Wu, Min
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Christine Yurie Kim Eminent Professor in Information Technology
UMIACS
The Institute for Systems Research
Maryland Robotics Center
Dr. Min Wu received a B.E. degree in electrical engineering and a B.A. degree in economics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1996 (both with the highest honors), and an M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 1998 and 2001, respectively. She was with NEC Research Institute and Signafy, Inc. Princeton, NJ, in 1998, and with the Media Security Group, Panasonic Information & Networking Laboratories, Princeton, NJ, in 1999. Since Fall 2001, she has been a faculty member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Institute of Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is serving as Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs at the A. James Clark School of Engineering and affiliated with the Institute of Systems Research (ISR).
At UMD, Dr. Wu leads the Media, Analytics, and Security Team (MAST), with main research interests in information security and forensics, multimedia signal processing, and applications of data science and machine learning for health and IoT. She was elected as IEEE Fellow, AAAS Fellow, and Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. She was a founding member of APSIPA and elected to serve on its Board of Governors. She chaired the IEEE Technical Committee on Information Forensics and Security, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. She was elected to serve as President of the IEEE Signal Processing Society for 2024-2025, as the first woman of color to take on this leadership role in the technical society’s 75-year history.
Honors and awards
Fellows
National Academy of Inventors, 2019
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010
Young faculty awards
MIT Technology Review's top 100 young innovators in the world (TR100), 2004
ONR Young Investigator for "Digital Fingerprinting for Multimedia Security and Forensics," 2005
NSF CAREER for "Signal Processing Approaches for Multimedia Security and Information Protection," 2001
Other awards and recognitions
2022-2023 President-Elect and 2024-2025 President of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (IEEE SPS).
Excellence in Research Award in Computer Science, Washington Academy of Sciences, 2024
IEEE Harriett B. Rigas Award, the IEEE Education Society, 2019
Innovator of the Year Award, by the Daily Record (The State of Maryland), 2012
IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award, 2005
EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing Best Paper Award, 2004
University of Maryland awards
Outstanding Research Award for Senior Faculty, Clark School of Engineering, 2021
Meritorious Service Award, IEEE Signal Processing Society, 2015.
Invention of the Year Award for "Verifying the Source of Video Streams using Electric Network Frequency (ENF) Signals," 2015
University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, 2013
Invention of the Year Award for "Environmental Signatures for Forensic Analysis and Alignment of Media Recordings," 2012
E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award for Junior Faculty, 2009
George Corcoran Education Award, 2003
- Signal and Data Science; Multimedia Signal Processing; Visual Computing & Communications;
- Information Security and Digital Forensics; Privacy and Fairness in Learning;
- AI / Machine Learning for Smart Health/Biomedicine, Wireless Sensing, Internet of Things (IoT), and Digital Humanities.
See publications listed on Google Scholar.
From the Chesapeake Bay to Deep Space: Innovating for the Public Good
More than 800 Clark School Seniors Present Projects to Tackle Real-World Problems at the 2025 Capstone Design ExpoThe Clark School Celebrates the Legacy and Impact of Black Engineers
At the A. James Clark School of Engineering, we honor the contributions of Black engineering trailblazers, whose accomplishments improve our society through innovation and leadership.ECE Introduces Minor in Quantum Science and Engineering
Further Establishes UMD as the Capital of QuantumInternational Competition Shines Spotlight on Southern Maryland
22nd annual Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) Competition held at St. Mary's County Regional AirportMaryland Engineers Recognized with UMD Faculty Honors
Six Clark School faculty members are among the university's 2024 convocation honorees.Milchberg and Wu named Distinguished University Professors
Recognized with highest honor for UMD faculty membersECE Ph.D. Student Wins UMD 3MT Competition
Anirudh Nakra Studying Microplastics using Quantum MethodsCelebrating Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Engineers
The impact made by APIDA engineers—at the Clark School, and on our country and world—improves our community and field in numerous and significant ways.Agents of Positive Change: Highlighting Women Maryland Engineers
In celebration of Women's History Month, we highlight some of the important contributions of women engineers within our campus community.Transforming Engineering: Highlighting Maryland Engineers
In celebration of Black History Month, we highlight the many impactful contributions of Black engineers in our community—students, alums, faculty, and staff—to the Clark School, our university, and world.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Fellow, 2010
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Fellow, 2017
National Academy of Inventors
- Fellow, 2019