Weihang Wang
WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Education
- Doctoral Degree, Purdue University
Biography
I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California. I received my PhD degree from Purdue University in 2018. I'm grateful that my work has been recognized with several awards, including N2Women Rising Stars in Networking and Communications (2024), University at Buffalo Exceptional Scholar - Young Investigator Award (2022), NSF CAREER Award (2021), Facebook Testing and Verification Research Award (2019), Mozilla Research Award (2019), and Maurice H. Halstead Memorial Research Award (2018).Research Summary
I am broadly interested in artificial intelligence and software engineering. My earlier work focused on improving software systems, and I've recently become excited about using AI to bridge computational and biomedical sciences, with the goal of accelerating drug discovery and repurposing so that effective therapies can reach patients sooner.Awards
- 2024 N2Women Rising Stars in Networking and Communications
- 2022 University at Buffalo Exceptional Scholar - Young Investigator Award
- 2022 Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) Best Poster Award
- 2021 NSF CAREER Award
- 2019 Facebook Testing and Verification Research Award
- 2019 Mozilla Research Award
- 2018 Maurice H. Halstead Memorial Research Award
Appointments
- Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
- SAL 342
- Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center
- 941 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- (213) 821-1571
- weihangw@usc.edu