Anh Le Contact Information Interests Education Email: anh.le@uci.edu URL: http://odysseas.calit2.uci.edu/anh My interests are in the areas of networking and security. I am particularly interested in mobile wireless networks, network coding, network security and privacy. I enjoy designing and implementing network protocols and cryptographic schemes, as well as applying tools from machine learning to network and security problems. University of California, Irvine, CA, USA M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science Sep. 2008 Jun. 2012 Dissertation: Defense against Pollution Attacks in Network Coding. Advisor: Prof. Athina Markopoulou. GPA: 4.0/4.0. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada M.Math. in Computer Science Sep. 2006 Aug. 2008 Dissertation: On Optimizing Traffic Distribution for Clusters of Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems. Advisors: Prof. Raouf Boutaba and Prof. Ehab Al-Shaer. GPA: 90.5/100.0. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada B.S. in Computer Science Mathematics Sep. 2002 May 2006 Graduated with First Class Honours. Four consecutive years in Dean s Honour List. GPA: 4.3/4.5. Research and Work Experience Shoelace Wireless Inc., CA, USA CTO, Co-Founder Nov. 2012 Jun. 2017 Leading and developing novel cooperative networking technologies that allow a mobile user to aggregate and utilize all available wireless connections, including those on her mobile phone as well as those of other nearby phones, to speed up her Internet. University of California, Irvine, CA, USA Postdoctoral Research Fellow Jun. 2012 Jul. 2013; Feb. 2015 Dec. 2015 Lead and developed a large-scale, high-performance system to monitor, collect, and analyze mobile network traffic. University of Southern California, CA, USA Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Aug. 2012 Dec. 2012 Designed efficient and fast coding schemes to provide reliable and low-latency error recovery for wireless broadcast for real-time applications. Google Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA Software Engineer Intern Jun. 2011 Sep. 2011 Designed a static analysis tool to analyze Chrome extensions to detect privacy leakage. Implemented it in Java and Antlr grammar, resulting in a tool that automatically 1
constructs and visualizes control flow graphs of extensions JavaScripts. The work was granted 2 US patents. University of California, Irvine, CA, USA Graduate Research Assistant Sep. 2008 Jun. 2012 Designed a local multiplayer game networking framework for smartphones. Implemented it on Android platform. The framework simplifies game development and achieves very low latency (30 ms). Designed a network-coding-based P2P video streaming system for smartphones, utilizing local cooperation over both Bluetooth and 802.11. Implemented the system on a testbed of 8 Android phones. Designed a privacy-preserving auditing scheme for coded cloud storage systems. This is the first scheme to support efficient node repair for coded systems. Designed a phishing detection system based on online learning. Implemented the system in Python and Matlab. The system achieves 97% classification accuracy. Designed a recommendation system that produces highly predictive firewall blacklists. Implemented the system in Matlab. The system improves the prediction accuracy by 70% over prior arts. Designed a provably secure homomorphic MAC scheme to detect and locate pollution attackers in network coding. Implemented the scheme in Java and C++. University of Waterloo, ON, Canada Graduate Research Assistant Sep. 2006 Aug. 2008 Designed and implemented an intelligent load-balancer for intrusion detection systems. University of Manitoba, MB, Canada Undergraduate Research Assistant Jan. 2008 May 2008 Designed strategies to achieve fairness in multi-player online games on dead-line based network. Developed a network simulator in Java to evaluate the strategies. Extramural Funding Honours and Distinctions [F3] 1/2016 6/2016: NSF Award 1549391, $150K, A. Le NETUP: Boosting Mobile Internet by Combining WiFi and Cellular. [F2] 7/2013 12/2013: NSF Award 1315106, $150K, A. Le MicroCast: Cooperative Video Delivery to Mobile Devices. [F1] 10/2012 03/2013: NSF Award 1258866, $50K, A. Markopoulou I-COPRS: Microcast: Cooperative Networking of Mobile Devices (GeorgiaTech Cohort, Oct. Nov. 2012). Served as the Entrepreneurial Lead and helped with the proposal preparation. Awards received at Shoelace Wireless, Inc. Winner of the Fast Pitch Competition (out of 15 pitches) of the OCTANe Technology Investment Forum (2015). 2nd Best Mobile App (out of 51 apps from 20 countries) at the Mobile App Competition, ACM MobiCom (2013). Awards received at University of California, Irvine Finalist (5 out of 32) for the Best Paper Award of ACM MobiSys (2012). First Place in ICS AMASE: A Mobile Application Showcase Event (2012). 2
IEEE Security and Privacy and USENIX Security Student Grants (2010 and 2009). Two-Year Dean Fellowship (for excellent academic standing new students, 2008). Awards received at University of Waterloo Entrance Scholarship (2006). Selected Awards received at University of Manitoba Philosophia Mathematics Prize (best student in Applied Mathematics, 2005). Honours Mathematics Award (highest standing Mathematics student, 2004). Isbister Scholarship in Science (highest standing student in Faculty of Science, 2004). Student Union Scholarships (top 5% academic achievement, 2004 and 2003). Morley Oretzki Memorial Scholarship (highest standing in General Physics 1-2, 2003). Publications Journal Papers (Peer-Reviewed) [J5] A. Le, A. S. Tehrani, A. Dimakis, and A. Markopoulou, Recovery of Packet Losses in Wireless Broadcast for Real-Time Applications, to appear in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2016. [J4] A. Le, L. Keller, H. Seferoglu, B. Cici, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, MicroCast: Cooperative Video Streaming using Cellular and Local Connections, to appear in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2015. [J3] A. Le, A. Markopoulou, and A. Dimakis, Auditing for Distributed Storage Systems, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 2182 2195, July 2015. [J2] A. Le and A. Markopoulou, Cooperative Defense Against Pollution Attacks in Network Coding Using SpaceMac, IEEE JSAC on Cooperative Networking Challenges and Applications, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 442 449, Feb. 2012. [J1] F. Soldo, A. Le, and A. Markopoulou, Blacklisting Recommendation System: Using Spatio-Temporal Patterns to Predict Future Attacks, IEEE JSAC on Forensics for Communications and Networking, vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 1423 1437, Aug. 2011. Conference and Workshop Papers (Peer-Reviewed) [C14] A. Shuba, A. Le, M. Gjoka, J. Varmarken, S. Langhoff, and A. Markopoulou, AntMonitor: Network Traffic Monitoring and Real-Time Prevention of Privacy Leaks in Mobile Devices, in ACM Mobicom S3 Workshop, Paris, Sep. 2015, pp. 25 27. [C13] A. Le, J. Varmarken, S. Langhoff, A. Shuba, M. Gjoka, and A. Markopoulou, AntMonitor: A System for Monitoring from Mobile Devices, in ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Crowdsourcing and Crowdsharing of Big Internet Data (C2BID), London, Aug. 2015, pp. 15 20. [C12] A. Le, A. S. Tehrani, A. Dimakis, and A. Markopoulou, Instantly Decodable Network Codes for Real-Time Applications, in IEEE International Symposium on Network Coding (NetCod), Calgary, June 2013, pp. 1 6. [C11] A. Le and A. Markopoulou, NC-Audit: Auditing for Network Coding Storage, in IEEE International Symposium on Network Coding (NetCod), Cambridge, June 2012, pp. 155 160. [C10] A. Le, L. Keller, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, MicroPlay: A Networking Framework for Local Multiplayer Games, in ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Mobile Gaming (MobiGames), Helsinki, Aug. 2012, pp. 13 18. 3
[C9] L. Keller, A. Le, B. Cici, H. Seferoglu, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, MicroCast: Cooperative Video Streaming on Smartphones, in ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems (MobiSys), Low Wood Bay, Lake District, June 2012, pp. 57 70. Finalist of Best Paper Award (5 out of 32). [C8] A. Le and A. Markopoulou, On Detecting Pollution Attacks in Inter-Session Network Coding, in IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFO- COM), Orlando, FL, Mar. 2012, pp. 343 351. [C7] A. Le and A. Markopoulou, TESLA-Based Defense Against Pollution Attacks in P2P Systems with Network Coding, in IEEE International Symposium on Network Coding (NetCod), Beijing, July 2011, pp. 61 67. [C6] A. Le, A. Markopoulou, and M. Faloutsos, PhishDef: URL Names Say It All, in IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Mini Conference, Shanghai, Apr. 2011, pp. 191 195. This work is a featured whitepaper on TechRepublic. [C5] A. Le and A. Markopoulou, Locating Byzantine Attackers in Intra-Session Network Coding using SpaceMac, in IEEE International Symposium on Network Coding (Net- Cod), Toronto, ON, June 2010, pp. 1 6. [C4] F. Soldo, A. Le, and A. Markopoulou, Predictive Blacklisting as an Implicit Recommendation System, in IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), San Diego, CA, Mar. 2010, pp. 1640 1648. This work appeared in the MIT Technical Review, Slashdot, Dark Reading, and ACM Tech News. [C3] A. Le, E. S. Al-Shaer, and R. Boutaba, Correlation-Based Load Balancing for Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems, in ACM International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks (SecureCom), Istanbul, Sep. 2008, pp. 1 10. [C2] A. Le, E. S. Al-Shaer, and R. Boutaba, On Optimizing Load balancing of Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems, in IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Computer Communications Workshops, Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 2008, pp. 1 6. [C1] A. Le and Y. E. Liu, Fairness in Multi-Player Online Games on Deadline-Based Networks, in IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 2007, pp. 670 675. Conference Papers (Invited) [V2] L. Keller, A. Le, B. Cici, H. Seferoglu, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, HotMobile 2012 Demo: MicroCast: Cooperative Video Streaming on Smartphones, ACM Mobile Computing and Communications Review (MC2R), vol 16, no. 4, pp. 24 25, Oct. 2012. [V1] H. Seferoglu, L. Keller, B. Cici, A. Le, and A. Markopoulou, Cooperative Video Streaming on Smartphones, in Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing (Allerton), Urbana-Champaign, IL, Sep. 2011, pp. 220 227. Posters and Demos [D8] A. Shuba, A. Le, M. Gjoka, J. Varmarken, S. Langhoff, and A. Markopoulou, Demo: AntMonitor - Network Traffic Monitoring and Real-Time Prevention of Privacy Leaks 4
in Mobile Devices, demo at ACM Mobicom S3 Workshop, Paris, Sep. 2015. Best Demo Award. [D7] A. Shuba, A. Le, M. Gjoka, J. Varmarken, S. Langhoff, and A. Markopoulou, Demo: AntMonitor - A System for Mobile Traffic Monitoring and Real-Time Prevention of Privacy Leaks, demo at ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom), Paris, Sep. 2015. [D6] A. Le, A. S. Tehrani, A. Dimakis, and A. Markopoulou, Instantly Decodable Network Codes for Real-Time Applications, poster at IEEE International Symposium on Network Coding (NetCod), Calgary, June 2013. [D5] L. Keller, A. Le, B. Cici, H. Seferoglu, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, Smartphones across Networks: Cooperative Group Communication, poster at IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep. 2012. [D4] A. Le, L. Keller, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, MicroPlay: A Networking Framework for Local Multiplayer Games, demo at ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Mobile Gaming (MobiGames), Helsinki, Aug. 2012. [D3] L. Keller, A. Le, B. Cici, H. Seferoglu, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, Demo MicroCast: Cooperative Video Streaming on Smartphones, demo at ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems (MobiSys), Low Wood Bay, Lake District, June 2012. [D2] L. Keller, A. Le, B. Cici, H. Seferoglu, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, Micro- Cast: Cooperative Video Streaming on Smartphones, demo at ACM International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile), San Diego, CA, Feb. 2012. [D1] L. Keller, A. Le, B. Cici, H. Seferoglu, C. Fragouli, and A. Markopoulou, MicroCast: Cooperative Video Streaming on Smartphones, demo at the Information Theory and Application Workshop 2012 (ITA 2012), San Diego, CA, Feb. 2012. Patents [P7] A. Markopoulou, A. Le, A. Shuba, E. Alimpertis, M. Gjoka, J. Varmarken, S. Langhoff, AntMonitor: A System for Mobile Network Monitoring and Its Applications, US Patent filed by the University of California, 2016. [P6] A. Le, Systems for Improved Mobile Internet Speed and Security, US Patent filed by Shoelace Wireless Inc, 2016. [P5] L. Keller, A. Le, B. Cici, H. Seferoglu, A. Markopoulou, C. Fragouli, System and Method for Cooperative Data Streaming, US Patent filed by the University of California and EPFL, 2012. [P4] A. Le, L. Keller, A. Markopoulou, C. Fragouli, System and Method for Local Multiplayer Gaming, US Patent 9,446,306 granted on Sep 20, 2016 (filed by the University of California and EPFL). [P3] A. Le and A. Swerdlow, Browser Extension Control Flow Graph Construction For Determining Sensitive Paths, US Patent 8,286,250, granted on Oct 9, 2012 (filed by Google Inc.). [P2] A. Le and A. Swerdlow, Browser Extension Control Flow Graph Based Taint Tracking, US Patent 8,365,291, granted on Jan 29, 2013 (filed by Google Inc.). [P1] F. Soldo, A. Le, and A. Markopoulou, Predictive Blacklisting as an Implicit Recommendation System, US Patent filed by the University of California, 2010 and already licensed to third parties. 5
Teaching Experience University of California, Irvine, California, USA Graduate Reader and Teaching Assistant (Excellent Evaluation) Sep. 2008 May 2011 ICS 132, EECS 148 - Computer Networks: Winter 10, Spring 11 ( 50 students). ICS 133, 233 - Advanced Computer Networks: Winter 09, Spring 10 ( 30 students). ICS 51 - Computer Organization: Fall 08, Spring 09, Fall 09 ( 50 students). University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Graduate Teaching Assistant Sep. 2006 Aug. 2008 CS 246 - Software Abstraction and Specification: Winter 08 ( 50 students). CS 241 - Foundations of Sequential Programs: Fall 07 ( 50 students). CS 125 - Introduction to Programming Principles: Winter 07 ( 50 students). University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (Good Excellent Evaluation) Jan. 2004 May 2008 136.130: Linear Algebra ( 30 students). 136.150: Introduction to Calculus ( 30 students). 136.170: Advanced Calculus ( 30 students). 074.126: Introductory Computer Usage ( 50 students). Invited Talks Professional Activities [T2] Implementing Cooperative Schemes with Network Coding on Smartphones, presented at Communication and Networking Seminar, USC, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2012. IEEE NetCod 12, Cambridge, MA, Jun. 2012. [T1] Defense against Pollution Attacks in Network Coding, presented at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2012. Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA, Oct. 2011. Stanford Security Seminar, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Sep. 2011. Reviewer. - Journals: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking 2014 2015, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Special Issue on Network Coding 2015, IEEE JSAC Network Coding in Wireless Communications 2014, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 2013, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2013, IEEE JSAC Networking Challenges in Cloud Computing Systems and Applications 2013, Elsevier Computer Networks 2013, IEEE Transactions on Communications 2013, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems 2012, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 2012, IEEE JSAC QoE-aware Wireless Multimedia Systems 2012, IEEE JSAC Cooperative Networking Challenges and Applications 2011. - Conferences: IEEE INFOCOM 2010 2015, ACM CoNEXT 2012 2013, IEEE NetCod 2012 2013, ACM MobiHoc 2013, IEEE DSN 2013, IEEE ICC 2013, IndoCrypt 2012. - Workshops: Packet Video 2013. Webmaster. IEEE NetCod 2012, Networking Group at UC Irvine. Developer. Developed TravelGrantRP to support travel grant application submission and review (used by ACM IMC, SIGCOMM, Mobicom, etc. since 2009). 6
Software Open-source software available at http://odysseas.calit2.uci.edu/anh/software.html NETUP. An Android app that speeds up and secures Internet connection of all other apps on a mobile device by combining WiFi and 3/4G. VideoBee. An Android app that speeds up video streaming by combining multiple networks (WiFi, Bluetooth, 3/4G) on a single or multiple nearby devices. 150K+ users, 4.3/4.5 rating (Dec 2014). 2nd Best Mobile App (out of 51 apps from 20 countries) at the Mobile App Competition, ACM MobiCom (2013). TravelGrantRP (open-source). A portal developed in PHP and MySQL which supports the submission and review of travel grants applications. Used by ACM IMC 2009-2014, ACM SIGCOMM 2009-2014, ACM Mobicom 2014, etc. SpaceMac (open-source). A homomorphic MAC scheme library written in Java and C++ which provides authentication for expanding spaces to protect network coding against pollution attacks. MicroPlay. A networking framework written in Java that enables Android phones to establish multi-player game sessions instantaneously and supports highly interactive games. MicroCast. A system written in Java that enables Android phones to cooperatively stream videos. MicroCast entails a framework that allows Android phones to broadcast packets in high speed locally. ChromeExtAnalyzer. A static analysis tool written in Java and Antlr that automatically constructs, visualizes, and traces the control flow graphs of JavaScript source code of Chrome extensions. Computing Skills References Programming Languages. Java (strongest), PHP, Matlab, Python, C/C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL (proficient), Antlr, Ruby (prior experience). Available upon request. 7