Wenjie Xiong, a Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Fellow, addresses cybersecurity gaps by designing attack-resilient hardware.
By Kelly Izlar
Wenjie Xiong (at right), assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, works with a graduate student on high-performance hardware designs that don’t skimp on security. Photo by Ben Murphy for Virginia Tech.
In modern computing devices, performance is king — often at the expense of security.
In general, hardware and software designs prioritize speed and efficiency. Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Faculty Fellow Wenjie Xiong is investigating ways to ensure that manufacturers don’t cut corners when it comes to protecting data.
Xiong’s research goals dovetail with the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative’s mission to promote cybersecurity in Virginia. The initiative’s faculty fellow program supports Virginia Tech departments in their efforts to recruit talented cybersecurity researchers like Xiong, who joined the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in January 2022.
