Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D., 2020 - University of Florida
Electrical and Computer Engineering
M.S., 2016 - University of Electronic and Science Technology of China
Wireless Communication Engineering
B.S., 2013 - University of Electronic and Science Technology of China
Telecommunication Engineering
Contact Information
Office: 310 Fluor Daniel Building
Office Phone: 864.656.1368
Email: lan7@clemson.edu
Academic
Lan Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University. Before joining Clemson University, she was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University (2020-2023). Zhang is the recipient of several awards, including the NSF CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) Award in 2022 and the Michigan Tech Research Excellence Fund (REF) Award in 2021. She has been an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT) since 2021 and a guest editor of IEEE Network, special issue: "Advanced Networking and Applications for Metaverse and Web 3.0". Zhang serves as an NSF panelist on the program committees of top conferences such as the IEEE ICDCS, AAAI, and IEEE GLOBECOM and as a reviewer for prestigious IEEE journals.
Research
Zhang’s research interests include distributed machine learning, wireless communications, and cybersecurity in a wide range of Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications and Cyber-Physical Systems. Her current research is supported by multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) awards.