PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Kui Ren

Also known as 任奎

Kui Ren is a computer security researcher whose work covers cloud and wireless security, IoT authentication, AI security, and privacy computing. He earned engineering degrees at Zhejiang University and a Ph.D. at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, then worked at Illinois Institute of Technology, the University at Buffalo, and Zhejiang University. His work includes a 2009 secure sensor-storage paper and a 2020 AI security white paper produced by a lab he co-directed; IEEE named him a Fellow in 2016, and ACM elected him a Fellow in 2020. As of October 2026, he serves as a general chair for BWTAC 2026 and is affiliated with Hangzhou Dianzi University.

Works
764
Citations
42,261
h-index
85

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1998–2007

    Engineering degrees across fields

    He earns a B.Eng. in chemical engineering from Zhejiang University in 1998, an M.Eng. in materials engineering in 2001, and a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2007.

  2. 2007–2012

    Secure sensor storage

    He joins Illinois Institute of Technology in 2007 and earns early tenure. In 2009, he coauthors an INFOCOM paper that proposes dependable sensor-data storage with dynamic integrity assurance. He joins the University at Buffalo in 2012.

  3. 2016

    An IEEE fellowship

    IEEE names him a Fellow in 2016 for contributions to security and privacy in cloud computing and wireless networks.

  4. 2019

    Radar-based IoT authentication

    At a 2019 talk, he describes continuous authentication that uses cardiac motion as an individual fingerprint.

  5. 2020

    AI security and ACM fellowship

    The Zhejiang University–Ant Group Data Security and Privacy Protection Laboratory produces the 2020 Artificial Intelligence Security White Paper, which surveys threats to AI models, data, and AI carrying systems. He and Tao Wei serve as co-directors of the laboratory. ACM elects him a Fellow in 2020 for contributions to wireless system security and cloud data security.

  6. June 2024

    Dean and lab deputy director

    In June 2024, he is dean of Zhejiang University's College of Computer Science and Technology and executive deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Blockchain and Data Security. He lectures on privacy-computing theory and practice at a National Data Bureau session.

  7. As of October 2026

    BWTAC 2026 general chair

    He serves as a general chair for BWTAC 2026 and is affiliated with Hangzhou Dianzi University.

Sources and credits

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  1. Honorary Committee – CloudComp 2018 cloudcomp.eai-conferences.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Dependable and secure sensor data storage with dynamic integrity assurance digitalcommons.njit.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Kui Ren named IEEE Fellow - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - University at Buffalo engineering.buffalo.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Talk by Prof. Kui Ren from Zhejiang University, China: Innovation in IoT security: From Continuous Biometrics to Trustworthy Manufacturing nii.ac.jp. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Zhejiang University Institute of Cyberspace Research and Ant Financial Services Group jointly released the Artificial Intelligence Security White Paper (2020) icsr.zju.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. ZJU professors named ACM Fellows zju.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Professor Ren Kui, Executive Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Blockchain and Data Security, was invited to provide an explanation for the special study session of the National Data icsr.zju.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. 区块链学术会议网站 bwtac-cie.com. Checked 14 October 2026.