PhD candidate in CSE @ University of Michigan
Email: wswang[at]umich[dot]edu
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Email: wswang[at]umich[dot]edu
I am a 3rd year PhD candidate in CSE at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, advised by Prof. Ang Chen. My current research explores digital transformation (DX) as a core computing challenge: developing system-level abstractions and control frameworks that bring principled, verifiable design to the ad hoc tooling that dominates today's critical infrastructure, with a focus on data centers and power systems. My prior research studied mobile VPN security, Internet-scale measurement, and congestion control algorithms. Beyond research, I care about teaching and mentoring students in computer science.
Before joining UMich in 2023, I received my B.A. in Computer Science from Middlebury College.
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Publications
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[NDSS 2026] MVPNalyzer: An Investigative Framework for the Security & Privacy Audit of Mobile VPNs
Wayne Wang*, A. Ortwein*, E. Sobrados*, P. Kumar, A. Anwar, R. Ensafi
In: Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) 2026[paper] -
[CCS 2025] Fingerprinting Deep Packet Inspection Devices by their Ambiguities
D. Xue, A. Huremagic, Wayne Wang, R. Sundara Raman, R. Ensafi
In: ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025[paper] -
[FOCI 2025] Is Custom Congestion Control a Bad Idea for Circumvention Tools?
Wayne Wang, D. Xue, P. Kumar, A. Mishra, A., R. Ensafi
In: Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI) 2025[paper] -
[LangSec 2022] Research Report: On the Feasibility of Retrofitting Operating Systems with Generated Protocol Parsers
Wayne Wang, P. C. Johnson
In: LangSec Workshop @ IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P) 2022[paper]
* Equal contribution
Teaching
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
[Fa. 25, Wn. 26] EECS 281: Data Structures and Algorithms
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
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Assistant in Instruction (ASI, full-time)
[Sp. 23] Department of Computer Science -
Course Assistant
[Fa. 19, Sp. 20] CS 201: Data Structures
[Sp. 22, Fa. 22] CS 202: Computer Architecture
Awards
- Timothy T. Huang Award in Computer Science @ Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT on May 28th, 2023