → …
Project: Research
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CRF-Sub-pj: Trustworthy Large Language Models: A Multifaceted Strategy for Truthfulness, Fairness, and Privacy Preservation
JIA, X. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
30/06/25 → …
Project: Research
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GDOTH-HK-ExtU-Lead: 粵港數據安全與隱私保護聯合實驗室
JIA, X. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/06/23 → …
Project: Research
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CRF: Enabling Metadata-private and Accountable Networks at Scale
WANG, C. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), AU, M. H. A. (Co-Principal Investigator), JIA, X. (Co-Principal Investigator), Li, B. (Co-Principal Investigator), Li, B. (Co-Principal Investigator) & ZHAO, Q. (Co-Principal Investigator)
1/06/23 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
JIA, X. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's Top 2% most highly cited scientists 2025
JIA, X. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Silver Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
LI, L. (Recipient), KUO, W. (Recipient), JIA, X. (Recipient) & HE, X. (Recipient), Apr 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
JIA, X. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023
JIA, X. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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CityUHK excels at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with 33 awards
WU, X., DONG, Z., JIANG, C., LO, P. C., WANG, M., LIU, C., WANG, T., CHERNG, S. J., HUQE, M. R., ZHOU, J., TANG, Q., WANG, L., HONG, J., LI, Y., YAN, H., ZUKERMAN, M., GUO, Z., XU, J., SUI, Y., KUO, W., HE, J., GAO, Y., HUANG, L., LIM, C. K., LU, J., ZHU, Z., BOEY, F., CHEN, T. H., LIU, W., CHUNG, S. H. H., TANG, H. T., HO, J. C. Y., CHEN, D., QUAN, Q., LAM, J., LE, Q., SHEN, J., LI, Y., ZHANG, C., LIU, Y., HUANG, R., LIU, S., ZHANG, B., CHEN, C., CHOW, K. T., XU, F., DOTSE, E., ZHAO, G., SHANG, J., FENG, S. P., WANG, W. T., CHUNG, C. C., ZAPIEN, J. A., LEUNG, K. H. M., ZHANG, Y., XIONG, W., LEUNG, T. K., ZHU, K., ZHANG, Z., CHEUNG, C. C. R., ZHANG, B., SONG, L., ZHU, G., ZHENG, Q., KHOO, B. L., LIAO, J., SUN, Y., CUCKER, F., LIN, S., WU, W., SUI, Z., DING, Z., LI, L., JIA, X., HE, X., REN, J., LI, X., LY, T. H., THI, Q. H., LEE, P. K. H. & KWOK, C. K.
13/04/25 → 15/04/25
9 items of Media coverage
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Best paper awards at international conferences
LI, N., CHOW, C. Y., ZHANG, J., WANG, S., WANG, L., TANG, Z., XU, Q., WANG, J., JIA, X., TAN, C. W. & HANG, C. N.
30/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
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Six scholars honoured by RGC: CityUHK champions in the number of Senior Research Fellows awarded, including the first communication scholar
HUANG, Y.-H., JIA, X., WANG, W., TSO, C. Y. & KWOK, C. K.
6/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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World Wide Web (Journal)
JIA, X. (Editor)
Jul 2017 → Jun 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Journal)
JIA, X. (Area Editor)
Jul 2017 → Jun 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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Journal of Networks (Journal)
JIA, X. (Editor)
Jul 2017 → Jun 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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Journal of Combinatorial Optimization (Journal)
JIA, X. (Editor)
Jul 2017 → Jun 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
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ICST Transactions on Scalable Information Systems (Journal)
JIA, X. (Editor-in-Chief)
Jul 2017 → Jun 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › RGC 61 - Journal editor
Supervised Students
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Mr. Zizhuo CHEN, 陳孜卓
- Department of Computer Science - Research Assistant
Person: Doctor of Philosophy (Student), Research Assistant
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Miss Xiang LI, 李响
- Department of Computer Science - Research Assistant
Person: Doctor of Philosophy (Student), Research Assistant
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