Houbing Herbert Song, Ph.D., ACM Distinguished Speaker
​Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1 Aerospace Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
​USA
Email: Houbing.Song@erau.edu
​             h.song@ieee.org
​             song@computer.org

ERAU Faculty Profile: https://faculty.erau.edu/Houbing.Song​
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Both of my first 2 Ph.D. students will become tenure-track assistant professors at 2 universities in the US! Shuteng Niu and Yongxin Liu will join Bowling Green State University and Auburn University at Montgomery, respectively. Congratulations to Shuteng Niu and Yongxin Liu! 

​SONG Lab developed a new technology that detects and safely neutralizes rogue drones without destroying them or causing them to crash. An Embry-Riddle news release generated a large volume of media coverage. Examples of that pickup included New Atlas, Yahoo! Finance, USA Today Online, Unmanned Aerial, mydeardrone.com, Finanzen, Pilot News Online, Oklahoman Online, Arizona Republic Online, UAS Weekly,  Seattle Post-Intelligencer Online, San Antonio Express Online, SFGate, Erie News Now, KAKE TV, WSIL TV, KLBB TV, Fox 21 Delmarva, WVIR TV, WFMJ TV, and many others.     
 
The story generated at least 80 media mentions, reaching a total potential audience of 16M. 

Education

University of Virginia, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 2012 (Advisor: Maite Brandt-Pearce)
​University of Texas at El Paso, M.S., Civil Engineering, 2006
Research Interests​
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
    • System Design and Verification
    • Cybersecurity and Privacy
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Signal Processing for Communications and Networking
    • Big Data Analytics
    • Software Defined Networking
  • Cloud Computing/Edge Computing
Employment and Experience
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Aug. 2017 - present​
  • Founding Director, Security and Optimization for Networked Globe Laboratory (SONG Lab), Aug. 2012 - present​
West Virginia University University of Virginia
  • Research Assistant, Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2012
  • Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2009​​
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Engineering Research Associate, Jan.-Aug. 2007​
University of Texas at El Paso
  • Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Aug. 2005 - Dec. 2006​
Honors and Awards
​For Prospective Students/Scholars (Position Descriptions (PDF))
I am always looking for self-motivated students and scholars to join SONG Lab for pursuing graduate degrees (Ph.D./MS in Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Science) or conducting collaborative research. There are multiple fully supported Ph.D. student positions starting in Fall 2020. Also there are multiple postdoctoral associate positions. If you are interested in working with me, please send your resume to Houbing.Song@erau.edu or h.song@ieee.org. 
Note: 
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (called "the Harvard of the Sky") is the world's oldest, largest, and most prestigious university specializing in aviation and aerospace. It is the only fully accredited, aviation-oriented university in the world.
According to U.S. News & World Report​ 2021,
  • #79 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (At 206 schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
  • #109 in Best Graduate Engineering Schools (At 218 schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
  • #118 in Best Graduate Schools: Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering Programs
​Source: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-02315
Security and Optimization for Networked Globe Laboratory (SONG Lab)