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Yazhou Tu

Research Centers Research Profile
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Assistant Professor
3127H Shelby Center
334.844.6301
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Education

Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
M.S. Software Engineering, Tsinghua University
B.S. Software Engineering, Wuhan University

Research Interests

Cyber-Physical System Security
Side Channel Analysis
Sensing and Automation Security
Embedded Systems
Privacy

In The News

Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $1 million NSF grant to develop biohybrid robots that sense touch through living neurons

Jean-Francois Louf is exploring how engineered devices can communicate with living nerve cells
National Science Foundation award supports proposed agentic artificial intelligence cybersecurity curriculum

Proposed course will train students to build, apply and secure AI agents against cyberattacks.
Assistant professor in CSSE exposes vulnerability in AI-powered security cameras, offers new defenses in development

Yazhou Tu’s research emphasized that artificial intelligence systems such as smart doorbells with security cameras, while marketed as enhancements, don't automatically address all vulnerabilities and might even create new risks.