Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Sciences, December 1994, Purdue University, USA
• B.S. in Computer Science, July 1987, Zhongshan (Sun Yet-Sen) University, China

Employment History

• 1/2006-Present, Research Manager, Microsoft Research - Asia, China
• 9/1994-1/2006, Senior Research Scientist, HRL Laboratories LLC (formerly Hughes Research Labs), USA
  • Lead research projects in the networking and information security areas
  • Drive technical innovations with major business impacts
  • Built three research areas for HRL: satellite networks, ad-hoc networks, and wireless security
  • Capture and execute external-funded research contracts from DARPA, NASA, and Boeing/Raytheon/Hughes (totaling ~$9M funding)
• 8/2000-5/2003, Adjunct Assistant Professor/Visiting Scientist, Department of Computer Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
  • Initiated, developed, and taught three new courses (in networking and systems)
  • Advised graduate and undergraduate students in research projects
  • Conducted collaborative research with other faculties
• 1/1996-3/1996, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
• 1/1990-5/1994, Graduate Assistant, Department of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, USA
• 7/1987-8/1989, Staff Research Assistant, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China

Research Project Experience

• Experimentation Platform for Wireless Networks, 2001-2005
  Build a software environment for developing and testing wireless ad-hoc network systems without a physical network testbed. While in progress, made major impact in HRL's R&D capability and led to new contracts/business.
• ML-IPsec (Multi-Layer IPsec), 1998-2005
  Provide both security and performance enhancement for wireless networks. Make TCP-PEP cooperate with IPsec. Benefit owners' satellite/wireless network business.
• TCP over MANET, 2001-2005
  Develop two new TCP mechanisms: TCP-DOOR and EBN. Implement and experiment with XCP in Linux. Develop new control theoretical approach for better congestion control.
• HRL's WINS Network, 1996-2005
  Create and oversee $1M+ state-of-the-art experimental network at HRL to support HRL's networking R&D projects.
• DARPA CN Project, 2003-2004
  Develop energy-efficient radios and network protocols for DARPA.
• Intrusion Detection for Wireless Networks, 1999-2003
  The first to propose IDS for MANET vision and develop new techniques. Open new direction with many followers.
• SPACEWAY Study, 1998-2001
  Study and model owner's future-generation broadband satellite product/service. Implement simulator module used by engineering team in evaluation and planning.
• DARPA NGI Program, 1999-2001
  Lead the proposal effort and develop hybrid satellite and mobile multi-hop wireless network technologies for DARPA's Next Generation Internet.
• DARPA ACN Project, 2000-2001
  Develop wireless networking techniques for DARPA's airborne communication nodes.
• UDLR (UniDirectional Link Routing), 1996-2000
  Develop networking technology to support unidirectional links in Internet routing. Standardize solution with IETF and benefit satellite network industry.
• Internet-over-Satellite Experiments, 1997-1999
  Investigate Internet-over-satellite and develop protocols. Design and conduct highly visible experiments over real satellite systems: with NASA ACTS, and MBone-over-satellite during IETF-40/-41.
• DARPA ICV Program, 1997-1999
  Design network protocols for the semantics multicast concept in multimedia networking.
• DARPA SUO/OBS Project, 1998-1999
  Develop and demonstrate a 3G wireless data network concept with base-station/switch on-board an unmanned airborne vehicle.
• DARPA TRP Project, 1996-1998
  Provide technical leadership in big industry/university consortium project to develop commercial digital wireless network technologies for DARPA/DoD applications.
• DARPA GloMo Program, 1995-1997
  Develop system architecture and protocols for internetworking satellite and terrestrial wireless networks. Build a rapid deployable wireless network concept, a working prototype, and highly visible demonstrations.
• Heterogeneous Information System, 1994-1995
  Develop reliability and adaptability techniques for transactional heterogeneous and federated database systems.
• cxterm, 1991-1995
  Build a Chinese terminal emulator and character input system for X window. Turn this "hobby" project into worldwide popularity and large commercial license from a leading software company.
• Ph.D. Thesis Research, 1991-1994
  Develop new mechanisms and conduct experimental study for scaling distributed database systems from local network to wide-area internet environment.
• The XYZ Project, 1987-1989
  Develop an object-oriented software module management system for a national-award-winning CASE system based on executable temporal logic.