Brief Biography

Dr. Tu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, UK. Before joining Durham University, she worked as an academic in the UK and New Zealand. Prior to this, she was an IRCSET Embark Initiative Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UCC, Ireland. Dr. Tu got her PhD from the Department of Computer Science at the City University of Hong Kong. She completed her Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Development in Higher Education (PGCPD) in Glyndwr University, and her Women and Leadership Certificates with Monash University and Aurora. 

Dr. Tu is an Editor for (Elsevier) Ad Hoc Networks, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, and IET Smart Cities. She is a Senior Member of the IEEE,  a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, and the current Chair of the IEEE IoT Educational Activities Committee. 

Dr. Wanqing Tu is looking for self-motivated PhD students. Please contact (wanqing.tu@durham.ac.uk) if you are interested. Check here for scholarship opportunities. Check here for application process and entry requirements. 

Upcoming events and News:

• Very pleased to speak about our research on resource utilisation, jammer detection, etc. on the Friends of CHEDDAR Day and Industry Day 2025.  

• Congratulations to Oliver for his best final-year thesis from Durham University's Computer Science Department! 

• We have a PhD studentship on Federated Learning in Internet of Vehicles. For details, please refer to the website here.