Steven H. H. Ding

Dr. Steven Ding is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at Queen's University. His research bridges the domain of machine learning, data mining, and cybersecurity. Dr. Ding obtained his Ph.D. from McGill University in 2019, and he was awarded the FRQNT Doctoral Research Scholarship of Quebec and the Dean’s Graduate Award at McGill University. His current research is supported by BlackBerry Cylance and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC).
Assistant Professor, Lab Director/Primary Contact

Machine Learning, Data Mining, Cybersecurity

Education

  • 2014-2019 McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    • PhD in Information Studies
    • Supervisor: Prof. Benjamin C. M. Fung

  • 2012-2014 Conordia University – Montreal, Canada

    • M.A.Sc., Information Systems Security
    • Supervisor: Prof. Benjamin C. M. Fung and Prof. Mourad Debbabi.

  • 2011-2012 University of the Fraser Valley – Abbotsford, Canada

    • B.S., Information System, Dean’s List

  • 2008-2012 University of Shanghai for Science & Technology – Shanghai, China

    • B.S., Computer Science, Municipal Excellent Graduate of the city

Grants & Awards
2021‑2021 DRDC - Design and Prototyping of Functionalities and Data Mining Techniques $75,000
2021‑2024 NSERC Alliance (50%) $1,240,275
2021‑2021 DRDC IDEAs Grant (50%s) $200,000
2020‑2020 DRDC - Design and Prototyping of Functionalities and Data Mining Techniques $50,000
2020‑2024 NSERC Discovery $157,000
2019 FAS Infrastructure Fund $200,000
2019‑2019 DRDC - Design and Prototyping of Functionalities and Data Mining Techniques $60,000
2019 Research Initiation Grant - Authorship Analysis $60,000
2019 Travel Grant for 2019 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy US$1,765
2019 McGill School of Information Studies Graduate Excellence Fellowship $1,500
2018 McGill School of Information Studies Graduate Excellence Fellowship $1,500
2017‑2018 FRQNT Doctoral Research Scholarship (Ranked 2nd in the competition [Programme B2, Comité 05A, Groupe 2]) $6,666
2014‑2018 The Dean’s Graduate Award, McGill University (4 years) $80,000
2014‑2018 McGill Graduate Excellence Fund Pilot Recruitment Award, McGill University (3 years, replaced by the Dean’s Graduate Award) $60,000
2017 McGill School of Information Studies Graduate Excellence Fellowship $750
2016 Best Poster Award in the Smart Cybersecurity Network (SERENE-RISC) Research Showcase $200
2016 ACM SIGKDD 2016 Student Travel Award $1,000
2015 Second Prize in the International Hex-Rays Software Plug-in Contest US$1,000
2014 Graduation Bonus Award, Concordia University $1,000
2013 Concordia Partial Tuition Scholarship, Concordia University $1,000

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