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Shengjie Xu

Assistant Professor
Shengjie Xu
sjxu@arizona.edu
Research Areas
  • Cybersecurity
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Intelligent networking systems
Shengjie Xu is an Assistant Professor in the College of Information Science at the University of Arizona. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an M.S. in Telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on Cybersecurity, including Zero Trust; AI and Machine Learning for Cybersecurity; Quantum Information Science for Cybersecurity; and Cyber and AI education and workforce development. His research and educational projects have been supported by the multiple U.S. funding agencies with total funding exceeding $1.5 million. He is the lead author of the bookCybersecurity in Intelligent Networking Systems (John Wiley and IEEE Press, 2022) and has published over 70 peer-reviewed research articles.
 
He serves as an Associate Technical Editor for IEEE Communications Magazine, a Technical Editor for IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, a Symposium Co-Chair for the Communication and Information System Security Symposium at IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2026 and a Secretary of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing (TCGCC) (2026-2028). He is a Trusted CI Fellow of the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (2026-2027), a recipient of the Faculty Excellence in Research Award from the College of Information Science at the University of Arizona, the Exemplary Editor Award from IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine and the IET Journal Premium Award for Best Paper. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and holds multiple professional certifications in cybersecurity and computer networking.

Degrees

  • PhD in Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • MS in Telecommunications, University of Pittsburgh

Awards

  • Faculty Excellence in Research Award - College of Information Science at University of Arizona, 2026
  • Exemplary Editor Award - IEEE Wireless Communications, 2025
  • Outstanding Faculty Award - Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University, 2024
  • IET Journals Premium Award for Best Paper - Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2020
  • Milton E. Mohr Graduate Fellowship Award - College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017
  • Best Poster Award - International Conference on Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), 2015