Faculty 
Affiliates
Dr. Chenyu Wang
Dr. Chenyu Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Software Engineering and Game Development at Kennesaw State University (KSU). He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia State University in 2019 and his M.S. in Computer Science from Beijing Normal University in 2024. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and Blockchain Systems, with a particular focus on architectures and algorithms that support sustainable, high-fidelity, interactive, and trustworthy digital twin software systems. He serves as a reviewer for numerous prestigious journals and conferences, such as IEEE IoTJ, TVT, TWC, TCSS, TC, TII, TMC, ICCCN, IPCCC. He is the founding PI of the Vehicle and Infrastructure Security for Transportation Advancement (VISTA) Lab at KSU and is a member of both IEEE and ACM.
Dr. Harun Avci
Dr. Harun Avci is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Analysis in the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. He received his PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences in 2024 from Northwestern University. His research interests include simulation optimization and stochastic dynamic programming, with applications in inventory management, energy systems, agricultural supply chains, and digital twin.
Dr. Honghui Xu
Dr. Honghui Xu is currently an Assistant Professor of Information Technology with Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA. He received a Ph.D. degree in computer science from Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 2023. He was the recipient of Outstanding Research Award from Georgia State University in 2022. His research focuses on Trustworthy AI, Efficient AI, Generative AI, and Internet of Things. Dr. Xu has also served as a guest editor for IET Communications and Tsinghua Science and Technology. He served as EDAS Chair for IPCCC 2025, Track Chair for MSN 2024, TPC member for WASA 2024, and the Program Committees for AAAI 2025, ICML 2024, NIPS 2024, and AAAI 2024.
Dr. Kyusik Kim
Dr. Kyusik Kim is an Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Science (GIS) and GIScientist with expertise in transport and health geography, particularly in areas such as spatial access to healthcare, human mobility and natural disasters, as well as spatial data analysis across various topics around human geography. Leveraging GIS methods, tools, and theories, Dr. Kim aims to deepen our understanding of geographic phenomena and provide insights with meaningful policy implications.
