Research Interests:
I have broad research interests in computer systems, including operating
systems, security, storage/file systems, networking, and distributed
systems. I am particularly interested in developing new ways of structuring
computer systems to address technology changes and enable new applications.
My group has many ongoing projects in such areas as device-embedded
functionality, storage/file system design, and computer infrastructure
security.
Device-Embedded Security. We are exploring a new approach
to computer security in which each individual device erects its own
security perimeter and defends its own critical resources. Together
with conventional border defenses (e.g., firewalls and OS kernels),
such self-securing devices could provide a flexible infrastructure
for dynamic prevention, detection, diagnosis, isolation, and repair
of successful breaches in borders and device security perimeters.
Parallel Data Lab (PDL). As Director of the Parallel Data
Lab, I lead a number of storage-related projects in areas such as
storage system architecture, storage security, file systems, disk
characterization, and server implementation. As one example, we are
exploring how new storage technologies like MEMS-based storage could
best be incorporated into computer systems. As another, we are exploring
the use of detailed disk knowledge in the design of file systems.
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