Faculty

Email:zhangbw@sjtu.edu.cn
Institute:Institute of Cybersecurity
Brief Introduction
Dr. Zhang Baowen is an Associate Researcher at the School of Computer Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests focus on security measurement and evaluation for novel network and information systems, information security ontology, and AI security for safety-critical scenarios (specifically neural network robustness measurement and optimization) .
Dr. Zhang has led or participated in over 30 cyber security related research projects, including National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, Key Science and Technology Research Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and etc. He has published over 50 academic papers in leading domestic and international journals and conferences . Dr. Zhang holds 3 national patents in
technical fields , co-authored the translated work EJB Design Patterns (3rd author) , and participated in compiling or reviewing 3 textbooks in cybersecurity: Information System Security Detection and Risk Assessment, Classified Protection Evaluation Theory and Application, and Formal Analysis and Verification of Network Security Protocols .
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Software and Theory, Postdoctoral Fellow.
Professional Experience
l Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Computer Science, Associate Researcher,2025-05 to present
l Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Associate Researcher,2008-01 to 2025-04
l Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Lecturer,2004-07 to 2007-12
l Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Postdoctoral,2002-06 to 2004-06
Teaching Assignment
Previously taught undergraduate major courses "Network Security
Protocols and Analysis" and graduate courses "Software Engineering and
JAVA EE Technology," receiving positive feedback from students for many
years.
Currently a teacher of "Fundamentals of Network and
Protocol Security," and received course evaluation results of 'A0' for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024.
Publications
Selected Publications
Journal Papers
l Zhenglong Wang and Baowen Zhang, A survey of generative adversarial networks,Chinese Journal of Network and Information Security,2021,7(04):68-85.
l Gao Jian-Bo, Zhang Baowen (Corresponding Author), Chen Xiao-Hua. A Word Net-based semantic similarity measurement combining edge-counting and information content theory. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2015, 39: 80–88.
l Baowen Zhang; Xiao Chang; Jianhua Li; A Generalized Information Security Model SOCMD for CMD Systems, Chinese Journal of Electronics, 2020, 29(3): 417-426
l Li Jiaying , Zhang Baowen (Corresponding Author),. An ontology-based approach to improve access policy administration of attribute-based access control. International Journal of Information and Computer Security, 2019, 11(4–5): 391–412.
l Gao Jian-Bo, Zhang Baowen, Chen Xiao-Hua. Ontology-based model of network and computer attacks for security assessment. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science), 2013, 18(5): 554–562.
Conference Papers
l Yuhang Zhao, Baowen Zhang ,Jianhua Li. Directed Adversarial Training: Directing Robustness Optimization for Priority Classes, ICME2026, accepted.
l Wu Jiarui, Zhang Baowen. A Fine-Tuned Multi-Classifier Optimization Framework towards Safety-Critical Classes. 2024 International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2024), 2024.
l Xiong Yuanchun, Zhang Baowen. SMART, a Framework for Evaluating the Robustness of Neural Networks. 2022 International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2022), 2022.
l Xie Chenqi, Yi Ping, Zhang Baowen. DeepMark: Embedding Watermarks into Deep Neural Network Using Pruning. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI 2021), 2021.
l Gao Jian-Bo, Zhang Baowen, Chen Xiao-Hua. Using CVSS to quantitatively analyze risks to software caused by vulnerabilities. 7th International Conference on Mechanical and Electronics Engineering (ICMEE 2015), Dalian, China, 2015.
l Gao Jian-Bo, Zhang Baowen, Chen Xiao-Hua. A SIMPLIFIED EDGE-COUNTING METHOD FOR MEASURING SEMANTIC SIMILARITY OF CONCEPTS. 2015 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC 2015), 2015.
Project Fund
l National Key R&D Program of China,Key Technologies for 6G Wireless Network Security Architecture, 2020–2023
l National Key R&D Program of China,Safety Measurement and Assessment Model of Cyber Mimic Systems , 2016–2019
l National Key R&D Program of China, Key Technologies for 6G Wireless Network Security Architecture, 2020-2023
l National Key R&D Program of China, Safety Measurement & Evaluation Model of Mimic Systems, 2016-2019
l National Natural Science Foundation of China, Intelligent Detection and Defense of Highly Concealed Unknown Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Networks,2021-2024
l National Natural Science Foundation of China, Research on Security Ontology Model Construction for Cybersecurity Situation Awareness,2015–2019
l National Natural Science Foundation of China , Research on Optimization of Computer Network System Security Evaluation,2007–2009