CS SEMINAR

On Elastic Operating Systems for Cloud Data Centers, Drone Detection, and IOT Mobile Group Context

Speaker
Professor Richard Han, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Chaired by
Dr Brian LIM Youliang, Associate Professor, School of Computing
brianlim@comp.nus.edu.sg

17 Oct 2018 Wednesday, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Executive Classroom, COM2-04-02

Abstract:

In this talk, I will explore our research on three computer systems of the future. First, we have built an Elastic OS for cloud data centers to help applications auto-scale their computational and memory needs. I present results that highlight the utility of joint distributed disaggregation of computation and memory. Second, drones are increasingly flying in airspace where they pose a danger to others, such as near airports, jails, forest fires, buildings, events, etc. We present a new approach for low cost detection of the presence of drones by leveraging passive RF signals. This work recently received an ACM SIGMOBILE Research Highlights Award. Third, in the ubiquitous computing world of IOT, context will be king. To understand how context influences the behavior of mobile groups of users, we have built a mobile app called OutWithFriendz. I present insights learned from studying how mobile users organize group events.


Biodata:

Richard Han is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received has Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Distinction from Stanford University in 1989. He received his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997. His research interests include mobile and cloud systems, wireless sensor networks, ubiquitous computing, IOT, cybersafety, and robotic materials. He has served on the Technical Program Committees of the ACM MobiSys and SenSys conferences, as well as been the General Co-Chair of ACM MobiSys. He is a winner of an NSF CAREER Award, an ACM SIGMOBILE Research Highlights Award, and an IBM Faculty Award, and has served as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. He has published ~100 refereed research papers in journals, conferences and workshops, and his research has received over 10000 citations.