Dong Chen

Dong Chen （陳東）
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science

About

I am an Associate Professor in Computer Science Department. I received my Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) in 2018 under the supervision of Professor David Irwin.  At Mines, I lead the Next Generation Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory (CPSLab), which focuses on building data-driven, open-sourced, experimental computer systems at different scales to explore and advance the cross-cutting fields including Embedded AI, Embodied AI, Cyber-Physical Systems, and the Internet of Things.

We have conducted pioneering research in many areas, including user/system security and privacy, system sustainability, and system efficiency in the applications of smart/edge devices, smart homes, smart buildings, smart urban and connected communities, and smart cities. On my recent CPS/IoT privacy systems research, I received the NSF CAREER Award from the Computer Systems Research (CSR) program in the Division of Computer and Network Systems in 2023. I am a full member of Sigma Xi, and a member of ACM, AAAI and IEEE. I also worked as Unix Software Engineer in industry for two years. 

student hiring

  • Exploring IoT: Data Security and Privacy Camp registration is open! 
  • I am always seeking Ph.D. students and undergraduate students to join my research team. If interested, please feel free to email me your detailed CV or stop by during my office hours.
  • For Ph.D. applicants, we generally expect a solid background that includes both a B.S. and M.S. in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or other closely related fields.
  • Colorado School of Mines is ranked #76 among National Universities and #36 among Top Public Schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Research Interests

My research is in the intersection of computer systems and other areas such as AI, data management, security and privacy, and sustainability.

  • My work has also been spanning multiple technical fields, including Use-Inspired AI,  Security & Privacy, AI@Edge, Tiny Machine Learning, Federated/Split Learning, and Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning.

  • Recently, I have been looking into  research problems spanning different scales, from the IoT and Edge Computing devices ⇨ smart homes/buildings ⇨ renewable energy systems ⇨ smart grids ⇨ smart cities.

  • My research has been applied into multiple CPS/IoT application domains, including Smart and Connected Communities, Maritime Transportation System, Underwater Cyberinfrastructure, and Personal Home Health Monitoring.

  • I open-source all the systems (including their evaluation datasets) I build.

Contact

Office:  CTLM 214D
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
O: 303-384-2765
dongchen523@gmail.com

Research Team:

Office Hours:

Tu: 3:30-5:00 pm
Th: 10:00-11:00 am
or Email.