Thesis Work

My research interest is in networked systems and surrounding areas, such as distributed systems, computer networks, and security/privacy. I have worked on various projects including smartphone security and privacy [2–4, 11, 13], network architecture to protect user privacy [5, 15], reliable distributed systems [9], and mobile systems for voice and vision interactions [7, 8]. In my dissertation, I have focused on security and privacy enhancing solutions. Today, the amount of data users create and share via various devices and platforms is ever increasing with emerging technologies. As it is monetized, this personal data has become more valuable and companies have a greater incentive to obtain it. The exposure of user data to other parties is often out of the user’s control, and it is irreversible once it occurs, thus compromising a user’s security and privacy. To address these issues, my research takes the following approaches: