Research

General Research Areas: network security and privacy, computer networks, distributed systems

• Security and Privacy: drone/UAS security, IoT security, machine learning security, anonymous communications and data sharing, cloud system security and privacy, infrastructure security, anti-DOS, anti-SPAM, smart grid security, social network privacy and security

• Networking: real-time networks, distributed systems and applications

Current and Past Funded Research Projects:

• NSF CyberCorps SFS, DGE-1662487, Establishing Scholarship for Service Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa, ($5.2M), 2017-2023, PI

• NSF CyberCorps SFS, DGE SFS sub-award of NSF DGE-1431484 from University of Alabama at Huntsville, ($180K), 2016-2017, PI

• ONR UHM ROTC Cyber Security Research: Consumer Drones Security and Countermeasures, 2021-2022, $249K, PI.

• ONR UHM ROTC Cyber Security Research: Countering Consumer Drones, 2019-2021, $240K, PI.

• AFRL Cyber Spectrum Collaborative Research Environment (C-SCoRE) program, Oct. 2018-Jun. 2019 ($168K), PI

• ARFL CScope 2017-2018 ($110K), PI

• Navy ARL 2016-2018 ($31K), PI

• HECO 2016-2018 ($25K), co-PI

• College of Engineering (COE) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program: 2014-15 ($9K), 2015-16 ($4K), 2016-17 ($7K), 2017-2018 ($8K), PI

• NSF CNS-1041739, “Experimental Study of Accountability in Existing Anonymous Networks” ($50K), CNS-1126902 ($8K), CNS-1219577 ($16K), PI

• Predictable Delivery for Large-Scale Real-Time Applications, NSF CNS-1018971 ($230K), CNS-1127875 ($16K), CNS-1219578 ($16K), PI

• NSF CNS-0649950, “Infrastructure-Level Protection to Ensure Critical Communications,” ($197K), PI

Research Projects (to be updated)

• UH Cyber Security and Application Research Group

  • We use separated google sites for the details of different projects. Email me if you are interested.

  • Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUASs) Applications and Security

• Smart Grid Communication and Security

  • Enhancing Agent-based P2P Relay Protection

  • Power-Aware Remote Relay Protection

  • Smart Shedding Methods to Mitigating Cascading Failures

  • Adaptive Measurement for Synchronized Multiple Hop Scheduling

  • Utilizing Path Dynamics for Delay Assurance in Synchronized Multihop Scheduling

• Computer Network and Network Security

  • Predictable Delivery for Large-Scale Real-Time Applications, supported by NSF CNS-1018971, NSF CNS-1127875

  • Experimental Study of Accountability in Existing Anonymous Networks, supported by NSF CNS-1041739, NSF CNS-1120902.

  • Anti-DoS solutions

  • DiffMail --- A New Email Architecture for Stopping SPAM

  • Infrastructure-Level Protection to Ensure Critical Communications, supported by NSF CNS-0649950

  • Secure Naming Service (SNS)

  • LIPS: Lightweight Internet Permit System

• Previous Projects: Large-Scale Video Streaming over the Internet

  • Exploiting Peer-to-Peer Systems for Video Streaming

    1. A Hybrid Architecture for Large-Scale Streaming: CDN plus P2P

    2. Loopback: Exploiting Collaborative Caches for Large-Scale Streaming

  • Secure Video Streaming over IP Networks

  • IP-based Multimedia Applications over Cable Broadband Networks (CBNs)

    1. Optimal Bandwidth Management for VOD on CBNs.

    2. Efficient MAC Scheduling on CBNs for Delay-Sensitive and Two-way Multimedia Applications

  • Quality Assurance in Video Streaming on the Internet, using proxy servers to exploit application-level knowledge in strategic replication, migration and delivery of video objects.