Weifeng (Frank) Xu

Dr. Weifeng (Frank) Xu is an associate professor of cybersecurity in the Department of Computer Science at Bowie State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Southeast Missouri State University and Towson University at Maryland, respectively. He also received his Ph.D. in Software Engineering from North Dakota State University. His areas of expertise include software security, secure software engineering, and software testing. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conference proceedings, including IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing and IEEE Transactions on Reliability. Dr. Xu mainly teaches security related courses, including Software and Operating System Security, Foundations of Computer and Network Security, Principles & Methods of Intrusion Detection & Prevention, and Fundamentals of Cryptography and Applications. Prior to joining BSU, he was the director of the Keystone Software Development Institute at Gannon University. He is a member of the Center for Cyber Security and Emerging Technologies at Bowie State University.