Teaching

I set to myself two main goals when teaching students. First, to provide students with the knowledge necessary for their future studies and career. And second, not less important, to interest them in research in high performance computing in general and secure intelligent nanocomputing in particular. I always strike the balance between helping students to make optimal choices in their work and at the same time providing them with enough freedom and encouragement to conduct research on their own.

Courses Offered by Dr. Zhao

  • TBA
Past Experience @ODU
  • CS725/825 Internet of Things Security
  • CS466/566 Principles and Practices of Cyber Defenses
  • CS665 Computer Architecture
  • CS334 Computer Architecture Fundamentals
Past Experience @CACS
  • CSCE 639 Advanced Topics on Computer Architecture
  • CSCE 536 Embedded System Design
  • CMPS/EECE 430 Computer Architecture
  • CMPS/EECE 598 SoC Design and Hardware Validation
  • CSCE/CMPS/EECE 679 Advanced Topics on CAD

Community Outreach Experience: Old Dominion GenCyber

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Jointly funded by the National Security Agency and the Office of Naval Research, Old Dominion GenCyber program provides fun, hands-on learning experience of cybersecurity topics and defense techniques to high school students and teachers in Hampton Roads. Students will learn the importance of cyber defense and how to protect their personal devices and information from outside threats. Teachers will have a professional learning experience for delivering cybersecurity content for K-12 curriculum. The program features various summer camps, outreach workshops and events.