Guan-Hua Tu

Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Michigan State University
428 S SHAW LN, ROOM 3115
East Lansing, MI 48824-1266
Email: ghtu AT msu.edu
Office: 1124 Engineering Building

Welcome

I am an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, and leading the Security, Networking, and Mobile Systems Research (SNMS) laboratory (@ 2153EB). I received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from University of California, Los Angeles, where I was a member of the WiNG group led by Professor Songwu Lu, in 2015. Before that, I worked at MediaTek as a wireless communication software engineer, project manager, and researcher (invented eight US patents). I received an MS degree in Computer Science from National Taiwan University in 2003 and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from National Central University in 2001. My research interests are in the broad areas of security, IoT, mobile systems, and wireless networking, with a recent focus on innovating 5G/4G mobile network architecture/protocol/technologies, satellite networks, cellular/Wi-Fi IoT, and secure cloud computing/services.

Recent News

  • [Apr. 2026] Our paper on the security of lost and stolen phone reporting services is accepted by ACM MobiSys'26.
  • [Apr. 2026] Invited to serve on IEEE INFOCOM'27 TPC. Please consider submitting.
  • [Dec. 2025] I was recognized as a Distinguished Member of the IEEE INFOCOM 2026 Technical Program Committee (TPC), awarded to the top 100 out of 322 members based on peer evaluation, fairness, and timeliness.
  • [Aug. 2025] My Ph.D. student Yiwen Hu will join the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor this Fall. Congratulations.
  • [Aug. 2025] Invited to serve on ACM MOBICOM'26 TPC. Please consider submitting.
  • [June 2025] Invited to serve on IEEE INFOCOM'26 TPC. Please consider submitting.
  • [June 2025] My Ph.D. student Jingwen Shi will join the Palo Alto Networks, as a Senior Staff Security Researcher. Congratulations.
  • [Aug. 2024] Our emergency service (9-1-1) paper is accepted by ACM MobiCom'24.
  • [July 2024] Our MOBICOM '22 paper, titled 'Uncovering Insecure Designs of Cellular Emergency Services (911),' was selected for the SIGMOBILE Research Highlights.
  • [July 2024] Invited to serve on ACM MOBICOM'25 TPC. Please consider submitting.
  • [May 2024] Invited to serve on IEEE INFOCOM'25 TPC. Please consider submitting.
  • [Mar. 2024] Our 911 security paper is accepted by IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.
  • [Dec. 2023] Received a $1.73M NTIA grant (as a Co-PI) to support our 5G O-RAN security project.
  • [Nov. 2023] Our 5G/4G IMS security paper is conditionally accepted by ACM MobiCom'24.
  • [Sep. 2023] I am invited to serve on the panel AI for xG Security at IEEE CNS'23. Please consider attending CNS'23.
  • [Aug. 2023] Receive an NSF NeTS grant (CNS-2321416, PI) to support our research on Exploring the Non-Standardized Polices, Operations, and Requirements for 5G Cellular Networks and Beyond: Advancing the Modeling, Tools, and Evaluation.
  • [Aug. 2023] Our cellular IoT security paper is accepted by IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.
  • [Aug. 2023] Our paper focusing on side-channel attacks against mobile users is accepted by IEEE CNS'23.
  • [Apr. 2023] My Ph.D. student Tian Xie will join the Department of Computer Sciecne at Utah State University as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor this Fall. Congratulations.
  • [Apr. 2023] Receive $1.2M NSF SaTC grant (the lead PI of CNS-2246050 and CNS-2246051) to support our research on Safeguarding Next-Generation Emergency Services (NG-9-1-1) over Cellular Networks.
  • [Mar. 2023] I am invited to serve on the IEEE ICNP'23 TPC.
  • [Mar. 2023] I am invited to serve as a Publication Chair at IEEE CNS'23.
  • [Feb. 2023] I am invited to serve on the IEEE CNS'23 TPC.