My research focuses on securing AI models deployed on edge devices by developing defense mechanisms against emerging adversarial and backdoor threats. I integrate rigorous theoretical guarantees with empirical systems research to enhance robustness, efficiency, and reliability in real-world environments.

• Old Dominion University — Ph.D., Computer Science (08/2023 – Present)
• Old Dominion University — M.S., Computer Science (08/2023 – 12/2025)
• Central South University — Master of Medicine (08/2020 – 06/2023)

• ICNC — Reviewer (2026) — Reviewed technical papers in network and cybersecurity domains.
• NSF Regional I-Corps — Entrepreneur Lead (05/2025 – 10/2025) — 40+ customer-discovery interviews on privacy-tech; refined problem–solution fit and GTM.
• CYSE635/CS695 — Curriculum Co-designer (07/2024 – 05/2025) — Integrated LLM threats; labs and assessments aligned with industry certifications.
• NSF T3-CIDERS — Curriculum Developer (05/2024 – 08/2024) — Cybersecurity workshops for high-school teachers.

• CS 467/567 (Introduction to Reverse Software Engineering) — Teaching Assistant (07/2023 – 12/2024) — Reverse engineering, API hooking, DLL/process injection, network analysis; mentored AI-assisted malware-analysis capstone.
• CYSE635 (AI Security & Privacy) — Guest Lecturer (09/2025 – 10/2025) — Taught core cyber-defense concepts; SEED Labs hands-on sessions with real-world malware and exploits.

1. Lin, M., Yu, F., Ning, R., Li, L., Lou, Q., Zheng, M., Xin, C., Wu, H. RPP: a certified poisoned-sample detection framework for backdoor attacks under dataset imbalance. arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.00183, 2026.
2. Lin, M., Zhang, J., Li, J., Yu, F., Li, L., Xin, C., Wu, H., Ning, R. ACS-Boot: efficient randomized smoothing for robustness certification on resource-constrained edge devices. In IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2026.
3. Chen, Z., Li, J., Lin, M., Mao, A., Li, L., Ning, R., Xin, C., Wu, H. TrojanEdge: mutual information–enhanced robust and persistent backdoor attacks for edge and on-device deployments. In IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2026.
4. Lin, M., Xiong, D., Lang, D., et al. SLCO4A1-mediated transmembrane transport of lysionotin attenuates acute lung injury by activating the AMPK/Nrf2 signaling pathway. Phytotherapy Research, 2025.
5. Deng, L., Xie, W., Lin, M., et al. Taraxerone inhibits M1 polarization and alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury by activating SIRT1. Chinese Medicine, 2024, 19:159.
6. Xie, W., Deng, L., Lin, M., et al. Sirtuin 1 mediates the protective effects of echinacoside against sepsis-induced acute lung injury by regulating the NOX4–Nrf2 axis. Antioxidants, 2023, 12(11):1925.
7. Lin, M., Xie, W., Xiong, D., et al. Cyasterone ameliorates sepsis-related acute lung injury via AKT(Ser473)/GSK3β(Ser9)/Nrf2 pathway. Chinese Medicine, 2023, 18:136.

Miao Lin
Email: mlin020@odu.edu
Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA