About me

Changwang Zhang (张长旺)'s new homepage: https://changwangzhang.github.io/

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Changwang Zhang (张长旺)

PhD student at 1 and 2 of University College London (UCL)

1: Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre (SECReT), Department of Security and Crime Science

2: Media Futures Group and Networks Research Group, Department of Computer Science

Research Interests

Epidemic spreading: Modelling and analyzing the epidemic spreading phenomena that widely exist in nature and society, which include the spreading of infectious diseases, computer worms, advertisements, information etc. Particularly the hybrid epidemics that employ multiple spreading mechanisms.

HIV infection dynamics: Modeling and analyzing the within-host dynamics of HIV infection that include the spread of the virus in the human body, the establishment of latency, the effects of immune response on the virus etc.

Network security: Spreading of computer worms, network robustness against attacks, etc.

Media Coverage

Our research has got lots of media attention. Here just name a few:

Guardian: HIV spreads like computer worms, say scientists.

Daily Mail: HIV spreads like a computer worm: Researchers find virus mimics an online infection - and warn early detection is key.

Times of India: HIV spreads like 'computer worms'.

Science Daily: HIV spreads like internet malware and should be treated earlier.

Medical Daily: HIV, Like Internet Malware, Spreads Through The Body Using A Two-Pronged Method Of Attack.

International Business Times UK: HIV: Early treatment crucial as virus uses double entry mode.