Jian Zhang is Professor of Computer Science at Texas Woman’s University (TWU), Denton, Texas. She received her PhD and a MS in Computer Science from Tulane University in 2004 and 2002, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China in 1996. 

Jian’s research interests include information security, and computer science education in K-12 and higher education. She is especially interested in the adoption of innovative approaches to teaching Computer Science and is passionate about increasing STEM awareness in youth. She is an active participant in a middle school and high school girls-oriented Edible Car Contest at TWU and coordinates a TWU/Air Force Association CyberCamp for high school students in North Texas. She has been a reader for the College Board AP Computer Science program and has served on multiple program committees for the SIGCSE symposium.

Jian is a fan of Isaac Asimov, science fiction, and naturally Star Trek. Her favorite characters are Captain Picard and Data.