Xinli Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Information Sciences & Technologies
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (616) 331-4335
Office: MAK D-2-214
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, Michigan Technological University, 2005
Semester Schedule
Other office hours by appointment only.
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Session Title |
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Location |
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Monday |
Office Hours |
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
MAK - D2214 |
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Tuesday |
Standing College Meeting |
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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Wednesday |
CIS 338 - 01 |
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
MAK - A1167 |
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Thursday |
College Seminar |
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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Friday |
Biography
Dr. Xinli Wang is an associate professor, where he brings deep expertise in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, and cybersecurity education. His work focuses on advancing the use of AI in digital forensics and information assurance, helping students stay on the leading edge of this rapidly evolving field. Dr. Wang is dedicated to developing dynamic, hands-on learning experiences. He regularly is updating his course materials with the latest tools, technologies, and industry practices. Dr. Wang also serves as a mentor for graduate students on their capstone projects, fostering the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Dr. Wang enjoys teaching courses in digital forensics and cybersecurity. Outside the classroom, he enjoys walking daily and finding balance through an active lifestyle.
Recent Publications
- Wang, X., Bhuse, V., & Sutton, S. (2024). The Design and Development of Hands-on Activities for Digital Forensics Education. Journal of The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, 11(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.53735/cisse.v11i1.187
- Wang, X., Mansour, S., & El-Said, M. (2022). Introducing Zero Trust in a Cybersecurity Course. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference on Information Technology Education, 118–120. https://doi.org/10.1145/3537674.3555779
- El-Said, M., Wang, X., Mansour, S. S., & Kalafut, A. J. (2021). Building an Impersonation Attack and Defense Testbed for Vehicle To Vehicle Systems. SIGITE ’21: The 22nd Annual Conference on Information Technology Education, SnowBird, UT, USA, October 6 - 9, 2021, 65–66. https://doi.org/10.1145/3450329.3478315
Research with Students
- (2023) Knowledge Exploration: Teaching Cyber-Security Using Controlled Web-Based Laboratories (https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C23&q=Knowledge+Exploration%3A+Teaching+Cyber-Security+Using+Controlled+Web-Based+Laboratories&btnG=)
- Xinli Wang (PI), Performance Test of Domain-Based Certification, Supported by CSCE, Grand Valley State University, 2018 – 2019, $2,971.16