Yilin Shen

About Me

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I am from Shanghai, China and my chinese name is 沈逸麟. I am currently a 4th year PhD student in the Department of Computer Information Science and Engineering, at University of Florida and a member of Optima Network Science Lab. My advisor is Dr. My T. Thai. I received my B.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from Donghua University, Shanghai, China, in 2005.

Here is my CV [PDF].

Research Interests

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• Complex Networks Theory: Vulnerability and Optimization
• Social Networks: Information Propagation, Privacy and Community Structure
• Wireless Networks: Security and Communication Protocols

Working Experiences

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• Teaching / Research Assistants, University of Florida, 2010 - Current
• Linux Software Engineer, Linpus Technologies, Inc., Shanghai, China, 2007 - 2008
• ERP Software Developer & System Administrator, Alchip Technologies, Inc., Shanghai, China, 2005 - 2007

Awards

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• SIGWEB student travel grant (ACM Hypertext Conference), 2012
• MILCOM Student Travel Grant, 2011
• CISE Department Student Travel Award, University of Florida, 2011
• Graduate Assistantship, University of Florida, 2010 - Present
• Honor of Excellent Graduate Student (for top 3% students)
• "Qian Zhiguang" Social Scholarship, First-class Comprehensive Scholarship (for top 2% students)
• The 2nd Prize in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM) (The 1st Prize in Shanghai District), 2003, 2004