Kevin Fu
Location: (Amherst, MA)
Personal Research Web Page: http://www.cs.umass.edu/~kevinfu/
Keywords: Computer system security, embedded systems, low-power computing, secure storage, applied cryptography.
Posted on: Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Broad Research Area: Information Assurance / Security / Privacy / Cryptography, Mobile / Ubiquitous / Embedded Computing, Scientific/Medical Informatics, Technology Policy
Research Interests:
My research interests include computer system security and embedded systems with emphasis on applications to implantable medical devices and low-power, RFID-scale computers. We publish in venues such as IEEE Oakland, USENIX Security, ASPLOS, SIGCOMM, USENIX FAST, and MobiSys. We also publish in computing journals, medical journals, and workshops such as IEEE Trans. on Computers, ACM HotPower, and USENIX HealthSec.
A postdoc would interact with a half dozen energetic PhD students and be provided the resources to increase his or her publication pipeline. He or she would be provided training helpful to establish funding for one’s research career. The research would also involve regular interactions with collaborators at MIT, Berkeley, and the Harvard Medical School—providing the postdoc with special opportunities to interact with influential researchers from several schools.
The postdoc would also have access to about a million dollars worth of equipment for embedded systems research: differential power analysis workstations, scopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, FPGA boards, software radios, custom-built tools for measuring power, custom-built programmable RFID tags, explanted medical devices, etc.
About the Security & Privacy Research (SPQR) Lab: http://spqr.cs.umass.edu/
The SPQR Lab focuses on research topics of interest to the security and embedded systems communities, often with emphasis on matters of social relevance. Half of the graduated students are women. Student honors include best paper awards from USENIX Security and Oakland. Half of the PhD students have NSF graduate research fellowships. The research results have been featured in the New York Times, NPR, and MIT Technology Review. The publications also prompted rethinking at the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Reserve system, and the Federal Trade Commission.
The Department of Computer Science by the Numbers: The CS department has 42 faculty, 230 graduate students, 294 undergraduate majors, and 1,600 classroom students. Our partnerships within UMass and the Five College System provide unique collaboration opportunities (and jobs). For the 2009 fiscal year, CS research funding exceeded $15.9 million. CS researchers consumed 16,026 cups of coffee (caffeinated) and 2,601 cups of decaf followed by tea and
mocha. Various types of espresso have a cult following.
http://www.cs.umass.edu/
About the Amherst area: The Amherst/Northampton area is beautiful, cosmopolitan, liberal and cited as #1 of the top 5 college towns in the USA! The area offers diverse cultural activities, excellent restaurants and amazing natural surroundings. Home to the Five Colleges—Amherst College, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, and the University of Massachusetts—the area is full of educated folks. 42% have graduate degrees—nearly the highest percentage in America. Proximity to Boston and New York provides further options for collaboration and recreation.
The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
Contact Information:
My research lab has an already funded postdoc position for research related to security and embedded systems. Please contact EMAIL OBFUSCATED for further information. Additional information appears on http://www.cs.umass.edu/~kevinfu/.
