
Yi Qian (Fellow, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, in 1996.,He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Omaha, NE, USA. Prior to joining UNL, he was with the telecommunications industry, academia, and government. His research interests include cyber security and communication network security, and computer and communication networks.,Prof. Qian was previously the Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee for Communications and Information Security. He was the Technical Program Chair for IEEE International Conference on Communications 2018. He serves or has served on the Editorial Boards for several international journals and magazines, including as an Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Wireless Communications from July 2018 to June 2022. He was a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Vehicular Technology Society and a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Communications Society.