Postdoctoral Researcher of Zhejiang Normal University, China
Dr. Negalign Wake Hundera is a seasoned researcher and educator with a Ph.D. in Software Engineering and extensive experience in network security and IoT technologies. His career reflects a strong commitment to advancing research and teaching in technology-driven fields. With a proven track record in publishing, guiding students, and leading technical teams, he is now seeking opportunities to further his research and contribute to innovative projects in academia or industry. 🌍🔐💻📚
Publication Profile :
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🎓 Educational Background :
Negalign Wake Hundera completed his Ph.D. in Software Engineering at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, in June 2021, under the guidance of Prof. Hu Xiong. Prior to this, he earned an M.Sc. in Computer Science and Technology from UESTC in 2016 and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Jimma University, Ethiopia, in 2009.
💼 Professional Experience :
Negalign’s professional journey spans roles in academia and industry. He has served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China, from August 2022 to August 2024, contributing to high-impact journals and guiding students through their research projects. Before this, he was an Assistant Professor and Lecturer at Wolkite University, Ethiopia, where he not only taught but also led significant projects related to ICT infrastructure and network security. He has also held a leadership position as the Information Communication and Network Infrastructure Team Leader at Wolkite University, overseeing the development and management of the institution’s network infrastructure.
📚 Research Interests :
Negalign’s research focuses on several cutting-edge areas including network security, public key cryptography, information security, IoT, wireless sensor networks, cloud computing, deep learning, real-time object detection, vehicular networks, and UAV networks. His work aims to apply these technologies in practical fields such as healthcare, intelligent transportation systems, smart agriculture, and cybersecurity.
📝 Publication Top Notes :
- Hundera, N. W., Aftab, M. U., Mesfin, D., Xu, H., & Zhu, X. (2024). An efficient heterogeneous online/offline anonymous certificateless signcryption with proxy re-encryption for Internet of Vehicles. Vehicular Communications, 49, 100811. [Open Access]
- Hundera, N. W., Shumeng, W., Mesfin, D., Xu, H., & Zhu, X. (2024). An efficient online/offline heterogeneous proxy signcryption for secure communication in UAV networks. Journal of King Saud University – Computer and Information Sciences, 36(5), 102044. [Open Access]
- Leka, H. L., Fengli, Z., Kenea, A. T., Tohye, T. G., Tegene, A. T., & Hundera, N. W. (2023). PSO-Based Ensemble Meta-Learning Approach for Cloud Virtual Machine Resource Usage Prediction. Symmetry, 15(3), 613. [Open Access]
- Tohye, T. G., Qin, Z., Leka, H. L., & Hundera, N. W. (2023). Glaucoma Detection Using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). In Proceedings of the 20th International Computer Conference on Wavelet Active Media Technology and Information Processing (ICCWAMTIP 2023).
- Assefa, A. A., Tian, W., Hundera, N. W., & Aftab, M. U. (2022). Crowd Density Estimation in Spatial and Temporal Distortion Environment Using Parallel Multi-Size Receptive Fields and Stack Ensemble Meta-Learning. Symmetry, 14(10), 2159. [Open Access]
- Hundera, N. W., Jin, C., Geressu, D. M., Olanrewaju, O. A., & Xiong, H. (2022). Proxy-based public-key cryptosystem for secure and efficient IoT-based cloud data sharing in the smart city. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 81(21), 29673–29697.
- Hundera, N. W., Jin, C., Aftab, M. U., Mesfin, D., & Kumar, S. (2021). Secure outsourced attribute-based signcryption for cloud-based Internet of Vehicles in a smart city. Annales des Telecommunications/Annals of Telecommunications, 76(9-10), 605–616.
- Leka, H. L., Fengli, Z., Kenea, A. T., Atandoh, P., & Hundera, N. W. (2021). A Hybrid CNN-LSTM Model for Virtual Machine Workload Forecasting in Cloud Data Center. In Proceedings of the 18th International Computer Conference on Wavelet Active Media Technology and Information Processing (ICCWAMTIP 2021), 474–478.
- Hundera, N. W., Mei, Q., Xiong, H., & Geressu, D. M. (2020). A secure and efficient identity-based proxy signcryption in cloud data sharing. KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, 14(1), 455–472.
- Oluwasanmi, A., Akeem, S., Jehoaida, J., Baagere, E., Qin, Z., & Hundera, N. W. (2019). Sequential multi-kernel convolutional recurrent network for sentiment classification. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering and Service Sciences (ICSESS), 129–133.