Wenbing Zhao

Dr. Wenbing Zhao is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Dr. Zhao has done research in a number of different areas, including fault tolerance computing, computer and network security, smart and connected healthcare, machine learning and control, quantum optics and superconducting physics. Currently, his research focuses on dependable distributed computing, and smart and connected healthcare. He is also exploring an exciting emerging research area on medical cyber physical systems, where he could integrate dependable computing with smart and connected healthcare. Dr. Zhao’s recent research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (CNS-0821319), US Department of Transportation (via CSU Transportation Center), and Cleveland State University (several FRD grants and a Faculty Scholarship Initiative grant). Dr. Zhao has authored a research monograph, titled “Building Dependable Distributed Systems,” and contributed 22 book chapters and over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications. He also has a US patent on consistent time service for fault tolerant distributed systems and another patent pending on privacy-aware human motion tracking. Dr. Zhao has been very active in professional services. Other than the Departmental/College/University duties, he has served on several NSF panels, and on the organizing and technical program committees of numerous conferences/workshops. Dr. Zhao is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is currently serving as a member of the executive board of the IEEE Cleveland Chapter.