About
I am a research assistant in the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University of Connecticut (UConn).
During my Ph.D. at UConn, I was mostly involved in the Modular Approach to Cloud Security (MACS) project which "is charged to address the grand challenges
in building secure cloud services" funded from the NSF's Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program Frontier grant, in collaboration with researchers from UConn,
Boston University, MIT, and Northeastern University.
Research Interests
- Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing
- Computer/Communication Networks
- Applied Cryptography & System/Network Security
Research Projects
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Mathematical Modeling of Moving Target Defense (MTD) Techniques
Developed a Markov-based general framework to capture the attacker-defender interactions in a dynamic environment (in collaboration with Boston University).
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Malware Propagation Modeling, Botnet Analysis
Developed a novel learning-based propagation model for self-replicating malware such as worms and bots.
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A Theory of Cyber-attacks
Developed a universal mathematical framework for evaluating defensive technologies such as intrusion detection and prevention systems.
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SnapShotter
Implemented a lightweight intrusion detection and prevention system called SnapShotter for industrial control systems on the OpenPLC framework.
Publications
