Weijia Jia

Weijia Jia
Academic background
EducationBS., Computer Science
MSc., Computer Science
Ph.D.
Alma materCentral South University
University of Mons
Academic work
InstitutionsBeijing Normal University
Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University

Weijia Jia is a Chinese scientist and an academic. He is an IEEE fellow,[1] the Chair Professor at Beijing Normal University and Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University.[2]

Education

Jia earned his BS in Computer Science from Central South University in 1982, followed by an MSc in Computer Science from the same institution in 1984. He later completed an MSc in Applied Science at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Mons (formerly Faculty Polytechnique de Mons) in 1992,[2] and subsequently obtained his PhD from the same institution in 1993.[2]

Research

Jia’s research spans core areas of computer science and engineering, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence algorithms,[3] smart city applications, 5G Internet of Things (IoT),[4] next-generation networking and communications,[5] and edge computing.[6]

Jia’s research also involves interdisciplinary projects, focusing on theory and practical system development to address emerging challenges in distributed and intelligent computing.[7] His work on AI algorithms and networking has contributed to both research and applied technologies for large-scale intelligent systems.[4]

Additionally, Jia’s work also includes analytical reviews[8] and frameworks in edge intelligence[9] and collaborative inference for heterogeneous devices.[10]

Awards

  • 2020 – Fellow, IEEE[1]
  • 2025 - Member, US National Academy of Artificial Intelligence[11]

Selected articles

  • Chen, J., Kanj, I. A., & Jia, W. (2001). Vertex cover: further observations and further improvements. Journal of Algorithms, 41(2), 280-301.
  • Xing, G., Wang, T., Jia, W., & Li, M. (2008, May). Rendezvous design algorithms for wireless sensor networks with a mobile base station. In Proceedings of the 9th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking and computing (pp. 231–240).
  • Yu, S., Zhou, W., Jia, W., Guo, S., Xiang, Y., & Tang, F. (2011). Discriminating DDoS attacks from flash crowds using flow correlation coefficient. IEEE transactions on parallel and distributed systems, 23(6), 1073-1080.
  • Jiang, D., Chen, L., Zhu, J., Chen, M., Shi, W., & Xie, J. (2013). Novel p–n heterojunction photocatalyst constructed by porous graphite-like C 3 N 4 and nanostructured BiOI: facile synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic activity. Dalton Transactions, 42(44), 15726-15734.
  • Peng, S., Zhou, Y., Cao, L., Yu, S., Niu, J., & Jia, W. (2018). Influence analysis in social networks: A survey. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 106, 17-32.
  • Xing, G., Wang, T., Jia, W., & Li, M. (2008, May). Rendezvous design algorithms for wireless sensor networks with a mobile base station. In Proceedings of the 9th ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking and computing (pp. 231–240).

References

  1. 1 2 "UM professor Jia Weijia elected IEEE fellow". www.gcs.gov.mo. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Weijia Jia - Biography".
  3. ↑ Wang, Tianyi; Liao, Xin; Chow, Kam Pui; Lin, Xiaodong; Wang, Yinglong (2022). "Deepfake Detection: A Comprehensive Survey from the Reliability Perspective". ACM Computing Surveys. 57 (3): 1–35. arXiv:2211.10881. doi:10.1145/3699710.
  4. 1 2 Mazhar, Tehseen; Asif, Rizwana Naz; Malik, Muhammad Amir; Nadeem, Muhammad Asgher; Haq, Inayatul; Iqbal, Muhammad; Kamran, Muhammad; Ashraf, Shahzad (1 February 2023). "Electric Vehicle Charging System in the Smart Grid Using Different Machine Learning Methods". Sustainability. 15 (3): 2603. Bibcode:2023Sust...15.2603M. doi:10.3390/su15032603.
  5. ↑ Wang, Yuntao; Su, Zhou; Luan, Tom H.; Li, Jiliang; Xu, Qichao; Li, Ruidong (2023). "SEAL: A Strategy-Proof and Privacy-Preserving UAV Computation Offloading Framework". IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 18: 5213–5228. Bibcode:2023ITIF...18.5213W. doi:10.1109/TIFS.2023.3280740. ISSN 1556-6021.
  6. ↑ Wen, Weimin; Zhao, Shenghui; Shang, Cuijuan; Chang, Chih-Yung (January 2018). "EAPC: Energy-Aware Path Construction for Data Collection Using Mobile Sink in Wireless Sensor Networks". IEEE Sensors Journal. 18 (2): 891. Bibcode:2018ISenJ..18..890W. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2017.2773119. ISSN 1558-1748.
  7. ↑ Tran-Dang, Hoa; Kim, Dong-Seong (2022). "A Survey on Matching Theory for Distributed Computation Offloading in IoT-Fog-Cloud Systems: Perspectives and Open Issues". IEEE Access. 10: 118360. Bibcode:2022IEEEA..10k8353T. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3219427. ISSN 2169-3536.
  8. ↑ Chadwick, David W; Fan, Wenjun; Costantino, Gianpiero; de Lemos, Rogerio; Di Cerbo, Francesco; Herwono, Ian; Manea, Mirko; Mori, Paolo; Sajjad, Ali; Wang, Xiao-Si (1 January 2020). "A cloud-edge based data security architecture for sharing and analysing cyber threat information". Future Generation Computer Systems. 102: 711. doi:10.1016/j.future.2019.06.026. ISSN 0167-739X.
  9. ↑ Songhorabadi, Maryam; Rahimi, Morteza; MoghadamFarid, AmirMehdi; Haghi Kashani, Mostafa (1 February 2023). "Fog computing approaches in IoT-enabled smart cities". Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 211 103557. doi:10.1016/j.jnca.2022.103557. ISSN 1084-8045.
  10. ↑ Wang, Xiaofei; Zhao, Yunfeng; Qiu, Chao; Hu, Qinghua; Leung, Victor C. M. (June 2025). "Socialized Learning: A Survey of the Paradigm Shift for Edge Intelligence in Networked Systems". IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 27 (3): 2120. Bibcode:2025ICST...27.2085W. doi:10.1109/COMST.2024.3482978. ISSN 1553-877X.
  11. ↑ "Weijia Jia - Our Members". naai.org. Retrieved February 2, 2025.