Richard Skowyra is a Ph.D student in the Department of Computer Science at Boston University. He is advised by Professor Azer Bestavros and frequently collaborates with Professor Sharon Goldberg. His research interests lie at the intersection of computer networks and security, specifically cloud computing, secure protocol design, anonymous communication networks, peer to peer systems, and social networks. In the past he has also worked on grid computing, wireless networking protocols, and sensor networks. Prior to joining Boston University, Richard studied at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He received a M.S. in Computer Science in June 2009, and a B.S. in Computer Science in June 2007. His Masters thesis was advised by Professor Robert Kinicki, and involved the development of a low-power, cluster-based routing protocol for wireless sensor networks. |
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