Students

Current PH.D. Students

• Yijia Li: Ph.D. Candidate, co-advised with Professor Peng Zhao, University of Science and Technology of China, 2022-present.
• Xiaoyu Zhang: Ph.D. Candidate, co-advised with Professor Peng Zhao, University of Science and Technology of China, 2020-present.
• Zhang, X., Xu, Maochao, Su, J., and Zhao, P. (2022) Structural models for fog computing based internet of things architectures with insurance and risk management applications, European Journal of Operational Research, 305 (3), 1273-1291.
• Zhang, X., Xu Maochao, Da G., and Zhao, P. (2021) Ensuring confidentiality and availability of sensitive data over a network system under cyber threats, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 214, 107697.

Former PH.D. Students

• Hong Sun: Ph.D. thesis entitled Statistical modeling and prediction on network breach data, 2023, co-advised with Professor Peng Zhao, Lanzhou University. First Employment: Assistant Professor, Jiangsu Normal University.
• Sun, H, Xu, Maochao, and Zhao, P. (2023) A Multivariate Frequency-Severity Framework for Healthcare Data Breaches, Annals of Applied Statistics, 17 (1), 240-268.
• Sun, H, Xu, Maochao, and Zhao, P. (2021) Modeling Malicious Hacking Data Breach Risks, North American Actuarial Journal,, 25, 4, 484-502.
• Fang, Zhijian: Ph.D. thesis entitled Statistical modeling of network worm attack and data breach, 2021, co-advised with Professor Taizhong Hu, USTC. First Employment: GuoChuang Software.
• Fang, Z., Xu, Maochao, Xu, S., and Hu, T. (2021) A Framework for Predicting Data Breach Risk: Leveraging Dependence to Cope with Sparsity, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 198, 16, 2186-2201.
• Fang, Z., Zhao, P., Xu, Maochao, Xu, S., Hu, T., and Fang X. (2020) Statistical modeling of computer malware propagation dynamics in cyberspace, Journal of Applied Statistics, , 49 (4), 858-883.
• Chen, Peng : Ph.D. thesis entitled Applications of extreme value theory and multivariate dependence structure in assessment of cyber security risks, 2018, jointly with Professor Taizhong HU, USTC. First Employment: Country Garden.
• Chen, P., Xu, Maochao, Xu, S. and Hu, T. (2018) Modeling Multivariate Cybersecurity Risks, Journal of Applied Statistics, 45, 2718-2740.
• Chen, P., Xu, Maochao, Xu, S. and Hu, T. (2017) Modeling and Predicting Extreme Cyber Attack Rates via Marked Point Processes, Journal of Applied Statistics, 14, 2534-2563. (One of Two Highly Commended Finalists of Best Paper 2017)
• Zhan, Zhenxin: Ph.D. thesis entitled A Statistical Framework for Analyzing Cyber Attacks, 2014 , co-advised with Professor Shouhuai Xu, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio. First employment: Juniper Networks..
• Zhan, J., Xu, Maochao, and Xu, S. (2015) Predicting Cyber Attack Rates with Extreme Values, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 10, 1666-1677.
• Zhan, J., Xu, Maochao, and Xu, S. (2013) Characterizing Honeypot-Captured Cyber Attacks: Statistical Framework and Case Study, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 8, 1775-1789.