Anhao Xiang

Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Kennesaw State University

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About

I am Anhao Xiang, an Assistant Professor of Information Technology at the Kennesaw State University. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from Colorado School of Mines in 2025, under the supervision of Professor Chuan Yue. Before that, I received my B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. My current research focuses on security and privacy, particularly on (1) mobile app privacy and regulatory compliance, (2) web security, and (3) usable security and privacy. For more information, please view my CV.

I’m looking for self-motivated students (both undergraduates and graduates) who are interested in doing security & privacy research in Mobile, Web, and AI systems. Please stop by my office or send me an email with a brief introduction of yourself. Thank you!

Publications

1. Analyzing the Feasibility of Adopting Google’s Nonce-Based CSP Solutions on Websites [pdf]. By Mengxia Ren, Anhao Xiang, and Chuan Yue. In proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 2025.

2. Toward Practical and Scalable Adoption of Nonce-Based Content Security Policy on the Web. By Anhao Xiang, Mengxia Ren, Chuan Yue, James Crea, Jack Kingham, and Zachary Samuels. In IEEE Security & Privacy (S&P) Magazine September-October Issue, 2025.

3. PolicyChecker: Analyzing the GDPR Completeness of Mobile Apps’ Privacy Policies [pdf]. By Anhao Xiang, Weiping Pei, and Chuan Yue. In proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), 2023.

4. A Lightweight Anonymous Device Authentication Scheme for Information-Centric Distribution Feeder Microgrid [pdf]. By Anhao Xiang, and Jun Zheng. In Journal of Computers, Materials & Continua, 2021.

5. A Situation-Aware Scheme for Efficient Device Authentication in Smart Grid-Enabled Home Area Networks [pdf]. By Anhao Xiang, and Jun Zheng. In Journal of Electronics, 2020.

Under Review:

• Investigating the Effectiveness of Privacy Transparency Methods of Mobile Applications. By Anhao Xiang, Weiping Pei, and Chuan Yue. Under Review In Journal of ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS), 2025.
• Investigating the Health Data Sharing Risks. By Anhao Xiang, Weiping Pei, Madelyn Swelstad, Andrew Plute, and Chuan Yue. Under Review In Journal of ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare (HEALTH), 2025.

Teaching

IT 7743 Database Administration

Professional Activities

Public Presentations

• “Analyzing the Feasibility of Adopting Google’s Nonce-Based CSP Solutions on Websites”, Conference presentation at IEEE/ACM ICSE, May 2025.
• “PolicyChecker: Analyzing the GDPR Completeness of Mobile Apps’ Privacy Policies”, Conference presentation at ACM CCS, December 2023.
• Poster presentations at the Computing Mines Affiliates Partnership Program (C-MAPP) Award Event in 2024 and 2025.

Last updated: 1/2026