Dr. Yuhong Liu

Associate Professor at Santa Clara University, USA

Short Bio

Yuhong Liu, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Santa Clara University. Her research interests include responsible AI, trustworthy computing and cyber security of emerging applications, such as online social media, Internet-of-things and Blockchain. She has published over 80 papers on prestigious journals and peer reviewed conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Internet of Things journal. She serves as an IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor (2022-2024), and an APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer (2021-2022). She is the recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Technical & Conference Activity board Rising Star Service Award (2023), the 2019 Researcher of the Year Award at School of Engineering, Santa Clara University, the 2013 University of Rhode Island Graduate School Excellence in Doctoral Research Award, and the Best Paper award of the IEEE International Conference on Social Computing 2010 (acceptance rate = 13%). She has served as an Associate Editor of APSIPA Transactions on Signal and Information Processing (since 2021), a Youth EBM Editor of the Blockchain: Research and Applications Journal (since 2023), an Editorial board member of Cognitive Robotics, Elsevier (since 2020), and Associate Editor of IEEE Inside Signal Processing E-Newsletter, (2014 ~ 2018). She has contributed as an organizing committee and/or a TPC member for over 30 international conferences. In addition, she is actively contributing to IEEE and Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA). She is a senior member of IEEE and has served as the Chair of IEEE Computer Society Special Technical Communities (STC), and the Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Meeting Request Committee (TMRC). She is also the vice-chair of the APSIPA US chapter and a member of the Multimedia Security and Forensics (MSF) TC for APSIPA.

Talk Abstract

Over the past few decades, the urgent challenge of climate change has raised significant concerns worldwide. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas has been identified as the major reason driving climate change. A global effort has been launched to replace traditional fossil fuels with cleaner, more economical, and healthier renewable energy sources. Distributed energy resources (DERs) - such as rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels, energy storage systems (ESSs), and EVs - are increasing rapidly, showing great potential to transform operators and users toward cleaner and more resilient energy supplies by harvesting and distributing various renewable energies tailored to the profiles of distinct local communities. An equitable and user-centric market is essential in this transformation. New designs, mechanisms, and technologies are needed to establish a DER-based, self-sustaining clean energy ecosystem at the edge of power grids for a diverse spectrum of communities and stakeholders. This talk will focus on our recent research efforts to explore use-inspired research on innovative paradigms, mechanisms, technologies, and talents that will enable user-centric clean energy markets of grid-interactive communities in an international context.