Zizhan Zheng, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biography
Zizhan Zheng received his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University, advised by Prof. Prasun Sinha, and his MS in Computer Science from Peking University, where he was a member of Peking University-Bell Labs Software Technology Joint Laboratory. Prior to joining Tulane, he was a postdoctoral researcher at OSU working with Prof. Ness B. Shroff and then an associate specialist at UC Davis working with Prof. Prasant Mohapatra. Dr. Zheng's Erdös number is 3.
Research
Research
- Machine Learning: reinforcement learning, distributed learning
- Artificial Intelligence: multi-agent systems, game theory, trustworthy AI
- Security: AI security, adversarial machine learning, moving target defense
- Networks: optimization, approximation algorithms, mechanism design
Contributions
Publications
2023
A First Order Meta Stackelberg Method for Robust Federated Learning
Yunian Pan, Tao Li, Henger Li, Tianyi Xu, QuanyanZhu, and Zizhan Zheng
The Second Workshop on New Frontiers in Adversarial Machine Learning (AdvML-Frontiers'23)
Pandering in a (Flexible) Representative Democracy
Xiaolin Sun, Jacob Masur, Ben Abramowitz, Nicholas Mattei, and Zizhan Zheng
Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI)
CoBF: Coordinated Beamforming in Dense mmWave Networks
Ding Zhang, Panneer Selvam Santhalingam, Parth Pathak, Zizhan Zheng
ACM International Conference on Measurement and Modeling of Computer Systems (SIGMETRICS)
Learning to Backdoor Federated Learning [code]
Henger Li, Chen Wu, Sencun Zhu, and Zizhan Zheng
ICLR 2023 Workshop on Backdoor Attacks and Defenses in Machine Learning (BANDS)
Does Delegating Votes Protect Against Pandering Candidates? (Extended Abstract)
Xiaolin Sun, Jacob Masur, Ben Abramowitz, Nicholas Mattei, and Zizhan Zheng
International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS)
Towards Optimal Tradeoff Between Data Freshness and Update Cost in Information-update Systems
Zhongdong Liu, Bin Li, Zizhan Zheng, Y. Thomas Hou, and Bo Ji
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ)
Online Learning for Adaptive Probing and Scheduling in Dense WLANs
Tianyi Xu, Ding Zhang, and Zizhan Zheng
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
2022
Learning to Attack Federated Learning: A Model-based Reinforcement Learning Attack Framework [code]
Henger Li*, Xiaolin Sun*, and Zizhan Zheng (*Co-primary authors)
Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)
Robust Moving Target Defense against Unknown Attacks: A Meta-Reinforcement Learning Approach [code]
Henger Li and Zizhan Zheng
Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security (GameSec)
Towards Optimal Tradeoff Between Data Freshness and Update Cost in Information-update Systems
Zhongdong Liu, Bin Li, Zizhan Zheng, Y. Thomas Hou, and Bo Ji
International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN)
Placement and Allocation of Virtual Network Functions: Multi-dimensional Case
Gamal Sallam, Zizhan Zheng, and Bo Ji
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)
Networked Beamforming in Dense mmWave WLANs
Ding Zhang, Panneer Selvam Santhalingam, Parth Pathak, and Zizhan Zheng
International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (ACM HotMobile)
2021
Joint AP Probing and Scheduling: A Contextual Bandit Approach
Tianyi Xu, Ding Zhang, Parth H. Pathak, and Zizhan Zheng
Military Communications Conference (MILCOM)
Coordinated Attacks Against Federated Learning: A Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach
Wen Shen, Henger Li, and Zizhan Zheng
ICLR 2021 Workshop on Security and Safety in Machine Learning Systems (SecML), selected for travel award
2020
Learning to Attack Distributionally Robust Federated Learning
Wen Shen, Henger Li, and Zizhan Zheng
NeurIPS-20 Workshop on Scalability, Privacy, and Security in Federated Learning (SpicyFL), selected for oral presentation
Robust Sequence Submodular Maximization
Gamal Sallam, Zizhan Zheng, Jie Wu, and Bo Ji
Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)
Defending Against Stealthy Attacks on Multiple Nodes with Limited Resources: A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Ming Zhang, Zizhan Zheng, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems (TCNS)
Towards Automatic Detection of Nonfunctional Sensitive Transmissions in Mobile Applications
Hao Fu, Pengfei Hu, Zizhan Zheng, Aveek K. Das, Parth H. Pathak, Tianbo Gu, Sencun Zhu, Prasant Mohapatra
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)
Spatial-Temporal Moving Target Defense: A Markov Stackelberg Game Model [code]
Henger Li, Wen Shen, and Zizhan Zheng
International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS)
Structure Matters: Towards Generating Transferable Adversarial Images
Dan Peng, Zizhan Zheng, Linhao Luo, and Xiaofeng Zhang
European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI)
2019
Placement and Allocation of Virtual Network Functions: Multi-dimensional Case
Gamal Sallam, Zizhan Zheng, and Bo Ji
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP)
Optimal Timing of Moving Target Defense: A Stackelberg Game Model
Henger Li and Zizhan Zheng
Military Communications Conference (MILCOM)
Characterizing Interference Mitigation Techniques in Dense 60 GHz mmWave WLANs
Ding Zhang, Panneer Selvam Santhalingam, Parth Pathak, and Zizhan Zheng
International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN)
Keeping Context In Mind: Automating Mobile App Access Control with User Interface Inspection
Hao Fu, Zizhan Zheng, Sencun Zhu, and Prasant Mohapatra
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
Structure-Preserving Transformation: Generating Diverse and Transferable Adversarial Examples
Dan Peng, Zizhan Zheng, and Xiaofeng Zhang
AAAI-19 Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security (AICS)
2018
An Online Algorithm for Power-proportional Data Centers with Switching Cost
Ming Zhang, Zizhan Zheng, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
Poster: Policy Design under Collusion
Benjamin Sperisen, Stefano Barbieri, K. Brent Venable, and Zizhan Zheng
ACM Conference on Economics and Computation (EC)
Analysis of Thompson Sampling for Graphical Bandits Without the Graphs
Fang Liu, Zizhan Zheng, and Ness B. Shroff
Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI)
Online Partial Throughput Maximization for Multidimensional Coflow
Sungjin Im, Maryam Shadloo, and Zizhan Zheng (alphabetical order)
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
2017
The Impact of Stealthy Attacks on Smart Grid Performance: Tradeoffs and Implications
Yara Abdallah, Zizhan Zheng, Ness B. Shroff, Hesham El Gamal, and Tarek M. El-Fouly
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems (TCNS)
A Stackelberg Game and Markov Modeling of Moving Target Defense
Xiaotao Feng, Zizhan Zheng, Derya Cansever, and Prasant Mohapatra
Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security (GameSec)
Concurrent Channel Probing and Data Transmission in Full-duplex MIMO Systems
Zhenzhi Qian, Fei Wu, Zizhan Zheng, Kannan Srinivasan and Ness B. Shroff
ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)
LeakSemantic: Identifying Abnormal Sensitive Network Transmissions in Mobile Applications
Hao Fu, Zizhan Zheng, Somdutta Bose, Matt Bishop, and Prasant Mohapatra
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
A Signaling Game Model for Moving Target Defense
Xiaotao Feng, Zizhan Zheng, Derya Cansever, Ananthram Swami, and Prasant Mohapatra
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
When to Reset Your Keys: Optimal Timing of Security Updates via Learning [technical report]
Zizhan Zheng, Ness B. Shroff, and Prasant Mohapatra
AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
2016
Stealthy Attacks with Insider Information: A Game Theoretic Model with Asymmetric Feedback
Xiaotao Feng, Zizhan Zheng, Derya Cansever, Ananthram Swami, and Prasant Mohapatra
International Conference for Military Communications (MILCOM)
Trust Exploitation and Attention Competition: A Game Theoretic Model
Hao Fu, Hongxing Li, Zizhan Zheng, Pengfei Hu, and Prasant Mohapatra
International Conference for Military Communications (MILCOM)
FlowIntent: Detecting Privacy Leakage from User Intention to Network Traffic Mapping
Hao Fu, Zizhan Zheng, Aveek Kumar Das, Parth H. Pathak, and Prasant Mohapatra
IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking (SECON)
Online Multi-Resource Allocation for Deadline Sensitive Jobs with Partial Values in the Cloud
Zizhan Zheng and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
VSync: Cloud Based Video Streaming Service for Mobile Devices
Eilwoo Baik, Amit Pande, Zizhan Zheng, and Prasant Mohapatra
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
2015
A Game Theoretic Model for Defending Against Stealthy Attacks with Limited Resources
Ming Zhang, Zizhan Zheng, and Ness B. Shroff
Decision and Game Theory for Security (GameSec)
Stealthy Attacks Meets Insider Threats: A Three-Player Game Model
Xiaotao Feng, Zizhan Zheng, Pengfei Hu, Derya Cansever, and Prasant Mohapatra
International Conference for Military Communications (MILCOM)
Provably Delay Efficient Data Retrieving in Storage Clouds
Yin Sun, Zizhan Zheng, C. Emre Koksal, Kyu-Han Kim, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
Ensuring Predictable Contact Opportunity for Scalable Vehicular Internet Access On the Go
Zizhan Zheng, Zhixue Lu, Prasun Sinha, and Santosh Kumar
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
2014
Stealthy Attacks and Observable Defenses: A Game Theoretic Model Under Strict Resource Constraints
Ming Zhang, Zizhan Zheng, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP) (invited)
Online Welfare Maximization for Electric Vehicle Charging with Electricity Cost
Zizhan Zheng and Ness B. Shroff
ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (e-Energy)
Submodular Utility Maximization for Deadline Constrained Data Collection in Sensor Networks
Zizhan Zheng and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (TAC)
Maximizing System Throughput by Cooperative Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks
Shuang Li, Zizhan Zheng, Eylem Ekici, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
2013
Maximizing Social Welfare in Operator-based Cognitive Radio Networks under Spectrum Uncertainty and Sensing Inaccuracy
Shuang Li, Zizhan Zheng, Eylem Ekici, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
Maximizing Information in Unreliable Sensor Networks under Deadline and Energy Constraints
Srikanth Hariharan, Zizhan Zheng, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (TAC)
2012
On the Efficiency-vs-Security Tradeoff in the Smart Grid
Yara Abdallah, Zizhan Zheng, Ness B. Shroff, and Hesham El Gamal
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
Maximizing System Throughput Using Cooperative Sensing in Multi-Channel Cognitive Radio Networks
Shuang Li, Zizhan Zheng, Eylem Ekici, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
Maximizing a Submodular Utility for Deadline Constrained Data Collection in Sensor Networks
Zizhan Zheng and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt)
Maximizing System Throughput by Cooperative Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks
Shuang Li, Zizhan Zheng, Eylem Ekici, and Ness B. Shroff
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
Sparse WiFi Deployment for Vehicular Internet Access with Bounded Interconnection Gap
Zizhan Zheng, Prasun Sinha, and Santosh Kumar
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
Before 2012
Perpetual and Fair Data Collection for Environmental Energy Harvesting Sensor Networksx
Ren-Shiou Liu, Kai-Wei Fan, Zizhan Zheng, and Prasun Sinha; IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), 2011
Maximizing the Contact Opportunity for Vehicular Internet Access.
Zizhan Zheng, Zhixue Lu, Prasun Sinha, and Santosh Kumar; INFOCOM 2010
Towards Automatic Tuning of Adaptive Computations in Autonomic Middleware
Ying Zhang, Gang Huang, Xuanzhe Liu, Zizhan Zheng, and Hong Mei; The 9th International Workshop on Adaptive and Reflective Middleware (ARM), 2010
Demo Abstract: An Affordable, Long-Lasting, and Autonomous Theft Detection and Tracking System
Somnath Mitra, Zizhan Zheng, Santanu Guha, Animikh Ghosh, Prabal Dutta, Bhagavathy Krishna, Kurt Plarre, Santosh Kumar, and Prasun Sinha; ACM SENSYS 2009
Trap Coverage: Allowing Coverage Holes of Bounded Diameter in Wireless Sensor Networks
Paul N. Balister, Zizhan Zheng, Santosh Kumar, and Prasun Sinha; INFOCOM 2009
Alpha Coverage: Bounding the Interconnection Gap for Vehicular Internet Access
Zizhan Zheng, Prasun Sinha, and Santosh Kumar; INFOCOM 2009 (mini-conference)
Buffer Coding for Reliable Transmissions over Wireless Networks
Zizhan Zheng and Prasun Sinha; Elsevier Computer Communications (COMCOM), 2009.
Steady and Fair Rate Allocation for Rechargeable Sensors in Perpetual Sensor Networks
Kai-Wei Fan, Zizhan Zheng, and Prasun Sinha; ACM SENSYS 2008
Distributed Roadmap Aided Routing in Sensor Networks [technical report]
Zizhan Zheng, Kai-Wei Fan, Prasun Sinha, and Yusu Wang; IEEE MASS 2018 (short paper)
XBC: XOR-based Buffer Coding for Reliable Transmissions over Wireless Networks
Zizhan Zheng and Prasun Sinha; IEEE BROADNETS 2007
