Hong Zhao

Hong Zhao

Professor of Electrical Engineering
Gildart Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office Location: M107

Courses

• Computer Communication Networks
• Embedded System Design
• Logic System Design
• Communication Systems
• Data Communication and Computer Networks
• Digital System Design
• Computer Architecture
• Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering
• Senior Honor Research

Research

• Systems and Network Security
• Hardware Attacks and Defense
• Network Traffic/Performance Analysis
• IoT (Internet of Things) Security

Education

• BS, Electrical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology
• MS, Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
• PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Academic Profile

Hong Zhao’s research focuses on broadband communications and computer security, including network traffic, performance, and security analysis and modeling, as well as hardware security and trust, and AI security for edge devices.
Bio: Hong Zhao is a tenured Professor of Electrical Engineering at FDU. Her research focuses on broadband communications and computer security, including network traffic, performance, and security analysis and modeling, as well as hardware security and trust, and AI security for edge devices. Dr. Zhao serves as an Associate Editor of Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing and as an Editor of the Journal of Computing and Information Technology. She has held several leadership roles, including Technical Program Committee (TPC), Chair of WTS 2019, Board Chair of WOCC (2017-2018), and Chair of the IEEE North Jersey Section (2023-2024).
Dr. Zhao received Visiting Faculty Research Program (VFRP) awards from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) from 2014 to 2016 and Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP) awards from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) from 2017 to 2021. She also received the 2015 IEEE Region 1 Award for Outstanding Support for the Mission of IEEE, MGA, Region 1, and the Section. In addition, she was awarded the National Research Council (NRC) Fellowship in 2022 and the U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory Fellowship in 2024. In the same year, she was honored with the Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Scholarship at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

In 2025, Dr. Zhao received the IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Award “for profound contributions to broadband communications, hardware platform security, and cybersecurity”.