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Last published 2026
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Zheng Hu

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Shanghai University (2020); Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2016–2023); Shenyang Institute of Automation (2020); Minzu University of China (2023); Hunan Normal University (2022); Chinese Academy of Sciences (2020); University of Michigan (2022); Shandong Xiehe University (2025); Dai-ichi Life Insurance (United States) (2019); Huawei Technologies (France) (2023–2024); State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology (2016)

Faculty Researcher

6 h-index 36 pubs 107 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Zheng Hu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on developing and evaluating advanced computational frameworks. Hu has published work on graph-attention based spatial-temporal learning for tourism demand forecasting, malicious URL detection using random forest algorithms, and enhancing industrial network protocol security with programmable switches. His recent publications also explore methods for improving the fidelity of P4-based network emulation, including the development of lightweight virtual time systems like VT-IO for container-based network environments. Hu collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Dong Jin, Yanfeng Qu, and Luke Waind, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. His work contributes to the fields of machine learning applications, network security, and computational modeling.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 36
  • Citations: 107

Selected Publications

  • I-DETECT: In-network Deep Packet Inspection for Timed Event Correlation in Industrial Control Systems (2026)
  • Enhancing P4-Based Network Emulation Fidelity Through a Lightweight Virtual Time System and Application Evaluation (2025)
    ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Leveraging Compact Data Accumulator to Enable In-Network Anomaly Detection in Programmable Switches for Power Grids (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Synchronized Power Simulation and Programmable Network Emulation Testbed for SCADA System Security Evaluation (2024)
  • Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of P4-Based Network Emulation Testing Environments (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Industrial Network Protocol Security Enhancement Using Programmable Switches (2023)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • VT-IO: A Virtual Time System Enabling High-Fidelity Container-Based Network Emulation for I/O Intensive Applications (2023)
    ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhancing Fidelity of P4-Based Network Emulation with a Lightweight Virtual Time System (2023)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Combining Power Simulation and Programmable Network Emulation for Smart Grid Security Application Evaluation (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrating I/O Time to Virtual Time System for High Fidelity Container-based Network Emulation (2022)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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