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Employment

• Predoctoral Researcher in KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Jul. 2024 - Now
  • KTH Profile: Here

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sun Yat-sen University, China, Sep. 2017 - Jun. 2021
  • Major: Traffic Engineering, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering
  • Minor: Logic, Department of Philosophy
  • Thesis Title: Fatigue Driving Detection Algorithm Based on Federated Learning and Multi-source Heterogeneous Data, supervised by Prof. Junbo Wang
• Master’s Degree in Sun Yat-sen University, China, Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2024
  • Major: Traffic Information Engineering & Control, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering
  • Advisor: Prof. Linlin You
  • Thesis Title: Research of Asynchronous Federated Learning Mechanism for Driver Distraction Detection
• Doctoral Degree in KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Jul. 2024 - Now
  • Major: Information and Communication Technology, Department of Computing and Learning Systems (CLS)
  • Supervisor: Prof. Panos Papadimitratos
  • KTH Profile: Here

Selected Publications

Fed2A: Federated Learning Mechanism in Asynchronous and Adaptive Modes

S Liu, Q Chen, and L You, "Fed2A: Federated Learning Mechanism in Asynchronous and Adaptive Modes", Electronics, 11(9):1393, Apr 2022, doi: 10.3390/electronics11091393.

Adaptation and Learning to Learn (ALL): An Integrated Approach for Small-Sample Parking Occupancy Prediction

H Qu, S Liu, J Li, Y Zhou, and R Liu, "Adaptation and Learning to Learn (ALL): An Integrated Approach for Small-Sample Parking Occupancy Prediction", Mathematics, 10(12):2039, Jun 2022, doi: 10.3390//math10122039.

A Triple-step Asynchronous Federated Learning Mechanism for Client Activation, Interaction Optimization, and Aggregation Enhancement

L. You, S. Liu, Y. Chang and C. Yuen, "A Triple-Step Asynchronous Federated Learning Mechanism for Client Activation, Interaction Optimization, and Aggregation Enhancement," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 23, pp. 24199-24211, Dec 2022, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3188556.

Federated Architecture for Personal Mobility Service in Autonomous Transportation System

J He, Z Deng, S Liu, L You, M Zhou, M Cai, and S Cheng, "Federated Architecture for Personal Mobility Service in Autonomous Transportation System",COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals, Jul 2022: 23-33, doi: 10.1061/9780784484265.003.

Improving Parking Occupancy Prediction in Poor Data Conditions Through Customization and Learning to Learn

H Qu, S Liu, Z Guo, L You, and J Li, "Improving Parking Occupancy Prediction in Poor Data Conditions Through Customization and Learning to Learn", International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, 159-172, Jul 2022, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-10983-6_13.

TWAFR-GRU: An Integrated Model for Real-Time Charging Station Occupancy Prediction

Q Chen, S Liu, H Qu, R Zhu, and L You, "TWAFR-GRU: An Integrated Model for Real-Time Charging Station Occupancy Prediction", IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, 1611-1618, Dec 2022, doi: 10.1109/SmartWorld-UIC-ATC-ScalCom-DigitalTwin-PriComp-Metaverse56740.2022.00233.

AFMeta: Asynchronous Federated Meta-learning with Temporally Weighted Aggregation

S Liu, H Qu, Q Chen, W Jian, R Liu, and L You, "AFMeta: Asynchronous Federated Meta-learning with Temporally Weighted Aggregation", IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, 641-648, Dec 2022, doi: 10.1109/SmartWorld-UIC-ATC-ScalCom-DigitalTwin-PriComp-Metaverse56740.2022.00100.

ICMFed: An Incremental and Cost-Efficient Mechanism of Federated Meta-Learning for Driver Distraction Detection

Z Guo, L You, S Liu, J He, and B Zuo, "ICMFed: An Incremental and Cost-Efficient Mechanism of Federated Meta-Learning for Driver Distraction Detection", Mathematics, 11(8):1867, Apr 2023, doi: 10.3390/math11081867.

Federated and Asynchronized Learning for Autonomous and Intelligent Things

L You, S Liu, B Zuo, C Yuen, D Niyato, and H Vincent Poor, "Federated and Asynchronized Learning for Autonomous and Intelligent Things", IEEE Network, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 286-293, Mar 2024, doi: 10.1109/MNET.2023.3321519.

FedRSM: Representational-Similarity-Based Secured Model Uploading for Federated Learning

G Chen, S Liu, X Yang, T Wang, L You, and F Xia, "FedRSM: Representational-Similarity-Based Secured Model Uploading for Federated Learning", IEEE 22nd International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom), 189-196, Nov, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TrustCom60117.2023.00046.

FedRC: Representational Consistency Guided Model Uploading Mechanism for Asynchronous Federated Learning

S Liu, L You, and Y Zhou, "FedRC: Representational Consistency Guided Model Uploading Mechanism for Asynchronous Federated Learning", EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services, 239-256, Jul 2024, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-63989-0_12.

AiFed: An Adaptive and Integrated Mechanism for Asynchronous Federated Data Mining

L You, S Liu, T Wang, B Zuo, Y Chang, and C Yuen, "AiFed: An Adaptive and Integrated Mechanism for Asynchronous Federated Data Mining", IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 4411-4427, Sep 2024, doi: 10.1109/TKDE.2023.3332770.

AFM3D: An Asynchronous Federated Meta-learning Framework for Driver Distraction Detection

S Liu, L You, R Zhu, B Liu, R Liu, H Yu, and C Yuen, "AFM3D: An Asynchronous Federated Meta-learning Framework for Driver Distraction Detection", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 25, no. 8, pp. 9659-9674, Aug 2024, doi: 10.1109/TITS.2024.3357138.

Safeguarding Federated Learning-Based Road Condition Classification

S Liu and Panos Papadimitratos, "Safeguarding Federated Learning-Based Road Condition Classification", IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), pp. 1-9, Sep 2025, doi: 10.1109/CNS66487.2025.11194922.

DEFEND: Poisoned Model Detection and Malicious Client Exclusion Mechanism for Secure Federated Learning-based Road Condition Classification

S Liu and Panos Papadimitratos, "DEFEND: Poisoned Model Detection and Malicious Client Exclusion Mechanism for Secure Federated Learning-based Road Condition Classification", ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC), pp. 1486–1495, Mar 2026, doi: 10.1145/3748522.3779807.

Awards

1. Outstanding Graduate of Sun Yat-sen University, 2024
2. National Scholarship for Postgraduates, 2023
3. Shenzhen Excellent Academic Paper Award, 2023
4. Samsung Scholarship (Only one person is selected in the school), 2022
5. Guangdong Guangda Scholarship (Only five persons are selected in the school), 2021

Academic Services

Journals

1. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS)
2. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC)
3. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)
4. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII)
5. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS)
6. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE)
7. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS)
8. Reviewer for Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EAAI)
9. Reviewer for IEEE Network
10. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
11. Reviewer for ACM Transactions on Internet of Things (TIOT)
12. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE)
13. Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (TCE)
14. Reviewer for Results in Engineering
15. Reviewer for Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)
16. Reviewer for Journal of Big Data
17. Reviewer for Cluster Computing
18. Reviewer for Pervasive and Mobile Computing
19. Reviewer for Applied Network Science
20. Reviewer for IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ)
21. Reviewer for The Journal of Supercomputing (TJSC)
22. Reviewer for PLOS ONE
23. Reviewer for Scientific Reports
24. Reviewer for IEEE Access

Conferences

1. Artifact Evaluation Committee of Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2027
2. Poster Program Committee of ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2026
3. TPC Member of Artificial Intelligence Models and Systems Symposium (AIMS) 2025
4. Reviewer for International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR)
5. Reviewer for Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)

Teaching

Traffic Big Data Technology

Network and Communication Principles

Traffic Information Engineering

Traffic Big Data Technology

Cybersecurity and Privacy Summer School

Advanced Networked Systems Security

Advanced Networked Systems Security

Networked Systems Security