Performance Engineering in Secure Distributed Systems

Sanjeev Setia

Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
George Mason University

Abstract

Over the last 10 years, my research has focused on issues in performance engineering of secure distributed systems. In this talk,
I will provide an overview of my research, while discussing some selected contributions in greater detail. Specifically, I will
discuss my research on supporting secure communication in both wide-area networks as well as emerging networks such as mobile ad hoc
networks (MANETs) and wireless sensor networks. I will also describe a recent project on reliable bulk data dissemination in sensor
networks, and discuss future research directions.

Speaker Bio

Sanjeev Setia is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. He received his PhD from the
University of Maryland, College Park in 1993. His research interests are in ad hoc and sensor networks, network security and performance
evaluation of computer systems. In recent years, he has worked extensively on security mechanisms and protocols for ad hoc and
sensor networks. He was the founder of the ACM Workshop on Security in Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (SASN) and served as its co-organizer
in 2003 and 2004. His research has been funded by NSF, NASA and DARPA.