Dong Chen
Associate Professor, Computer Science

Contact
CTLM 214D
303-384-2765
dongchen@mines.edu
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Dong Chen is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Chen’s research aims to build data-driven experimental computer systems at different scales to explore and advance the cross-cutting fields including Embedded AI, Embodied AI, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Recently, Dr. Chen has conducted pioneering research in many areas, including user/system security and privacy, system sustainability, and system efficiency in the applications of smart/edge devices, smart homes, smart buildings, smart urban and connected communities, and smart cities.
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2018
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Northeastern University, 2014
Recent Papers
- I Still See You: Why Existing IoT Traffic Reshaping Fails (ACM EWSN’24)
- VoiceAttack: Fingerprinting Voice Command on VPN-protected Smart Home Speakers (ACM BuildSys’24)
- PAROS: The Missing “Puzzle” in Smart Home Router Operating Systems (ICCCN’23)
- PrivacyGuard: Enhancing Smart Home User Privacy (ACM/IEEE IPSN’21)
- SolarFinder: Automatic Detection of Solar Photovoltaic Arrays (ACM/IEEE IPSN’20)
- SolarTrader: Enabling Distributed Solar Energy Trading in Residential Virtual Power Plants (ACM BuildSys’20)