I am Haowen Xu, currently a second-year Ph.D. student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Xiaoyan Sun and co-advised by Prof. Jun Dai. Prior to joining WPI, I earned my B.S. degree from Nanjing University in 2024.
My research focuses on Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-Physical System Security. I am passionate about building AI systems that are not only intelligent but also reliable, secure, and deployable in safety-critical applications. My work explores the challenges at the intersection of machine learning robustness and the security of interconnected physical systems.
📚 Education
Expected 2029, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
2020 - 2024, B.Eng in Communication Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
📄 Publications
Here are some selected publications. For a full list, please visit my Google Scholar profile.
Selected Conference Publications
[MILCOM ‘25] Junye Jiang, Jingcheng Ju, Haowen Xu, Zhenlu Tan, Duohe Ma, Jun Dai, Xiaoyan Sun, “VibLeak: Towards Practical Covert Data Leakage via Phone Vibrations”, IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), October 2025, pp. 999-1004. Paper
[ICICS ‘25] Haowen Xu, Tianya Zhao, et al., “MagWatch: Exposing Privacy Risks in Smartwatches through Electromagnetic Signals”, Nanjing, China, October 2025. (Acceptance rate: 39/139 = 28%) Paper
Teaching
- Teaching Assistant, Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Fall 2024