Bin Xie (researcher). Bin Xie is a researcher, scientist, and entrepreneur. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), has published over 70 articles in IEEE conferences and journals, and has authored three books. Xie also served as a research associate in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati.

Xie is the founder and CEO of InfoBeyond Technology, a US-based company specializing in technology consulting, research, and software development. InfoBeyond has awarded over 40 federal projects through Small Business Innovation Research encompassing Wireless Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Computer Vision.

Education 
Xie earned his BSc degree from Central South University in Changsha, China. He then received his MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from the J. B. Speed School of Engineering, University of Louisville, in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

Career 
Xie has served as a research associate at the University of Cincinnati with Dharma Agrawal. During this time at the UC, he and Agrawal co-edited the book, Encyclopedia on Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing.

Public service 
From 2009 to 2015, Xie served on the National Institutes of Health's Special Emphasis Panel for System Science and Health in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. He has served as the guest editor for Elsevier's Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS) Journal (special issue on Mobile Computing) and for Sensors (special issue on IoT and Intelligent Wireless Network Communications).

Xie co-founded CyberC, an international conference on cyber-enabled technology co-sponsored by several organizations, including IEEE, AT&T, HP, EMC, RainStor, Teradata, Huawei, ZTE, EXAR, Samsung, and Microsoft.

InfoBeyond 
In 2008, Xie founded InfoBeyond Technology, a company specializing in technology consulting, research and software development, focusing on mobile computing, AI/ML, and cybersecurity. InfoBeyond provides novel solutions for national defense, government, healthcare, and finance. In 2009, InfoBeyond was initially recognized by the US Army's CERDEC for its expertise in network mobility projects.

InfoBeyond has developed several tools including the Security Policy Tool, an access control and security testing solution that simplifies policy creation, verification, and enforcement to strengthen data security and regulatory compliance. InfoBeyond’s achievements have been recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in their SBIR success story for pioneering cybersecurity advancements, particularly in blockchain solutions for data integrity and access control (NIST SBIR Success Story).

In 2020, InfoBeyond was awarded more than $1 Million by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for its project Gridchain: An Auditable Blockchain for Smart Grid Data Integrity and Immutability, a blockchain-based solution leveraging advanced technologies to enhance the cybersecurity of power grids by ensuring data integrity and immutability, addressing threats like those experienced in Ukraine and highlighted at CyberwarCon.

In August 2024, InfoBeyond was among 6 innovative Kentucky companies that have been awarded a portion of nearly $650,000 in state matching grants to support the creation of high-paying jobs and contribute to the continued growth of Kentucky's thriving industries.

Awards 
In 2021, Xie received the 2021 Alumni Professional Award for Computer Science & Engineering, and in 2024, he was recognized as Executive of the Year at the Asian American Engineer of the Year Award.

Selected publications

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References

External links 
 
 Official website

Senior members of the IEEE
University of Louisville alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Machine learning researchers
21st-century scientists
Living people
Central South University alumni