Associate Professor, the Coordinator of Cybersecurity Concentration
Dr. Na Li received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Prairie View A&M University. Her research is focused on cybersecurity, including privacy and security in online social networks, Network Security, and Security Education. She has published about 30 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious international conferences and journals (e.g., IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security and EEE Internet Computing). Her publications have received more than 1100 Google Scholar citations and her projects have been funded by agents, such as National Security Agency, National Science Foundation, and U.S Department of Education. Dr. Li is serving as the Coordinator of Cybersecurity Concentration at PVAMU and the faculty supervisor for the Cybersecurity Club of Students.
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About Na Li
Dr. Na Li received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Prairie View A&M University. Her research is focused on cybersecurity, including privacy and security in online social networks, Network Security, and Security Education. She has published about 30 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious international conferences and journals (e.g., IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security and EEE Internet Computing). Her publications have received more than 1100 Google Scholar citations and her projects have been funded by agents, such as National Security Agency, National Science Foundation, and U.S Department of Education. Dr. Li is serving as the Coordinator of Cybersecurity Concentration at PVAMU and the faculty supervisor for the Cybersecurity Club of Students.
| Present | Associate Professor, Prairie View A&M University ‐ Computer Science | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2022 - Present | Network Traffic based Ransomware Detection at an Early Stage |
| PVAMU | |
| Faculty RISE Undergraduate Research Award | |
| Role: PI | |
| $6,000 | |
| 2022 - Present | Ransomware Behavioral Analysis on Infected Machines |
| PVAMU | |
| Faculty RISE Graduate Research Award | |
| Role: PI | |
| $14,400 | |
| 2017 - Present | Developing Innovative Privacy Learning Modules to Engage Students in Cybersecurity Education |
| NSF - 1712496 | |
| Role: PI | |
| $300,000 | |
| 2015 - 2021 | Building the Security Lab to Enrich Cybersecurity Education in CS at PVAMU |
| Department of Education in U.S. | |
| Title III Program | |
| Role: co-PI | |
| 2017 - 2018 | Capacity Building on Privacy Education through Curriculum Development |
| NSA | |
| Role: PI | |
| $136,282 | |
| 2016 - 2016 | The Design and Implementation of Friend Search Engine with Privacy Protection |
| PVAMU | |
| Role: PI | |
| $20,000 |
Courses
- Information Privacy
- Network Security
- Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
- Computer Forensics
- Cryptography
- Introduction to Information Security
| 2007 - 2012 | PhD, University of Texas at Arlington ‐ Computer Science and Engineering | |
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Links
Contact Information
nali@pvamu.edu