Design & Research Portfolio

PUBLICATIONS

Li, J., Pang, M., Dong, Y., Wang., B. (2025). Deterministic Certification of Graph Neural Networks against Poisoning Attacks with Arbitrary Perturbations. IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.18503 

Li, J., Pang, M., Dong, Y., Jia, J., Wang., B. (2025). Provably Robust Explainable Graph Neural Networks against Graph Perturbation Attacks. International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2502.04224  

Zhang, B., Noorbakhsh, S.L., Dong, Y., Hong, Y., & Wang, B. (2025). Learning robust and privacy-preserving representations via information theory. AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2412.11066 

Li, J., Pang, M., Dong, Y., Jia, J., Wang., B. (2024). Graph Neural Network Explanations are Fragile. International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML).

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2406.03193 

Arevalo, C. A., Noorbakhsh, S. L., Dong, Y., Hong, Y., & Wang, B. (2024). Task-agnostic privacy-preserving representation learning for federated learning against attribute inference attacks. AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2312.06989

Wang, B., Pang, M., & Dong, Y. (2023). Turning Strengths into Weaknesses: A certified robustness inspired attack framework against graph neural networks. IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2303.06199

Dong, Y.*, Ahn, B.*, & Akinci-Ceylan, S. (2023). Actions recent engineering graduates undertake to integrate into the workplace–a case study from the aerospace industry. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(2), 464-475. https://www.ijee.ie/1atestissues/Vol39-2/18_ijee4325.pdf (*The two authors contributed equally to this work)

Dong, Y., Roy, S., & Reber, M. (2022, August). Similarities and differences between the actions of newly-hired engineers and engineering managers during the organizational socialization period. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/41830

Reber, M., Dong, Y., Roy, S., & Ahn, B. (2022, August). Identifying the challenges aerospace engineers face during the transition from university to industry. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (Superior Student Paper Award in the Aerospace Division). https://peer.asee.org/41824

Roy, S., Dong, Y., Baber, L., & Ahn, B. (2022). Classroom to workplace: knowledge and skills learned by recently hired aerospace engineers. Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, 19(4), 317-329. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.I011043

Dong, Y., Ahn, B., & Tobey, U. J. (2022). Exploring engineering managers’ perspectives on the actions of engineering managers and newly hired engineers during the new engineers’ socialization period. Engineering Management Journal, 34(3), 343-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.2021.1922220

Dong, Y., Roy, S., Baber, L. D., & Ahn, B. (2021, July). Identifying the proactive actions of newly hired engineers during the socialization period. In 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (Meritorious Student Paper Award in the Aerospace Division) https://peer.asee.org/37272

Davis, L., Ahn, B., Dong, Y., & Campbell, R. N. (2020, June). Factors that affect retention and satisfaction among newly hired aerospace engineers. In 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference & Exposition. https://peer.asee.org/34659

Dong, Y., Huang, T., & Liu, G. (2015, May). The design research of improving safety facility based on user experience: a case study of fire extinguisher box. In 2015 International Conference on Applied Science and Engineering Innovation. https://doi.org/10.2991/asei-15.2015.354