Guest Speaker
Providing DoS-Resistance for Authenticated Broadcast in Wireless Sensor Networks
Peng Ning
Computer Science Department
North Carolina State University
Mar 5 2008 3:30PM
480 Dreese Labs
All interested parties are invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served prior to the talk.
Abstract:
Recent technological advances have made it possible to develop distributed sensor networks consisting of a large number of low-cost, low-power, and multi-functional sensor nodes that communicate in short distances through wireless links. Such sensor networks are ideal candidates for a wide range of applications such as monitoring of critical infrastructures and military operations. In hostile environments, the security and resiliency of such sensor networks becomes a critical issue. However, it is very challenging to build secure and resilient sensor networks due to several unique features of sensor networks, such as the resource constraints on sensor nodes and exposure to node captures and physical attacks. In this talk, I will present some recent results on mitigating Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against broadcast authentication in wireless sensor networks, as well as secure and DoS-resistant code dissemination, an application that requires broadcast authentication.
Bio:
Peng Ning is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at NC State University. He was an Assistant Professor at NC State University from August 2001 to July 2006. He joined NC State University in August 2001 after graduating from George Mason University with a PhD degree in Information Technology. Peng Ning received a BS degree in Information Science and an ME degree in Communication and Electronic Systems in 1994 and 1997, respectively, both from University of Science and Technology of China. Peng Ning's research interests are mainly in computer and network security. He is a recipient of NSF CAREER award. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Army Research Office (ARO), the Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA), SRI International, and the NCSU/Duke Center for Advanced Computing and Communication (CACC). He is on the editorial boards of ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, Journal of Computer Security, Ad-Hoc Networks, Ad-Hoc & Sensor Networks: an International Journal, and IET Proceedings Information Security. Peng Ning served as the Program Chairs of ACM SASN '05 and ICICS '06, and the General Chair of ACM CCS '07 & '08. He is a Steering Committee member of ACM CCS and a founding Steering Committee member of ACM WiSec, which resulted from the merger of ACM WiSe, ACM SASN, and ESAS workshops. He has served on the organizing committees or program committees for over forty technical conferences or workshops related to computer and network security. Peng Ning is a senior member of the ACM, the ACM SIGSAC, the IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society, and SIGMA XI.
Host: Dong Xuan
