FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

a year ago

Xiaofeng Wang, a prominent computer scientist, has gone incommunicado after his employer, Indiana University, removed his profile, email, and phone number.
Wang held prestigious titles, including associate dean for research at Indiana University's Luddy School, and was a fellow at IEEE and AAAS.
He served as principal investigator on research projects totaling nearly $23 million over 21 years and co-authored numerous academic papers on cryptography, systems security, and data privacy.
Indiana University also removed the profile of Wang's wife, Nianli Ma, a Lead Systems Analyst and Programmer at the university.
The FBI raided Wang and Ma's homes in Bloomington and Carmel, Indiana, with unmarked cars and agents transferring boxes from the properties.
No official explanation has been provided for Wang's disappearance, the removal of his university profiles, or the FBI raids.

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