• Best Paper Award @ the IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture, and Storage, July 2009
    R. Ma*, L. Xing, T. Jin, and T. Song, “A Data Transmission Mechanism for Survivable Sensor Networks,” Proc. of The IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture, and Storage (NAS), Zhang Jia Jie, China, July 9-11, 2009

  • #3 top accessed article in the IEEE Transactions on Reliability in May 2009 (PDF)
    L. Xing, A. Shrestha*, L. Meshkat, and W. Wang, “Incorporating Common-Cause Failures into the Modular Hierarchical Systems Analysis,” 58(1): 10-19, March 2009

  • IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Award, 2007 (PDF).
    IEEE Region 1 spans eight states in the northeast US and has about 38,000 members
  • #1 top accessed article in the IEEE Transactions on Reliability in November 2007 (PDF)
    L. Xing, “Reliability Evaluation of Phased-Mission Systems with Imperfect Fault Coverage and Common-Cause Failures," 56(1): 58-68, March 2007.

  • #2 top accessed article in the International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering in 2006 (PDF)
    L. Xing, “Reliability Modeling and Analysis of Complex Hierarchical Systems," 12(6): 477-492, December 2005.

  • Second place in the IEEE Region 1 Graduate Student Paper Contest in 2006 (PDF)
    A. Shrestha (Graduate Student), L. Xing (advisor), and H. Liu, “Reliability Modeling and Analysis of Wireless Sensor Networks" .

  • Fellowship and scholarships, University of Virginia (1998 ~ 2002)


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  • First-Class Elite Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (1997)


  • Henan Province Outstanding Graduate, China (1996)


  • Top #1 GPA during undergraduate study
    Among about 200 students in the graduating class of 1996, Computer Science department, Zhengzhou University, China

  • Excellent Student Scholarship (for excellence in four-year undergraduate studies), Zhengzhou University, 1996


  • Third-Class Award in National College Student Mathematical Model-Building Contest, China (1995)


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  • Excellent College Student of Henan Province, China (1995)


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  • School-Level Excellent College Student, Zhengzhou University (1992 ~ 1995)


  • First-Class Fellowship from TongLian Foundation, Zhengzhou University, China (1994)


  • First-Class Scholarships for academic excellence, Zhengzhou University, China (4 times)


  • Graduate admission with exemption of national entrance exam to Shenyang Institute of Computing and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1996