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Lan Kong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Eastern Kentucky University, serving also as Graduate Coordinator and Advisor for the Master of Science in Computer Science program and the Artificial Intelligence Certificate. His education includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Nebraska and studies at Renmin University of China. Kong's research and academic interests encompass digital forensics, cyber security, and artificial intelligence.

Prior to his appointment at Eastern Kentucky University, Lan Kong held several professional positions. He served as Academic Dean at KYCAA Chinese School from May 2016 to May 2019. From August 2006 to April 2008, he was a Configuration Management Analyst at Sage Software Healthcare Division. Earlier, from June 2001 to September 2001, he worked as a Software Engineer at Design Data in Lincoln, Nebraska. Since September 2013, he has been Executive Officer and Web Master for the Kentucky Chinese American Association. Lan Kong has authored or co-authored several publications in computer science and related fields. These include Zeng, Y. et al., “A chemosensory protein BtabCSP11 mediates reproduction in Bemisia tabaci” in Frontiers in Physiology (2020); Guo, W. et al., “Transcriptome analysis of female and male Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) identifies sex-related genes” in Horticultural Plant Journal (2020); L. Kong, M. Ali, and J. S. Deogun, "Building Redundant Multicast Trees for Preplanned Recovery in WDM Optical Networks” in Journal of High Speed Networks, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 379-398 (2006); L. Kong, L. Li, S. D. Scott, and J. S. Deogun, "Light-tree Restoration in All-Optical Wavelength-Routed Networks” in IASTED WOC (2005); L. Kong and J. S. Deogun, "Preplanned Recovery with Redundant Multicast Trees in Optical Networks” in SPIE OptiComm (2003); and L. Kong, M. Ali, and J. S. Deogun, "Limited Range Wavelength Conversion in All-Optical Wavelength-Routed Networks with Dynamic Traffic Analyzing” in SOFTCOM (2002).