Hello! I am currently an assistant professor in the Department of Communications and Networking at XJTLU. My research areas include blockchain technology, security & privacy, and federated learning. Before XJTLU, I received my doctoral & master's degrees from the University of Delaware in the US and my bachelor's degree from Chongqing University in China. I also hold a postgraduate certificate in Education from the University of Liverpool and a fellowship from the Higher Education Academy in the UK. In my free hours, I enjoy hip-hop music and a few vintage collections.

李万鑫博士，西交利物浦大学智能工程学院助理教授、博士生导师、英国高等教育学会会士、江苏省青年科技人才托举工程获得者。本科毕业于重庆大学，并在特拉华大学获得硕士和博士学位。致力于区块链技术、分布式人工智能、数据安全、隐私保护等方向研究。发表期刊和会议论文三十余篇，谷歌学术引用过千次。曾获IEEE智能交通系统协会最佳博士论文奖、IEEE技术与工程管理协会杰出博士论文奖、苏州市自然科学优秀学术论文奖。指导西浦学生团队获得Web3.0创新大赛香港赛区优秀奖及三等奖、江苏省区块链优秀解决方案竞赛三等奖。担任TIFS、TDSC等期刊审稿人、江苏省工业和信息产业专家、江苏省人工智能学会会员、IEEE会员、IET会员。

08/2025: Paper accepted for publication in Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA).
08/2025: Invited as an expert in the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology.
07/2025: Shortlisted in the Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Youth Talent Promotion Program.
04/2025: Paper accepted for publication in Journal of Information Security and Applications (JISA).
02/2025: Received the bronze award in the 2024 National Web3.0 Innovation Hackathon.
01/2025: Paper accepted at IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics (ICCCBDA 2025).
01/2025: Invited as a TPC member at ACM International Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Conference (AIBC 2025).
12/2024: Paper accepted at IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (ICAIBD 2025).
11/2024: Invited as a TPC member at ACM Blockchain and Internet of Things Conference (BIOTC 2025).
10/2024: Invited as a reviewer for the U.S. CUTC best Ph.D. dissertations.
09/2024: Received the Fellowship of UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
08/2024: Received the 2022~2023 Suzhou Natural Science Outstanding Academic Paper award.
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08/2024: Received the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from University of Liverpool.
07/2024: Paper accepted at IEEE Global Blockchain Conference (GBC 2024).
07/2024: Paper accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems (TCSS).
06/2024: Received the 3rd prize in the 2024 Jiangsu Blockchain Excellent Solution Competition.
04/2024: Invited as a TPC member at ACM Blockchain and Internet of Things Conference (BIOTC 2024).
03/2024: Paper accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS).
03/2024: Joined the editorial board of IET Blockchain (Special Issue on Blockchain Evolution: Architecture and Applications).
02/2024: Paper accepted at IEEE/ACM International Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE 2024).
01/2024: Invited as a TPC member at ACM International Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Conference (AIBC 2024).
11/2023: Paper accepted at ACM International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Applications (ICBTA 2023).
10/2023: Invited as a reviewer for the U.S. CUTC best Ph.D. dissertations.
10/2023: Paper accepted at IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2023).
09/2023: Paper accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC).
07/2023: Received the Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award 2022 from IEEE TEMS.
05/2023: Received a grant from XJTLU Research Development Fund (RDF).
04/2023: Paper accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS).
03/2023: Paper accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM).
01/2023: Received a grant from XJTLU Teaching Development Fund (TDF).
12/2022: Received the Best Dissertation Award 2022 from IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS).
12/2022: Paper published in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (TR_C).
09/2022: Paper published in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM).
08/2022: Joined Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.
05/2022: Received the Graduate Research Award from the University of Delaware.
03/2022: Defended my Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Delaware.
02/2022: Paper accepted at IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid 2022).

• Editorial Board Member
• Guest Lead Editor of IET Blockchain, Special Issue: Blockchain Evolution: Architecture and Applications, vol. 5, 2025


• Journal Reviewer
• IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security (TIFS)
• IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC)
• IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS)
• IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC)
• IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
• IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM)
• IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J)


• Technical Program Committee Member
• IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Information Security (ICBCTIS, Workshop Chair), 2025
• ACM International Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Conference (AIBC), 2024 and 2025
• ACM Blockchain and Internet of Things Conference (BIOTC), 2024 and 2025
• ACM International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Applications (ICBTA), 2023, 2024 and 2025


• Conference Reviewer
• IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain), 2021, 2022 and 2023
• IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), 2023
• International Congress on Blockchain and Applications (BLOCKCHAIN), 2021


• Student Awards Committee of U.S. Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC), 2023 to present
• Expert of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, 2025 to present
• Member of IEEE and IET

• Frontiers in Blockchain for Secure Information Sharing in Next Generation Transportation Systems [Preview]
  W. Li, University of Delaware (Supervisor: Prof. Mark Nejad), ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 2022, ISBN: 9798315796541
  ⇲ IEEE ITSS Best Dissertation Award 2022
  ⇲ IEEE TEMS Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award 2022

1. C-PFL: A Committee-based Personalized Federated Learning Framework [DOI / PDF]
   L. Pan, H. Guo*, W. Li*, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 243, 104327, Nov. 2025 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 2, CCF C, IF 8.0


2. Updatable Signature with Public Tokens [DOI / PDF]
   H. Yin, J. Zhang*, W. Li*, Y. Dong, EG. Lim, D. Wojtczak, Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol. 91, 104058, June 2025 ⇲ JCR Q2, CAS Tier 3, IF 3.8


3. An Advanced Pricing Mechanism for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Based on Rarity and Market Dynamics [DOI / PDF]
   W. Xiong, Y. Wang, W. Li*, Y. Zhang, J. Zhang* and H. Guo*, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 7671-7684, Dec. 2024 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 2, CCF C, IF 4.5


4. Adaptive Traffic Prediction at the ITS Edge with Online Models and Blockchain-based Federated Learning [DOI / PDF]
   C. Meese, H. Chen, W. Li*, D. Lee, H. Guo, C. Shen and M. Nejad, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 10725-10740, Sept. 2024 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1, CCF B, IF 7.9


5. B²SFL: A Bi-level Blockchained Architecture for Secure Federated Learning-based Traffic Prediction [DOI / PDF]
   H. Guo, C. Meese, W. Li*, C. Shen and M. Nejad, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 4360-4374, Nov.-Dec. 2023 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 2, CCF A, IF 8.1


6. Aggregated Zero-knowledge Proof and Blockchain-Empowered Authentication for Autonomous Truck Platooning [DOI / PDF]
   W. Li, C. Meese, H. Hao and M. Nejad, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 9309-9323, Sept. 2023 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1, CCF B, IF 8.5, Suzhou Natural Science Excellent Academic Paper


7. A Hybrid Blockchain-Edge Architecture for Electronic Health Records Management with Attribute-based Cryptographic Mechanisms [DOI / PDF]
   H. Guo, W. Li*, M. Nejad and C. Shen, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1759-1774, June 2023 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 2, CCF C, IF 5.3


8. Traffic Prediction using Artificial Intelligence: Review of Recent Advances and Emerging Opportunities [DOI / PDF]
   M. Shaygen, C. Meese, W. Li, X. Zhao and M. Nejad, Transportation Research Part C-Emerging Technologies, vol. 145, 103921, Dec. 2022 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1, IF 8.3


9. A Hierarchical and Location-aware Consensus Protocol for IoT-Blockchain Applications [DOI / PDF]
   H. Guo, W. Li* and M. Nejad, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 2972-2986, Sept. 2022 ⇲ JCR Q1, CAS Tier 2, CCF C, IF 5.3


10. Proof-of-Event Recording System for Autonomous Vehicles: A Blockchain-based Solution [DOI / PDF]
    H. Guo, W. Li, M. Nejad and C. Shen, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 182776-182786, Oct. 2020 ⇲ JCR Q2, CAS Tier 3, IF 3.745


11. Privacy-Preserving Traffic Management: A Blockchain and Zero-Knowledge Proof Inspired Approach [DOI / PDF]
    W. Li, H. Guo, M. Nejad and C. Shen, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 181733-181743, Oct. 2020 ⇲ JCR Q2, CAS Tier 3, IF 3.745

1. Bidirectional Authentication for Safe Ridesharing Empowered by Permissioned Blockchain
   W. Li, C. Meese, M. Nejad, H. Guo and J. Zhang, IEEE Global Blockchain Conference (GBC 2025), Shanghai, China, June 20-22, 2025, in press


2. Integrating Blockchain and Federated Learning for Cryptocurrency Market Prediction: Major Exchanges as Nodes [DOI / PDF]
   Z. Wang, Z. Guo, W. Li*, J. Zhang* and H. Guo*, IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (ICAIBD 2025), Chengdu, China, May 23-26, 2025


3. FSCO: A Secure and Adaptive Framework for Supply Chain Optimization [DOI / PDF]
   T. Wang, X. Fan, W. Li*, H. Guo*, J. Zhang*, IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics (ICCCBDA 2025), Chengdu, China, April 25-27, 2025 ⇲ Excellent Presentation Award


4. Decentralized Electronic Health Records Management via Redactable Blockchain and Revocable IPFS [DOI / PDF]
   H. Guo, W. Li, C. Meese and M. Nejad, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE 2024), Wilmington, DE, USA, June 19-21, 2024


5. ZK-BFT: A Zero-knowledge and Byzantine Fault Tolerant Consensus for Permissioned Blockchain Networks [DOI / PDF]
   W. Li, C. Meese, M. Nejad and H. Guo, ACM International Conference on Blockchain Technology and Applications (ICBTA 2023), Xi'an, China, December 15-17, 2023


6. Pricing Mechanism of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Driven by Rarity Design [DOI / PDF]
   W. Xiong, Y. Wang, W. Li*, J. Zhang and H. Guo, IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2023), Hainan, China, December 17-21, 2023


7. BFRT: Blockchained Federated Learning for Real-time Traffic Flow Prediction [DOI / PDF]
   C. Meese, H. Chen, S. Asif, W. Li, C. Shen and M. Nejad, IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Internet Computing (CCGrid 2022), Taormina, Italy, May 16-19, 2022 ⇲ CCF C


8. A Location-based and Hierarchical Framework for Fast Consensus in Blockchain Networks [DOI / PDF]
   H. Guo, W. Li and M. Nejad, IEEE International Conference on Hot Information-Centric Networking (HotICN 2021), Nanjing, China, November 25-27, 2021


9. P-CFT: A Privacy-preserving and Crash Fault Tolerant Consensus Algorithm for Permissioned Blockchains [DOI / PDF]
   W. Li, C. Meese, M. Nejad and H. Guo, IEEE International Conference on Hot Information-Centric Networking (HotICN 2021), Nanjing, China, November 25-27, 2021


10. Location-aware Verification for Autonomous Truck Platooning Based on Blockchain and Zero-knowledge Proof [DOI / PDF]
    W. Li, C. Meese, Z. Zhong, H. Guo and M. Nejad, IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2021), Sydney, Australia, May 3-6, 2021


11. Blockchain-enabled Identity Verification for Safe Ridesharing Leveraging Zero-Knowledge Proof [DOI / PDF]
    W. Li, C. Meese, H. Guo and M. Nejad, IEEE International Conference on Hot Information-Centric Networking (HotICN 2020), Hefei, China, December 12-14, 2020


12. Attribute-based Multi-Signature and Encryption for EHR Management: A Blockchain-based Solution [DOI / PDF]
    H. Guo, W. Li, E. Meamari, M. Nejad and C. Shen, IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2020), Toronto, Canada, May 2-6, 2020


13. Access Control for Electronic Health Records with Hybrid Blockchain-Edge Architecture [DOI / PDF]
    H. Guo, W. Li, M. Nejad and C. Shen, IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain 2019), Atlanta, USA, July 14-17, 2019


14. A Blockchain-based Architecture for Traffic Signal Control Systems [DOI / PDF]
    W. Li, M. Nejad and R. Zhang, IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things (ICIOT 2019), Milano, Italy, July 8-13, 2019

• PhD Students
  • Yetong Wang
  
  
• Master's Students
  • Zhenhao Song
  
  
• Undergradute Students
  • Xiang Li
  • Wufan Sun
  • Zhengxu Jing
  • Zezheng Liu

• Master's Students (11)
  • Jiaxuan Li (MS, 2025)
  • Jiachen Wang (MS, 2025)
  • Zijie Wang (MS, 2025)
  • Tianyou Wang (MS, 2025)
  • Xuan Wang (MS, 2025)
  • Diyang Zhu (MS, 2025)
  • Yujun Deng (MS, 2024)
  • Sheng Fang (MS, 2024)
  • Wenze Xiong (MS, 2024, University of Auckland, NZ)
  • Yiran Tian (MS, 2024)
  • Yutong Zhang (MS, 2024)
  
  
• Undergradute Students (7)
  • Fazhi Chen (BS, 2025)
  • Jiayun Yu (BS, 2024, Georgetown University, USA)
  • Yuntao Nie (BS, 2023)
  • Yetong Wang (BS, 2023, Australian National University, AU)
  • Bo Wang (BS, 2023)
  • Wenrui Liu (BS, 2023, University College London, UK)
  • Haoyu Wang (BS, 2023)
  • Bocheng Zhang (BS, 2023, University of Edinburgh, UK)

• Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Youth Talent Promotion Program, JSAST, 2025
• National Web3.0 Innovation Hackathon Bronze Award (Hong Kong Division), 2024
• Fellowship of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA), 2024
• Jiangsu Blockchain Excellent Solution, 2024
• Suzhou Natural Science Excellent Academic Paper, 2022~2023
• IEEE ITSS Best Dissertation Award, 2022
• IEEE TEMS Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award, 2022
• Graduate Research Award, University of Delaware, 2022
• Professional Development Award, University of Delaware, 2019
• Excellent Graduate Leadership, Chongqing University, 2015
• Yangtze Power Scholarship, China Yangtze Power, 2014