ProfessorXiao Liu

Current and past research projects:
* Human-Centric Software Engineering (Human Factors, AI and VR Enabled Requirements Engineering)
* Edge and Cloud Computing (Edge Intelligence, Quality of Service, Task Scheduling, Energy Saving)
* Software and System Process (Temporal Verification, Software Process)
* Scientific and Business Workflow Management
* Social Media and Online Misinformation Detection
* Social and Service Recommendation

Knowledge Areas
* Software Engineering
* Service Computing
* Cloud, Fog, Mobile Edge Computing
* Business and Scientific Workflow Systems
* AI and Applied Machine Learning

Projects
* Please visit here for some of my research projects: https://sites.google.com/site/drxiaoliu/research/projects

* Please visit here for some research demo videos https://sites.google.com/site/drxiaoliu/research/prototypes-and-demos

Projects as Lead Chief Investigator
* X. Liu and H. Arini, Building resilience in at-risk rural communities through improving media communication on climate change policies, Australia - Indonesia Research Collaboration Grants 2023 (KONEKSI), AU$350K, 2023-2024.
* X. Liu and J. Li, "Multilingual COVID-19 Fake News Detection and Intervention", AU$175K, Study Melbourne Research Partnership Grant, 2021-2022.
* X. Liu, F. Jiang, S. Chen, Build Al into Edge Computing with Blockchain, CSIRO Scholarship, $30K, 2021-2024.
* X. Liu and G. Li, "Building a Secure Cloud-based Collaborative CRM System", AU$50K (Industry)+AU$15K (School), 2018-2019.
* X. Liu, F. Chen, G. Li, F. Jiang, "From the cloud to the fog: cost-effective big data placement for mobile social networks", School of IT Research Funding (AU25K$), Deakin University, 2018.
* X. Liu and D. Yuan, Smart Data Placement for Enabling Collaboration Among Fog Computing Nodes, Faculty Research Grants Scheme, Deakin University, 2018.
* X. Liu and Y. Xiang, Investigating How to Build Secure and Energy-Efficient Mobile Cloud Apps, AU$50K (Industry) + AU$10K (School Match-up), 2017-2018.
* X. Liu, Scheduling Strategy for Data Intensive Workflows in Hybrid Clouds, National Science Foundation of China, RMB 270K, 2014-2016.
* X. Liu, Data Management for Data Intensive Cloud Workflows, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, RBM100K, Ministry of Education, China, 2013-2014.
* X. Liu, Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, RMB35K, Ministry of Education, China, 2013-2014.
* X. Liu and Y. Jiang, APP Recommendation based on Social Network, RMB100K, CCF-Tencent Open Fund, 2014-2015.

Projects as CI/Partner Investigator
* Privacy Protection for Biometric Authentication Systems in Mobile Edge Computing, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Discovery Project (led by Prof. Xuejun Li at Anhui University), No. 61972001, RMB500K, 2024-2027.
* An artificial intelligence fact checking tool for the identification of vaccine misinformation, A/Prof. Hassan Vally, A/Prof. Xiao Liu, Prof. Catherine Bennet, Centre for Innovation in Infectious Disease and Immunology Research Seed Funding ($10,000) + SIT Strategic Co-funding Grant ($5,000), 2023.
* 3D Object Matching, Dr Xuequan Lu, Prof John Yearwood, A/Prof Xiao Liu, AU$100,000 (Industry) + AU$40,000 (University Match-up), Industry project, 2022.
* Multimedia Attack and Optimisation on Robustness for Personalised Recommender Systems (CI Prof. Yuanchun Jiang at Hefei University of Technology, China), National Natural Science Foundation of China, ARC equivalent, $100,000, 2022-2025.
* Task Offloading and Scheduling for Business Process Systems in Edge-Cloud Computing (CI Prof. Xuejun Li at Anhui University, China), National Natural Science Foundation of China, ARC equivalent, $125,000, 2020-2023.
* Intelligent Anomaly Detection System for Encrypted Network Traffic (CI Prof. Aswani Kumar at Vellore Institute of Technology, India), Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), $130,000, 2019-2021.
* Information Visualization System for Mongolian Traditional Patterns (CI Prof. Shaobo Li at Inner Mongolia Normal University, China), National Social Science Foundation of China, $42,000, 2021-2023.